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Cotoneaster Pyracantha Pritzel in Bot. Jahrb. XXIX 386 (non Spach) (1900). — 

 Pampanini in Nuov. Giom. Bot. Ital., nuov. ser. XVII. 288 (1910). 



Western Hupeh: north and south of Ichang, abundant, alt. 

 300-1300 m., May and December 1907 (No. 662; bush 1-3 m. tall, 

 flowers white, fruit scarlet); Hsing-shan Hsien, roadside thickets, 

 alt. 1000-1300 m., June 1907 (No. 2984; bush 1-2 m. tall, flowers 

 white); Fang Hsien, side of streams, alt. 1300 m., June 1907 (No. 

 2986; bush 2-2.5 m. tall, flowers white); Fang Hsien, July 1901 

 ( Veitch Exped. No. 349) . WesternSzech'uan: Valley of Min river, 

 Wen-chuan Hsien, alt. 1300-2000 m., June and November 1908 

 (No. 2985; bush 1-2 m. tall, flowers white, fruit orange-scarlet); Mt. 

 Omei, May 1904 (Veitch Exped. Nos. 4871, 4871 a). Yunnan: 

 Mengtsze, alt. 1800 m., A. Henry (No. 10625). 



An exceedingly common shrub very variable in size and texture of leaves but 

 always with glabrous inflorescence and flowers. In shape the leaves are fairly 

 constant but vary much in degree of crenation. The fruits vary from red to orange- 

 Bcarlet; the leaves are commonly used as "Tea." No. 2984 has very thin leaves; 

 No. 2986 has elliptic-oblong leaves, 5-8 cm. long, very sparingly toothed and 

 subglaucous below. 



CRATAEGUS L. 



Determined by C. S. Sargent. 



Crataegus hupehensis Sargent, n. sp. 



Arbor v. frutex 3-5-metralis; ramuli hornotini tenues glabri, annotini 

 patentes, fusci v. purpureo-f usci ; spinae rectae 1.5 cm. longae. Folia 

 membranacea, ovata v. ovato-oblonga, acuminata, basi cuneata v. 

 rotundata, serrata dentibus incurvis glandulosis, supra medium 3- v. 

 4-lobata, lobis acutis v. acuminatis, supra nitida, sparse villosa, demum 

 glabrata, subtus glabra, in axillis nervorum barbata, 8-10 cm. longa, 

 4.5-8 cm. lata; petioU tenues glabri, eglandulosi, 3.5-5 cm. longi; sti- 

 pulae foliaceae, lanceolatae v. cordato-falcatae, glanduloso-serratae, 

 deciduae. Corymbus multiflorus, compactus, glaber, pedicellis 4-5 

 mm. longis; flores 1-1.2 cm. diam.; calycis tubus campanulatus 

 glaber, lobis brevibus triangularibus apiculatis integris glabris post 

 anthesin reflexis; stamina 20 antheris carneo-roseis; styli 5, basi 

 tomento pallido circumdati. Fructus subglobosus, atroruber, conspicue 

 punctatus, 2.5 cm. latus, 2 cm. longus; calyx persistens, tubo lato 

 vadosoque in fundo sparse tomentoso, lobis adpressis persistentibus 

 V. deciduis; pericarpium crassum, succulentum, edule; pyrenae 5, 10 



