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ets, alt. 3000-3600 m., October 1910 (No. 4090); without locality, 

 1904 (Veitch Exped. ex Hort. Veitch. No. 1718). 



Allied to Cotoneaster acuminata Lindley, which differs in the leaves being only 

 sparingly appressed-pilose beneath, and in the larger, bright-red and turbinate 

 fruits open at the apex. Cotoneaster bullata Bois differs in the color and shape of 

 its fruits, and in its longer leaves of different texture. 



Cotoneaster obscura, var. comifolia Rehder & Wilson, n. var. 



Frutex 3-metralis ramis validiusculis; ramuli hornotini flavido- 

 strigillosi, basin versus glabrescentes, flavido-fusci, vetustiores cinereo- 

 fusci V. cinerascentes. Folia elliptico-ovata v. fere rhombico-ovata, 

 rarius elliptico-oblonga, interdum elliptico-obovata, plerumque mani- 

 feste acuminata mucronata, basi late cuneata,4-7 cm. longa et 2-3.5 cm. 

 lata, supra obscure viridia initio sparse subaccumbenti-villosa, demum 

 glabrescentia, subtus paullo pallidiora, tomento villoso flavescenti 

 praesertim ad venas laxe obtecta, nervis utrinsecus 5-6 supra impressis 

 subtus elevatis; petioli 3-5 mm. longi, laxe villosi. Fructus 3-4 in 

 racemis laxis ramulos breves laterales terminantibus, pedicellis cum 

 petiolo 1-1.5 cm, longis sparsissime pilosis, turbinati, 8-10 mm. longi, 

 atrorubri, glabri; pyrenae 5, triangulari-oblongo-obovoideae, 6 mm. 

 longae, ventre carinatae, stylum tertiam partem infra apicem gerentes, 

 dorso irregulariter leviter sulcatae, hypostylio tertiam partem dorsi 

 occupante nitido flavo-brunneo glabro v. sparse villoso. 



Western Szech'uan: Tu-ti-liang mts., Lungan Fu, alt. 2600 m., 

 August 1910 (No. 4543, type). 



Distinguished from the type by its much larger leaves, more deeply impressed 

 above and less densely pubescent beneath, and in its larger more decidedly tur- 

 binate fruit. It resembles somewhat C. foveolata Rehder & Wilson, but differs in 

 its turbinate purpUsh-black fruits with five stones, and in its shorter, few-fiowered 

 racemes. 



Cotoneaster foveolata Rehder & Wilson, n. sp. 



Frutex 2-3-metralis ramis divaricatis; ramuli hornotini flavido- 

 villoso-strigillosi, annotini glabri, cinereo-fusci v. flavido-cinerei v. 

 fusci utvestustiores; gemmae tomento subaccumbenti-villoso flavescente 

 obtectae. Folia decidua, elliptica v. elliptico-ovata, v. elliptico-obovata, 

 rarius ovato-oblonga, breviter acuminata v. acuta, 3.5-8, plerumque 

 5-6 cm. longa et 1.8-3.5, plerumque 2-3 cm. lata, supra obscure viridia, 

 initio sparse accumbenti-pilosa, mox glabra, subtus sparse, ad venas 

 densius subaccumbenti-villosa, demum plerumque glabra v. fere 

 glabra, sed interdum pilis ad costam venasque persistentibus, margine 

 dense ciliolata, nervis supra impressis subtus elevatis, venularum 



