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petala elliptica, unguiculata, suberecta, sepalis paullo longiora, 
alba. 
“Shrub of 3-6 ft. Branches arched, spinous. Main stem 
smooth. Flowers white. Grassy openings in mixed forests on 
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the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 10’. 
g-10,000 ft. June 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 2303. 
13. Rubus biflorus, Hamilt. Franch., in Plant. Delav. (1889), 
p. 207. 
‘“‘ Spinous shrub of 4-8 ft. Branches arched. Flowers white. 
Fruit large, yellow, edible. Open, shady situations on margins 
of pine forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 
27° 20°. Alt. 11,000 ft. June 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 2453. 
In hac planta interdum aciculi pauci in calycibus occurrunt. 
V\ £. parce glanduligera. 
“ Shrub of 3-6 ft. Flowers white. Dry, shady situations in 
pine forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 
27° 12’. Alt. 10-11,000 ft. May 1906.’ G. Forrest. No. 2123. 
14. Rubus alexeterius, Focke. Sp. nov. Plate Ixvii. 
Frutex 1-2 m. altus, ramis arcuatis. Rami vetusti teretes, 
glabri, aculeis validis e basi laté anguste lanceolatis deflexis 
armati. Rami fertiles breves, usque ad pedunculum terminalem 
fere 3 cm. longi, villosi, aculeis subulatis vel aciculis armati, 
folia 2-4 ferentes. Folia ternata, supremum saepe simplex et 
profunde trifidum; petioli villosi, parce aciculati; stipulae 
breves, subulatae; foliola parva, grosse et in parte anteriore 
inciso-serrata, supra pilosa, subtus cano-tomentosa ; terminale 
breviter (0°5-I°0 cm.) petiolulatum, rhombeum, acutum, 4-5 
em. longum, 2°0-3°5 cm. latum; lateralia sessilia, oblique ob- 
longa. Flores 1-4, praeter terminalem singuli axillares, in- 
florescentiam laxam paucifloram efformantes ; pedunculi stricti, 
villosi, crebre aciculati, 1-3 cm. longi; calyx vulgo clausus, 
elongatus, ad 2 cm. longus; cupula pelviformis, praecipue 
fundo densissime aciculata; sepala inaequalia, subfoliacea, 
lanceolata, parce aciculata, apicem versus laevia, sub anthero, 
ut videtur, per breve tempus patentia, mox erecta, conniventia 
et fructum immaturum arcte involucrantia. Petala lata, vero- 
simile subrotunda, sepalis breviora, alba. Fructus (teste Forrest) 
magni, lutei, edules. 
“ Spinous shrub of 4-7 ft. Branches arched. Flowers white. 
Fruit large, yellow, edible. Shady, rocky situations in pine 
