ULMACEAE. — CELTIS 279 



A picture of this tree will be found under No. 668 of the collection of Wilson's 

 photographs and also in his Vegetation of Western China, No. 161. 



7. Celtis amphibola Schneider, n. sp. 



Arbor ad 7 m. alta; ramuU (novelli ignoti) hornotini fructiferi satis tenues, 

 subteretes, rubro-brunnescentes, glabri, lenticellis discoloribus conspersi, vetustiores 

 cinereo-rubiginosi. Folia adulta firina, levia, ovato-rhomboidea v. ovato-oblonga, 

 basi paulo v. vix obliqua plus minusve rotunda, apice sensim v. subito in acumen 

 integrum producta, interdum subcaudata, margine triente inferiore excepto satis 

 regulariter acute dentata, 3.5-5.5 cm. longa, ad 2.5 cm. lata v. latiora ad 3.8 cm. 

 lata, nervis lateralibus utrinsecus basaUbus 2 inclusis 3-4, supra saturate viridia, 

 in costa nervisque subimpressis sparse pilosa, ceterum glabra, subinciso-reticulata, 

 subtus in sicco plus minusve brunnescentia, in costa nervisque elevatis sparsissime 

 pilosa pleraque barbulata, ceterum glabra, rete nervorimi vix v.pauUo prominente; 

 petioU 5-7 mm. longi, supeme sulco pilosuli. Flores adhuc ignoti. Fructus 

 maturi aurantiaci (v. nigrescentes?), subglobosi, circiter 7 mm. crassi, glabri; 

 putamina subglobosa, levia, sed hilo obtuso dentata et foveolata, circiter 6 mm. longa 

 et 5 mm. crassa; pedicelli glabri v. ima basi pilosi, 7-9 mm. longi, singuli. 



CHINA. Yunnan: Mengtsze, great gully, wood, October 18, A. Henry (No. 

 9323 in part, type, in Herb. New York Bot. Garden; tree 7 m. tall, black and yellow 

 fruits; with ripe fruits). 



In many respects this species is very similar to the following species, of which it 

 may represent only a variety, but it can be distinguished from it by its smaller 

 leaves and its smooth stones. Henry's No. 9323 contains different species; the 

 specimen in the herbarium of the Arnold Arboretum belongs to C. Bungeana 

 Blume. 



The specific name is derived from a/x(^t/3oXoy, misleading. 



8. Celtis yunnanensis Schneider, n. sp. 



Frutex v. arbor?; ramuU (novelli ignoti) hornotini fructiferi subangulati, pro 

 parte pilosuh, purpurascentes, lenticelhs sparsis discoloribus obtecti, vetustiores 

 rubiginosi, distinctius lenticellosi; gemmae ovatae, adpressae, perulis pluribus 

 fimbriatis extus puberulis obtectae. Folia adulta firma, levia, basi inaequali rotun- 

 data, ovata v. obovata sed apice abrupte in acuminem 3-4 cm. longum integrum 

 caudatum producta, in margine unius lateris a medio ad basim acuminis irregu- 

 lariter dentata, alteri lateris Integra (an semper?), ovato-lanceolata subsensim 

 acuminata, 4-8.5 cm. longa et 2.3-3.5 cm. lata, latiora abrupte caudata 6-8.5 cm. 

 longa et 3.5-4.5 cm. lata, nervis lateralibus utrinsecus basahbus 2 inclusis 3-4, 

 supra saturate viridia, in costa nervisque subimpressis sparse (v. ad basim in- 

 tensius) pilosa, ceterum glabra, subinciso-reticulata, subtus in sicco brunnescentia 

 V. rubiginosa, in costa nervisque elevatis sparse pilosa, vix barbulata, in nervilhs 

 vix prominulis facieque glabra; petioli 5-9 mm. longi, satis crassi, superne pilosi, 

 sulcati. Flores adhuc ignoti. Fructus maturi singuli v. bini, globosi, ut videtur 

 aurantiaci, circiter 8 mm. crassi, glabri; putamina globosa, hilo i)aulo producto 

 obtusa, in tota facie leviter foveolata, vix distincte costulata, circiter 6 mm. 

 crassa; pedicelli tantum basi parce pilosi, 10-15 mm. longi. 



CHINA. Yunnan: Mi-le, A. Henry (No. 9323 A, t>T)e, in Herb. New York 

 Bot. Garden; with ripe fruits). 



As I have stated above, this species is apparently closely related to the preceding, 

 but as long as we do not know the flowers and young leaves it seems better to keep 

 the two distinct. 



Here may be mentioned a Celtis which I collected in Yunnan in the Tali region 

 not far from Teng-chuan, September 27, 1914 (No. 2709). The ripe fruits are 



