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We are now left with only two distinct species of the 

 series, L. Diichartrei itself and L. 'papilliferum. 



L. Diichartrei is recorded from Moupine in Szechwan 

 (coll. David) ; from Tatsien-lou (coll. Prince Henri 

 d'Orleans) ; from Kansu (coll. Farrer) ; among the Yunnan 

 records are Mo-so-yn (coll. Delavay, n. 3983) ; Lankong 

 (Delavay, n. 4437); Hee-chan-men (Delavay, n. 2559). 

 These two records appear under lanlwngense in Franchet's 

 •description as does also Mo-so-yn in the woods of Koutoui 

 (Delavay, n. 3797), which is the exact locality given by 

 Franchet for one of the records of L. Ducliartrei. Further 

 Yunnan records are Chunotien plateau (Forrest, No. 496), 

 previously reported in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard., vol. vii, 

 p. 38 (1912), as L. papilliferiim, Franchet ; Lichiang Range 

 (Forrest, No. 2692), also previously recorded as paj^ii^i- 

 ferum, op. cit., p. 154; Lichiang Range (Forrest, Nos. 6224 

 and 6582) under Forresfii; mountains in the north-east of 

 Ya.ngtze bend (Forrest, No. 10,637); Mekong-Salween 

 Divide (Forrest, No. 14,238); Doker-la, Mekong-Salween 

 Divide (Forrest, No. 16,730); north-west Yunnan, near 

 Tsekou (Monbeig, 263). 



The species consequently extends throughout the alpine 

 iireas in the west of the provinces of Kansu, Szechwan, and 

 Yunnan. Under L. polyphyllum in Elwes' Monograph 

 tliere is a suggestion that that species extends east to the 

 frontiers of China and Tibet. The plant Mr. Elwes had in 

 view was no doubt L. Ducliartrei, at the time unnamed. 

 Apart from bulb characters L. jJolyphylhiTii is readily 

 •distinguished by the glabrous sulcus. 



Franchet distinguishes his L. ])apilliferu')n from 

 Ducltartrei by the narrow leaves, by the papillose villosity 

 ■of the stem, and by the colour of the flowers. These ai'e 

 all in this instance satisfactory characters. Forrest col- 

 lected the species in the mountains west of Feng-kou (No. 

 1 2,984) ; on the Kari Pass, Mekong- Yangtze Divide (No. 

 13,006) ; on the Mekong-Salween Divide in Lat. 28° 10' N. 

 •(No. 13,412). These specimens are quite in accord with 

 Franchet's types. Fori-est gives the colour as deep 

 crimson, or dull crimson, or deep crimson-maroon. Mr. 

 Forrest notes further that it is cultivated by the Chinese. 

 His own specimens were obtained from ledges of cliffs or 



