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235127 to 235143— Continued 



235128. Betula platyphylla var. japonic a (Miq.) Hara. Betulaceae. 



Birch* 



Gol. No. 454. Open fields above Shibuyu Onsen, Yatsugatake Mountains, 

 Nagano Prefecture. Elevation 1,780 meters. Distinct type; bark white. 



235129. Ilex geniculata Maxim. Aquifoliaceae. Droopbead holly. 



Col. No. 453. Open fields above Shibuyu Onsen. Elevation 1,740 meters. 

 Rare, deciduous type; fruits bright red, profuse; stalks long. 



235130. Chamaecyparis obttjsa (Sieb. & Zucc.) Endl. Pinaceae. 



Hinoki falsecypress. 



Col. No. 457. Open fields above Shibuyu Onsen, Yatsugatake Mountains, 

 Nagano Prefecture. Elevation 1,800 meters. Tree typical, to 15 feet high, 

 scrublike in habit, wild, at limits of distribution, few noted. 



235131. Clethra barbinervis Sieb. & Zucc. Clethraceae. Tree-clethra. 



Col. No. 460. Rocky hillside, Yatsugatake Mountains, Nagano Prefecture. 

 Elevation 1,850 meters. Deciduous shrub, stiffly erect; flowers white, in 

 terminal panicles. 



235132. Convallaria keiskii Miq. Convallariaceae. 



Japanese lily-of-the-valley. 



Col. No. 464. Open fields above Shibuyu Onsen, Yatsugatake Mountains, 

 Nagano Prefecture. Elevation 1,800 meters. Plant wild; flowers white, late 

 May to June; fruit orange to red. 



235133. Hemerocallis thunbergii Baker Liliaceae. Daylily. 



Col. No. 458. Open field above Shibuyu Onsen, Yatsugatake Mountains, 

 Nagano Prefecture. Elevation 1,850 meters. Blooms in July, flowers lemon- 

 yellow, faintly fragrant. 



235134. Hydrangea paniculata Sieb. Hydrangeaceae. Panicle hydrangea. 



Col. No. 468. Sunny places near Shibuyu Onsen, Yatsugatake Mountains, 

 Nagano Prefecture. Elevation 1,800 meters. Large wild shrub; leaves oppo- 

 site; flowers white, in panicles; bracts sterile. 



235135. Ilex rugosa Fr. Schmidt Aquifoliaceae. Holly. 



Col. No. 463. Dense forest. Elevation 2,020 meters. Prostrate evergreen; 

 leaves rugose; fruits red. 



235136. Ligustrum obtusifolittm Sieb. & Zucc. Oleaceae. Border privet. 



Col. No. 461. Above Shibuyu Onsen, rocky, semi-shaded areas at edge of 

 fields, Yatsugatake Mountains, Nagano Prefecture. Elevation 1,880 meters. 

 Broad shrub to 3 feet high, spreading; leaves dull purple in October. 



235137. Lindera obtusiloba Blume Lauraceae. 



Col. No. 469. Along roadside below Shibuyu Onsen, Yatsugatake Moun- 

 tains, Nagano Prefecture. Deciduous shrub; flowers yellow, before leaves; 

 fruits red at first then shining black. 



235138 and 235139. Rhododendron japonicum (Gray) Schneid. Ericaceae. 



Japanese azalea. 



235138. Col. No. 456. Open field above Shibuyu Onsen, Yatsugatake 

 Mountains, Nagano Prefecture. Elevation 1,800 meters. Dense, twiggy wild 

 shrub to 3 feet high; winter damage considerable. 



235139. Col. No. 459. Open fields above Shibuyu Onsen, Yatsugatake 

 Mountains, Nagano Prefecture. Elevation 1,870 meters. Plant late bloomer. 



235140. Rosa multiflora Thumb. Rosaceae. Japanese rose. 



Col. No. 465. Open fields below Shibuyu Onsen, Yatsugatake Mountains, 

 Nagano Prefecture. Elevation 1,500 meters. Plant wild, highest elevation, 

 stems thorny; fruit red. 



