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teleur. Fl. IV. 583 (1911). — Matsumura, Ind. PI Jap. II. pt. 2, 35 

 (1912). — Bean, Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isl I. 267, fig (1914). 



Morus papyrifera Linnaeus, Spec. 986 (1753). — Thunberg, Fl. Jap. 72 



(1784). 

 Streblus cordatus Loureiro, Fl. Cochin. 615 (1790), fide Bureau. 

 Papyrius Lamarck, Rec. PI. Encycl. IV. t. 762 (1798). 

 Papyrius japonica Lamarck apud Poiret, Encycl. Meth. V. 3 (1804). 

 Stenochasma ancolanum Miquel, PI. Jungh. 45 (1850). 



Western Hupeh: north and south of Ichang, abundant, alt. 

 30-900 m., April 1907 (No. 3401; tree 5-13 m. tall, girth 0.3-1.8 

 m., fibre used for making twine; cf); same locality, etc., May 1907 

 (No. 3401"; 9); without exact locality, A. Henry (No. 3666; 9). 

 Southeastern Szech'uan: "Wang-shan-tsin," A. von Rosthorn 

 (No. 374; 9); Nanch'uan, A. von Rosthorn (No. 2224; sterile). 

 Yunnan: Mi-le district, A. Henry (No. 10569; tree 7 m. tall; cf); 

 Mengtsze, northern mountains, alt. 1600 m., A. Henry (No. 10569"^; 

 tree 3 m. tall; 9); Szemao, eastern forests, alt. 1900 m., A. Henry 

 (No. 10569°; tree; 9). Chili: Peking, on city wall, May 20, 1913, 



F. N. Meyer (No. 928; 9). Formosa: Ape's Hill, May 1889, 



G. M. H. Playfair (No. 391; tree; 9); Takow, August 2, 1889, 

 G. M. H. Playfair (9). 



NORTHEASTERN ASIA. Korea: Quelpaert, in Hongno, May 14, 1908, 

 Taquet (No. 1398; d"). 



JAPAN. Hondo: prov. Musashi, Tokyo, September 1888 (ex Herb. Sci. 

 Coll. Imp. Univ.; 9); same locality, April 26, 1913 (ex Herb. Sakurai; cf and 9); 

 same locality, Botanic Garden, August 30, 1892, C. S. Sargent (9) ; same locality, 

 October 7, 1892, C. S. Sargent (small spreading tree; 9). 



The leaves of this species are very variable, and there are several varieties (see 

 Seringe and Bureau, 1. c). 



This tree is common everywhere in the warmer parts of China, and in Hupeh 

 and Szech'uan it is abundant. In Japan I saw it only as a planted tree in one or 

 two localities and I do not think it is genuinely wild anywhere in Japan. When 

 allowed to develop it forms a tree 16 m. tall with a trunk 2 m. or more in girth; 

 the bark is gray and smooth; the branches are widespreading and form a broad 

 rounded crown. Birds are very fond of the fruits, which when ripe are bright 

 brick-red and conspicuous. The Chinese name for this tree is Kou-shu and the 

 bark is used for making string and also for making the famous leather paper 

 (P'i-chih) of western China. Some account of these industries will be found in my 

 A Naturalist in Western China, II. 74 (1913). 



Pictures of this Broussonetia will be found under Nos. 297, 591 of the collection 

 of my photographs and also in my Vegetation of Western China, Nos. 6 and 142. 



E. H. W. 



Broussonetia Kaempferi Siebold in Verh. Bat. Genoot. XII. 28 

 {Syn. PI. Oecon. Jap.) (1830). — Siebold & Zuccarini in Abh. Akad. 

 Miinch. IV. pt. 3, 221 {Fl Jap. Fam. Nat. II. 97) (1846). — Blume, 



