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9.5-16 cm. longa, 14-16-juga; rhachis anguste alata, glabra, inter- 

 stitiis 0.5-1 cm. longis; foliola inde a pari tertio circiter v. quarto 

 deorsum, a pari octavo, nono v. decimo sensim sursum decrescentia, 

 basi suboblique obtusissima, late lanceolata, inde a basi sensim 

 rectilineatim subangustata, media 1.6-3.2 cm. longa, 0.5-0.8 cm. lata, 

 mucronato-cuspidata, basi v. plerumque dimidia v. duabus tertiis 

 partibus Integra ceterum argute breviter serrulata dentibus utrinsecus 

 circiter 3-14 supremis saepius conniventibus, supra glabra, subtus 

 vix pallidiora subcano-viridia atque laxe tenere, secus costam densius 

 subrufo-lanata nervis utrinsecus circiter 8-12 subtus parum prominulis, 

 reticulo tenerrimo subtus saturatius colorato, papyracea; epidermis 

 supra laevis, subtus validissime scabro-papillosa, inter papillas pares 

 reticulato-striata. Inflorescentiae duae suppetentes ramulos bre- 

 vissimos laterales terminantes, 7.5-9 cm. latae, 7-11 cm. longae, 

 planae v. convexae, laxi- ac pauciflorae, glabrae; flores mense Julio 

 aperti; cupula glabra; sepala apice ciliata; petala 3.5 mm. longa, 

 basi late cuneato-unguiculata, ovata, glabra v. supra pilis paucissimis 

 medio obsita, alba, staminibus triente v. duplo longiora; carpidia 5, 

 tota connata, glabra; styli basi subconnati, glabri. Fructus ignotus. 

 Western Szech'uan: Wa-shan, alt. 2300-3200 m., July 1908 

 (No. 3002). 



Sorbus glomerulata Koehne, n. sp. 



Frutex v. arbor parva; rami 2.5-3 mm. diam., cinerei v. fusco- 

 cinerei; gemmae 0.5-0.6 cm. longae, acutae, glaberrimae. Stipulae 

 pallidae, parvae, lanceolatae, apice saepe bifidae, in innovatione 

 interdum herbaceae sed parvae, circiter 5 mm. longae, paucidentatae 

 V. dissectae; folia cum petiolo 1.3-2 cm. longo 8.5-12 cm. longa, 11- 

 14-juga; rhachis anguste alata, glabra, interstitiis 0.4-0.6 cm. longis; 

 foliola inde a pari circiter tertio v. quarto deorsum decrescentia, 

 cetera aequalia v. suprema parium circiter trium subdecrescentia, 

 basi vix obliqua obtusa, oblongo-lanceolata marginibus parallelis, 

 media 1.5-2.6 cm. longa, 0.4-0.8 cm. lata, obtusa v. mucronato- 

 cuspidata, tertia v. duabus tertiis partibus Integra ceterum brevissime 

 argutissime serrulata dentibus utrinsecus circiter 3-9 porrectis, 

 supremis raro subconniventibus, glabra v. subtus in costa inf erne parce 

 villosa, subtus paullo pallidiora cano-viridia, nervis utrinsecus circiter 

 8-12 reticuloque tenerrimis subtus saturatius coloratis demum pal- 

 lidis, adulta subchartacea; epidermis supra striis brevibus subra- 

 mosis obsita, subtus valide reticulato-papillosa. Inflorescentiae sup- 



