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15. Elephant Heart. Habit upright, rather tall, rather slender, internodes medium. Two-year 

 bark brown, netted scarfskin; one-year bark green; young shoots yellowish green, sometimes 

 slightly dull reddish tinged; pubescence none; lenticels few, small, flush, russet, inconspicuous; 

 growing tips yellowish green; young leaves very light yellowish green. Petiole moderately wide- 

 angled, medium in length, thick, reddi«h; glands 3-6, fairly well down on the petiole, rather large, 

 reniform, yellow. Leaf blade medium or above in size, oval, flat to reverse saucer-folded; tip 

 acuminate, slightly twisted, reflexed; margin coarsely waved; surface fine though slightly rugose, 

 uneven, rather glossy, typically waxy, rather light yellowish green, mottled; serrations fine, shallow, 

 double, dull serrate, rather irregular. 



16. Elliot. Habit spreading to drooping, moderately tall, medium stout; internodes short. 

 One- year bark reddish to greenish brown; young shoots reddish tinged; pubescence none; lenticels 

 numerous, small, raised, russet; growing tips -reddish tinged; young leaves medium green. Petiole 

 moderately narrow-angled, short, medium thick, reddish tinged to reddish; glands 2-5, scattered, 

 medium in size, somewhat stalked, yellowish. Leaf blade medium or above in size, broad elliptic, 

 flat to broad V-folded or slightly reverse saucer-folded; tip short acute, slightly reflexed; margin 

 slightly coarsely waved; surface slightly rugose to bullate, dull, medium green; serrations fine, 

 shallow, double, crenate. 



17. Ember. Habit spreading, rather tall, medium stout; internodes medium. Two-year bark 

 reddish brown; one-year bark leddish to reddish brown; young shoots green to light reddish; 

 pubescence none; lenticels rather numerous, moderately small, raised, russet; growing tips reddish 

 tinged to reddish; young leaves medium green. Petiole medium-angled, short, medium thick, 

 reddish; glands 3-6, scattered, medium in size, sometimes reniform, yellowish green. Leaf blade 

 medium in size, elliptic to long-obovate, flat to broad U-folded; tip acute, slightly reflexed; margin 

 slightly coarsely waved; surface slightly bullate, semi-glossy to dull, medium green; serrations 

 fine, shallow, double, crenate. regular. 



18. Field. Habit upright-spreading, moderately tall, medium stout; internodes medium. 

 Two-year bark moderately dark grayish brown; one-year bark purple to slightly brown; young 

 shoots purplish; pubescence moderately heavy; lenticels medium in number, small, flush, russet; 

 growing tips reddish to red; young leaves medium yellowish green. Petiole wide-angled, medium 

 in length, thick, red; glands 0-2, on the blade, small, often slightly stalked, green, with depressed 

 centers. Leaf blade large, roundish oval, flat to slightly saucer-folded, drooping; tip broad acute; 

 margin coarsely waved; surface slightly rugose, rather dull, medium green; serrations medium in 

 size, moderately shallow, slightly double, dull serrate to crenate. regular. 



19. Formosa. Habit upright-spreading, rather tall, medium stout; internodes moderately 

 short. Two-year bark light brown, rough scarfskin; one-year bark purplish red to brown, coarse 

 broken scarfskin; young shoots moderately reddish; pubescence none; lenticels rather numerous, 

 small, slightly raised, russet; growing tips reddish tinged to moderately reddish; young leaves 

 medium yellowish green. Petiole ' medium-angled, medium in length and thickness, reddish 

 tinged to reddish; glands very numerous, scattered, moderately small, yellowish, roundish. Leaf 

 blade moderately large, obovate, medium to broad U-folded with occasional reverse keel; tip 

 acuminate; margin slightly coarsely waved; surface slightly rugose, moderately semi-glossy to 

 dull, medium green; serrations rather fine, shallow, double, crenate, rather regular. 



20. Frencli Damson. Habit upright-spreading, medium in height, rather slender; internodes 

 short. Two-year bark dark brown; one- year bark purple to brown; young shoots purplish; pubes- 

 cence light; lenticels few, very small, flush, white; growing tips dark red; young leaves medium 

 green, often bronzed. Petiole medium-angled, short, moderately slender, upcurving, reddish 

 tinged; glands 1-2, close to or on the blade, small, greenish. Leaf blade small, oval, broad U- to 

 V-folded; tip acute, twisted, reflexed; margin rather finely waved, sometimes medium-waved; 

 surface slightly bullate, semi-glossy to dull, rather dark green; serrations rather fine, medium in 

 depth, double, dull serrate to crenate. 



21. General Hand. Habit upright-spreading, medium in height, moderately slender; internodes 

 short. Two-year bark grayish brown, netted scarfskin; one-year bark purplish brown; young 

 shoots green to purplish; pubescence none; lenticels very few. small, flush, russet; growing tips 

 green to reddish tinged; young leaves medium green. Petiole wide-angled, rather short, medium 

 thick, reddish tinged; glands 2, close to or on the blade, moderately small, often stalked, yellowish, 

 round. Leaf blade medium in size, rather long-oval to obovate, broad U-folded, drooping; tip 

 acute; margin medium to finely waved; surface moderately rugose, slightly bullate, dull, medium 

 green; serrations fine, rather shallow, double, serrate to crenate, rather regular. 



