vis conspersus; bracteae foliaceae late-ovatae fere orbiculares margino 

 cum glandulis magnis confertis stipitatis; solum 3 - 4 bracteae su- 

 periors floriferae, pedicelli bracteis 3-4-plo longiores glabri; flo- 



res J drupa succosa ovata nigra (in sicco) basi calycis ampla 



folta, putamen anguste ovatum laeve. 



Petiolus 4-8 mm. long., lamina 30-40 long, et 20 lat, pedun- 

 culus 30, pedicellus 15, bractea 4-5 long, et 3-4 lat., putamen 

 6 long, et 3% mm. lat. 



China, prov. Szechuan, inter Siao shinta et Waszekou 14 Jul. 

 1893, fructif. (Kachkarov). 



Species proxima P. Maximowiczi Rupr. differt pubescentia, folio- 

 rum forma, abscentia glandulorum, inflorescentia racemosa et puta- 

 mine rugoso. Habitu species nostra diversa. 



74. Prunus Puddum Roxb. var. tibetica nov. 



Folia anguste oblongo-lanceolata, longe acuminata argute serrata, 

 basi rotundata et hie 3-4 glandulis sessilibus conspersa, subtus ad 

 nervum medianum parce barbata; flores solitarii vel corymbosi, brac- 

 teae fere lineares margine glandulosae membranaceae albidae caducae, 

 flores albi. 



^ China, Tibet orientale: inter oppida Ta-tsien-lu et Batang, 16 

 Mai. 1893, flor. (Kachkarov); Si-o-lo, 17 Jun. fructif. (Potanin). 



Forma typica differt foliis latioribus, ovato-lanceolatis, subtus 

 glabris, petiolo semper glandulifero, bracteis foliaceis ovatis persis- 

 tentibus, rloribus rubris majoribus. 



75. Prunus velutina sp. nov. 

 (Padus). — Rami novelli glabri cortice rubro-fusco ; folia ovalia 

 acuta vel breviter acuminata basi rotundata, minute serrata, supra 

 g abra, subtus rufo velutina (in sicco), nervi 9-1 1-pares prominuli, 

 etio us longiusculus puberulus prope basin laminae cum 2 glandn- 

 ?; IT gatl baSl 2 " 4 - f0liati ' f0]ia Aoralia conspicue minora 

 d COnf0riB,a ' peti0]lls Plwumque glandulis destitutus; pedunai- 



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