LEGUMINOSAE. — INDIGOFERA 99 



Western Hupeh: north of Ichang, open country, fairly common, 

 alt. 1000-1300 m.. May and August 1907 (No. 709, in part); Hsing- 

 shan Hsien, thickets, alt. 1600-2300 m., August 1907 (No. 709, in 

 part); Fang Hsien, woodlands, alt. 1600-2300 m., June and August 

 1907 (No. 709, in part); Nanto, July 1900 (Veitch Exped. No. 1516). 

 Kiangsi : Ruling, thickets, common, alt. 1300 m., July 29, 1907 (No. 

 1716; tree 3-5 m.). Eastern Szech'uan: Wushan Hsien, August 

 1900 (Veitch Exped. No. 1582). 



Maackia hupehensis is to be placed between M. armirensis Ruprecht et Max- 

 imowicz and M. Fauriei Takeda, and is more intimately related to the latter, 

 from which it differs, however, in its shghtly larger flowers, longer bracts and 

 densely hirsute leaves. The fruit which might affords a good distinguishing char- 

 acter is unfortunately unknown. 



In moist, rich, open country small trees of this new species are common in 

 western Hupeh, but large specimens are rare, and the tree has not been reported 

 from farther west. The bark is pale greenish-gray and the spreading branches 

 form a flattish crown. In spring the bud-scales are bluish with yeUow margins 

 and the young, unfolding leaves are silvery gray and in this stage the tree is par- 

 ticularly striking. The flowers are dirty white and very freely produced but are 

 not attractive. A picture of this new tree will be found under No. 081 of the col- 

 lection of my photographs. E. H. W. 



PIPTANTHUS D. Don. 



Piptanthus nepalensis D. Don in Sweet, Brit. Flow. Gard. III. t. 

 264 (1827-29). 



Western Szech'uan: Mupin, thickets, alt. 3000-3300 m., August 

 1908 (No. 885, in part; bush 1-1.6 m. tall); Tachien-lu, thickets, alt. 

 2300-3500 m., July and September 1900 (No. 885, in part; bush 1-1.6 

 m. tall); without precise locality, alt. 3600 m., June 1904 (Veitch 

 Exped. No. 3403). 



INDIGOFERA L. 



Indigofera amblyantha Craib in Not. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh, XXXVI. 

 47 (1913). 



Western Hupeh: Hsing-shan Hsien, alt. 1300-1600 m., June 

 1907 (No. 3077, type; bush 2 m. tall, flowers pink); same locality, 

 thickets, alt. 1000-1200 m., May 25, 1907 (No. 3078, 3078''; bush 

 1-2 m. tall, flowers carmine-red) ; Fang Hsien, thickets, alt. 1800 m., 

 July 1907 (No. 3079; bush 1.2-1.6 m. tall, flowers pink); Ichang, alt. 

 300-1000 m., December 1907 (No. 786, fruiting specimen); without 

 precise locality, 1901 (Veitch Exped. No. 2017). 



