﻿80 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  31276 
  to 
  31307— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  31282. 
  Crataegus 
  sp. 
  Hawthorn. 
  

   From 
  valley 
  of 
  the 
  Chong 
  Djighilan, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  Altitude 
  3,800 
  feet. 
  "(No. 
  1591a, 
  March 
  18, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  variety 
  found 
  along 
  

   watercourses 
  in 
  thickets 
  and 
  as 
  solitary 
  specimens." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31283. 
  Sorbus 
  sp. 
  Ash. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Idin-Kul, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Altitude 
  8,000 
  

  

  feet. 
  "(No. 
  1592a, 
  March 
  10, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  so-called 
  mountain 
  ash 
  found 
  in 
  cool 
  

   and 
  shady 
  places 
  at 
  high 
  altitudes. 
  Grows 
  to 
  be 
  a 
  small 
  tree, 
  but 
  is 
  mostly 
  

   seen 
  as 
  a 
  tall 
  shrub. 
  Possibly 
  of 
  value 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  garden 
  and 
  park 
  tree 
  

   in 
  regions 
  with 
  long 
  winters 
  and 
  cool 
  summers." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31284. 
  Amelanchier 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Schutte, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Altitude 
  7,000 
  

   feet. 
  "(No. 
  1593a, 
  March 
  10, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  shrub 
  found 
  on 
  stony 
  mountain 
  sides, 
  

   often 
  in 
  the 
  shade 
  of 
  tall 
  trees. 
  Grows 
  from 
  3 
  to 
  6 
  feet 
  tall 
  and 
  bears 
  red 
  ber- 
  

   ries. 
  Possibly 
  of 
  value 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  garden 
  and 
  park 
  shrub 
  in 
  the 
  northern 
  

   regions 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31285. 
  COTONEASTER 
  Sp. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Kara 
  Tugai, 
  Tekes 
  Valley, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

   Altitude 
  4,000 
  feet. 
  "(No. 
  1594a, 
  March 
  16, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  shrub 
  occurring 
  in 
  a 
  

   pebbly 
  bank 
  along 
  the 
  Tekes 
  River. 
  Of 
  robust, 
  dense 
  growth, 
  attaining 
  a 
  

   height 
  of 
  5 
  to 
  8 
  feet. 
  Bears 
  blackish 
  red 
  berries 
  which 
  persist 
  a 
  long 
  time. 
  Of 
  

   value 
  like 
  preceding 
  number. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer. 
  ) 
  

  

  31286. 
  COTONEASTER 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  valley 
  of 
  the 
  Chong 
  Djighilan, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

   Altitude 
  3,700 
  feet. 
  "(No. 
  1595a, 
  March 
  18, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  shrub 
  occurring 
  on 
  

   rocky 
  slopes; 
  has 
  slender 
  branches 
  3 
  to 
  5 
  feet 
  in 
  length. 
  Apparently 
  very 
  

   floriferous, 
  as 
  many 
  of 
  the 
  shrubs 
  were 
  still 
  covered 
  with 
  a 
  multitude 
  of 
  small 
  

   blackish 
  berries 
  at 
  the 
  time 
  of 
  collecting. 
  Of 
  value 
  possibly 
  like 
  preceding 
  

   number." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31287. 
  Berberis 
  sp. 
  Barberry. 
  

   From 
  Tchoa, 
  Tekes 
  Valley, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Altitude 
  

  

  4,300 
  feet. 
  "(No. 
  1596a, 
  March 
  16, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  barberry 
  found 
  along 
  the 
  Tekes 
  

   River 
  on 
  sandy, 
  slightly 
  moist 
  places. 
  Grows 
  from 
  6 
  to 
  10 
  feet 
  tall. 
  and 
  becomes 
  

   very 
  dense. 
  Leaves 
  entire, 
  somewhat 
  leathery; 
  berries 
  in 
  racemes, 
  small 
  and 
  

   of 
  red 
  color. 
  The 
  natives 
  use 
  the 
  old 
  wood 
  and 
  root 
  stumps 
  to 
  manufacture 
  a 
  

   yellow 
  dye. 
  Possibly 
  of 
  value 
  like 
  No. 
  31284." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31288. 
  Berberis 
  sp. 
  Barberry, 
  

   From 
  near 
  Ure-Bashi, 
  Tekes 
  Valley, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  Altitude 
  4,800 
  feet. 
  "(No. 
  1597a, 
  March 
  15, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  robust-growing 
  species 
  

   of 
  barberry, 
  occurring 
  on 
  stony 
  places 
  near 
  watercourses. 
  Produces 
  strong 
  

   stems 
  8 
  to 
  10 
  feet 
  in 
  length. 
  Leaves 
  small; 
  berries 
  large 
  and 
  apparently 
  of 
  a 
  

   brownish 
  color. 
  The 
  natives 
  use 
  the 
  stout 
  stems 
  for 
  fencing 
  material 
  and 
  in 
  

   making 
  artistic 
  lattice 
  work 
  in 
  the 
  ceilings 
  of 
  their 
  dwellings. 
  Possibly 
  of 
  

   value 
  like 
  No. 
  31284." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31289. 
  Berberis 
  sp. 
  Barberry. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Kara 
  Tugai, 
  Tekes 
  Valley, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  Altitude 
  4,100 
  feet. 
  "(No. 
  1598a, 
  March 
  16, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  tall-growing 
  barberry 
  

   occurring 
  in 
  a 
  pebbly 
  bank 
  along 
  the 
  Tekes 
  River. 
  Has 
  large 
  serrated 
  leaves 
  

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