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Western Hupeh: Fang Hsien, thickets, alt. 2500 m., July 1907 

 (No. 320^); without precise locality, A. Henry (No. 6766). 



Southern Shensi : little mountain Hua-tro-pin, 10 km. from 

 Mt. Tun-u-sse, 29 km, from Han-Kiun-fu, June 6, G. Giraldi (No. 

 1085). Northern Shensi: Tai-pei-shan, western slopes, alt. 2600 

 m., 1910, W. Purdom (No. 4 & 433); from the foot to the middle of 

 Tai-pei-shan, August 1895, G. Giraldi (No. 1086), August 1896, 

 G. Giraldi (No. 1084), 1899, G. Giraldi (No. 5253); Huan-tou-shan, 

 July 24-26, 1894, G. Giraldi (No. 5118), and July 10, 1900, G. Giraldi 

 (No. 7173); Hua-shan near Gniu-ju, August 25, 1895, G. Giraldi 

 (No. 5119); Kian-shan in Lao-y-shan, August 4, 1897, G. Giraldi 

 (No. 5120); Ngo-shan, September 1899, G. Giraldi (No. 5124); 

 Ki-fon-shan, September 1899, G. Giraldi (No. 5123); environs of In- 

 kia-po, August 1896, G. Giraldi (No. 1083). 



Sorbus multijuga Koehne, n. sp. 



Descriptio exclusa varietate: Frutex 2.6-4 m. v. arbor frutescens 

 ad 7 m. alta; rami 2-3 mm. diam., cinerei; gemmae 0.6 cm. longae, 

 crasse ovatae, glabrae. Stipulae herbaceae sed parvae, dentibus 

 paucis incisae v. dissectae; folia cum petiolo 1.3-2.2 cm. longo 15- 

 20.5 cm. longa, 17-21-juga; rhachis anguste alata, subtus ochraceo- 

 pubescens parceque rufo-hirta demum glabrata, interstitiis 0.6-0.8 

 cm. longis; foliola circiter a pari quarto v. quinto deorsum, a pari un- 

 V. duodecimo sensim sursum decrescentia, basi obtusissima v. hinc 

 subacuta, oblongo-lanceolata v. lanceolata marginibus parallelis, 

 media 1.5-3.2 cm. longa, 0.5-1 cm. lata, mucronato-cuspidata, basi 

 integra ceterum argutissime serrata dentibus pro parte duplicatis, 

 primariis utrinsecus circiter 6-16, incurvis, supra glabra, subtus 

 pallide viridia parce tenere longe, in costa ochracea densius villosa 

 demum glabrata, nervis utrinsecus circiter 8-10 reticuloque tenerri- 

 mis subtus saturatius coloratis, membranacea demum vix papyracea; 

 epidermis utrinque laevis v. subtus hinc inde irregulariter striata. 

 Inflorescentiae duae suppetentes ramulos brevissimos laterales termi- 

 nantes, 4-5 cm. latae, 5-6 cm. longae, subconvexae, laxi- ac pauciflorae, 

 ochraceo-pubescentes, demum glabratae; flores mense Junio aperti; 

 cupula glabra v. parce pubescens, sepala intus villosiuscula; petala 

 circiter 4.5 mm. longa, latissime cuneato-unguiculata, late ovata, 

 glabra, alba, staminibus circiter triente longiora; carpidia 5, tota 

 connata, glabra; styh basi connati, glabri. Fructus globosus, circiter 

 9 mm. diam., albus, sepalis suberectis. 



