LAUEACEAE. — LINDERA 85 



pauUo incrassatum insidens; pedicellus sursum incrassatus, 1 cm. 

 longus. 



Kiangsi: Kuling, thickets, alt. 1200 m., common, July 1907 (No. 

 1624, 1637). 



Lindera cercidifolia Hemsley in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXVI. 387 (1891). 



Kiangsi : Kuling, thickets, alt. 1300 m., July 1907 (No. 1642; bush 

 2.5-4 m. tall). Western Hupeh : Changyang Hsien, woods, alt. 

 1300-2000 m., common. May and September 1907 (No. 299; bush 

 3-8 m. tall, flowers yellow, fruit dark red) ; Patung Hsien, woods, alt. 

 1300 m., common, May 1907 (No. 3669; bush 5 m, tall). Eastern 

 Szech'uan: Wushan Hsien, mountains. May 1900 (Veitch Exped. 

 No. 610). Western Szech'uan: south-east of Tachien-lu, woods, 

 alt. 1600-2600 m., common, June and September 1908 (No. 987; bush 

 3-6 m. tall, fruit dark red). 



Lindera obtusiloba Blume, Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. I. 325 (1850). 



Lindera mollis Oliver in Jour. Linn. Soc. IX. 168 (1867). 

 Benzoin ohtusilobum Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. I. 569 (1891). 



Western Hupeh: Hsing-shan Hsien, woods, alt. 1300-2000 m., 

 common, May and August (Nos. 3690, in part; 300; large bush or 

 thin tree 6-10 m. tall, fruit red, young leaves bronzy-red); same 

 locality, August 1907 (No. 301; thin tree 8-10 m. tall, fruit black); 

 Fang Hsien, woods, alt. 1300-2000 m., common. May 14, August 

 1907 (No. 3690, in part; 3691; large bush or thin tree 6-10 m. tall, 

 flowers yellow, fruit dark red); without locality. May 1901 (Veitch 

 Exped. No. 1856). Western Szech'uan: west and near Wen- 

 ch'uan Hsien, woods, alt. 1600-2300 m., September 1908 (No. 3692; 

 thin tree 6 m. tall, fruit black). 



The specimens seem to be more or less intermediate between L. obtusiloba 

 Blume and L. triloba Blume, but to approach more nearly to the former. 



This handsome shrub or small tree is very common in the woods of western 

 Hupeh and in spring is very conspicuous on account of the briUiant color of the 

 young leaves. As here interpreted the distinction between this species and Lindera 

 cercidifolia Hemsley, is obscure. E. H. W. 



A note on a species closely related to L. seichu£nensis Gamble, not collected 

 during the Arnold Arboretum Expedition may be added here : 



Lindera pulcherrima Bentham in Bentham & Hooker, Gen. III. 163 (1880). 

 Daphnidium pulcherrimum C. G. Nees von Esenbeck in Wallich, PI. As. Ear. 



II. 63 (1831); Syst. Laur. 610 (1836). 

 Benzoin pulcherrimum Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. I. 569 (1891). 



Western Hupeh : Patung Hsien, cliffs, alt. 1700 m., April 1900 (Veitch Exped. 

 No. 478; bush 2 m. tall). 



