ROSACE AE . — PRUNUS 219 



petioli 11-13 mm. longi, glabri v. secus canaliculum parce hirtuli; 

 glandulae plerumque 2, laminae basi insertae, stipitatae; lamina e 

 basi rotundata v. cordata ovata v. obovata, 5.5-8.5 cm. longa, 2.8-5 

 cm. lata, subito acuminata, inciso-duplicato-scrrata, dentibus latioribus 

 quam longis, breviter v. anguste acuminatis, glandula punctiformi 

 terminatis, supra pilis nitidis sparsim strigulosa, subtus primo initio 

 undique densiuscule, postea in costa nervisque tantum pilis brevius- 

 culis obtecta, nervis utrinsecus circiter 11-14, subtus pallidior, membra- 

 nacea. Involucra sub anthesi fere tota decidua; pedunculus circ. 3-7 

 mm. longus, accumbenti-pilosus; flores 2-3 umbellati v. subumbellati, 

 coaetanei foliis simul 3-4 cm. longis; bracteae 3-10 mm. longae, 

 glanduloso-serrulatae, herbaceae, persistentes; pedicelli 6-13 mm. 

 longi, glabri; cupula 5.5 mm. longa, obconico-campanulata, sursum 

 sensim plus minus dilatata, glabra; sepala erecto-patula, late rotun- 

 dato-triangularia, 2 mm. longa, utrinsecus fimbriolis 1-4 glanduliferis, 

 glabra; petala rotundato-ovalia, 6 mm. longa, 5 mm. lata, baud emar- 

 ginata, Integra v. parum erosa, alba; stamina 31, petalis subaequilonga, 

 ad 6.5 mm. longa; pistillum 13-14 mm. longum, stylus staminibus 2.5 

 mm. longior, usque ad duas tertias partes laxiuscule hirtus. Drupa 

 ignota. 



Western Szech'uan: Ta-hsiang-ling, Ching-chi Hsien, thickets, 

 alt. 1600-2300 m.. May 1908 (No. 2822; the date for the branches 

 with adult leaves not indicated). 



This is possibly only a variety of the preceding species. Here seems to belong 

 also the following specimen: 



Frutex 1.6-2-metralis; rami juveniles glabri v. subglabri. Folia 

 angustius longiusque acuminata, primo initio subtus tomentosa 

 (ut in P. micromeloide) , postea densiuscule longe hirta. Pedicelli pro 

 parte ad 17 mm. longi; cupula 6 mm. longa, superne parce pilosa; 

 petala 6 mm. longa, 4.5 mm. lata; stamina 30, ad 6.5 mm. longa (ut 

 in P. oxyodonta typica). 



Western China: Wa-shan, May 1904 (Veitch Exped. No. 3525). 



Pninus glyptocarya Koehne, n. sp. 



Arbor 6-10-metralis; rami annotini adulti glabri, crassiusculi, 

 pallide ochraceo-cani dein cani; gemmae 3-5 mm. longae, glabrae. 

 Stipulae oblongae, 4-11 mm. longae, glanduloso-dentatae glandulis 

 cylindraceis, persistentes; petioli 12-16 mm. longi, densiuscule pilosi; 

 glandulae 1-3, petioli apici v. laminae basi insertae, stipitatae; la- 

 mina e basi emarginata, rotundata v. hinc inde acuta inverse oblonga, 



