78 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM. 
Ye» Zizyphus montana, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species ex affinitate Z. xylopyri, Willd. et Z. yunnanensts, 
Schneider; inflorescentiis vix pedunculatis, fructibus flavis 
glabris bene notata. 
rutex 2-9 m. altus spinosus ; spinae 5-15 mm. longae 
validae rectae ; ramuli primo dense ferrugineo-tomentelli mox 
glabrescentes cinerascentes vel rubescentes lenticellis parvis 
rotundis albidis notati. Folia alterna petiolo 5-10 mm. longo 
tomentello mox glabro suffulta ; lamina 3-8 cm. longa, 2-3 cm. 
lata, elliptica, apice rotundata vel’ (eodem specimine) breviter 
obtuseque acuminata, basi obliqua plus minusve rotundata, 
crenato-dentata, primo membranacea tandem papyracea, supra 
glabra subtus ad nervos primarios tres nervulosque ferrugineo- 
pilosula, tandem ex toto glabra. Inflorescentiae axillares con- 
gestae 10-30-florae pedunculis nullis vel subnullis, pedicellis 
petiolos subaequantibus tomentellis; flores virides 5-6 mm. 
diametro subumbellatim dispositi ; alabastta dense tomentella. 
Sepala deltoidea vix 2 mm. longa acuta. Petala sepalis fere 
aequilonga cucullata. Styli plerumque duo ad medium coaliti. 
Fructus. globosus circ. 2 cm. diametro glaber flavus; meso- 
carpium crassum spongiosum ; endocarpium 1.5 cm. diametro 
muro 3 mm. €rasso ; semina 2 olivacea circ. I cm. longa et lata. 
“ China -—Descent to the Yangtze from the eastern boundary 
of the Lichiang Valley, Yunnan. Lat 27° 15’ N. Alt. gooo- 
10,000 ft. Spinous shrub of 20-30 ft. In fruit, fruits light 
yellow. In thickets. Aug. 1913.’ G. Forrest. No. 10,629. 
“Spinous shrub of 6-8 ft. Immature fruit. July 1913.” 
G. Forrest. No. 10,372. 
“On the Tong Shan in the Yangtze bend, Yunnan. Lat. 
27° 20’ N. Alt. gooo ft. Spinous shrub of 20 ft. In fruit. In 
open thickets. Aug. 1913.’ G. Forrest. No. 10,8809. 
“Mountains of the Chungtien plateau, Yunnan. Lat. 27° 
30’ N. Alt. gooo ft. Shrub of 20 ft. Flowers green. tir 
dry rocky situations. April 1914.” G. Forrest. No. 12 
Mr. Forrest notes that the priests use the fruit of this ict 
as beads for their rosaries. 
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