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2494. 
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2500. 
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PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE 
Gentiana gentilis, Franch., var. Plant of 3 to 7 inches. 
Flowers deep blue, exterior striped green. Barren grass-land 
in the Lichiang valley. Lat. 27° N. Alt. 8200 ft. June 
1906. N.W. Yunnan, China 
This has sometimes the calyx nearly smooth. The whole 
group is very variable and needs further observation to 
define the spaciic finite. 
Ligustrum lucidum, Ait. Tree or shrub of 15 to 30 
Flowers white, fragrant. Open situations on the foothills = 
the southern end of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° N. 
8200 to 9500 ft. June 1906. N.W. Yunnan, ‘China. 
Calanthe buccinifera, Rolfe. Plant of a S 12 mere Flowers 
rich rose-purple, labellum a darker shade of same, non- 
fragrant. Amongst and on ene Sons bonkiera. in ‘dense, 
shady pine forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang 
Rae wong Lat. wae 25° N. Alt. r1,000 ft. June 1906. 
Calanthe Sa Finet. Plant of 9 to 16 inches. Flowers 
of a pale, watery, whitish-rose, veined and marked a deeper 
shade of rose, non-fragrant. Stony, moist situations in 
open pine forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. 
= 27° 25’N. Alt. 10,000 to 11,000 ft. June 1go6. N.W. 
unnan 
Lespedeza hirtella, Franch. Shrubby plant of 14 to 23 ft. 
Flowers deep violet-rose. Dry, open, rocky situations 
amongst scrub on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. 
Lat. 27° 15’ N. Alt. gooo to 10,000 ft. June 1906. 
Yunnan, China. 
Parnassia Delavayi, Franch. Plant of 9 to15 inches. Flowers 
pure white, striped bright green. Rocky mountain pasture- 
land on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 27° 
<8 t. 10,000 to 11,000 ft. Junergo6. N.W. Yunnan, 
ina. 
Veronica laxa, Benth. Plant of g to 18 inches. Flowers 
blue. Moist, shady situations amongst grass on the margins 
Lat. 27° Alt. I0,000 to 11,000 ft. June 1906. 
W. Yu - ? 
oe neenin aegis? ee var. longipes, Fr anch. 
Dwarf shrub of 1} ft. Flowers white with yellow 
riiekseaes at base of pe ieee shady situations in side 
oi the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 
27° 12’.N. Alt. gooo to 10,500 ft. June 1906. N.W. 
Yunnan, China. 
Geum strictum, Ait. Plant of 1 to 2 ft. Flowers yellow. 
Moist, shady situations on the margins of thickets on the 
eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. ti 27° REN t. 
9500 to I0,500 ft. June 1906. N.W. Yunnan. 
