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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



99139 to 99242— Continued. 



99146. Benzoin sp. Lauraceae. 



No. 35. Shui Mei Yah. Collected September 

 5, L931, at 3,000 feet altitude. A shrub about 20 

 feet high, with greenish fruit which becomes red 

 and black, found on a brushy slope. 



99147. Berberis sp. Berberidaceae. Barberry. 



No. 84. From near Huangchiawan, November 

 26, 1931, at 4,500 feet altitude. A shrub with 

 black fruit. 



99148 to 99150. Betula spp. Betulaceae. Birch. 



99148. Betula sp. 



No. 19. Hua Kan Erh or Hua Shu. Col- 

 lected on a rocky slope near Huangchiawan, 

 September 11, 1931, at 4,000 feet altitude. A 

 tree about 50 feet high with brownish fruit. 



Nos. 99149 and 99150 were collected October 20, 

 1931, on a rocky slope at 4,000 feet altitude. 



99149. Betula sp. 



No. 11. Tieh Hua Kan, a tree 60 feet high and 

 a foot in diameter. 



99150. Betula sp. 



No. 11-A. Tieh Hua Kan, a tree 60 feet high 

 and a foot in diameter. 



Nos. 99151 and 99152 were collected in Fang- 

 chingshan, Kiangkouhsien, at 3,500 feet altitude. 



99151. Carpinus sp. Betulaceae. Hornbeam. 



No. 26. From a rocky slope below Szetzeah, 

 October 4, 1931. A tree about 50 feet high and 

 10 inches in diameter, with brownish fruit. 



99152. Carpinus sp. Betulaceae. Hornbeam. 



No. 45. From a rocky slope in the forest at 

 Hweihsiangping, October 20, 1931. A tree about 

 65 feet tall and 15 inches in diameter, with brown- 

 ish fruit. 



99153. Celastrus sp. Celastraceae. 



No. 53. From a brushy slope in Miaowang, 

 Kiangkouhsien. September 26, 1931, at 1,500 feet 

 altitude. A shrub about 15 feet high with yellow 

 fruits. The seeds are covered with a red aril. 



99154. Celtis koraiensis Nakai. Ulmaceae. 



Hackberry. 



No. 58. Chun Chiu Tze. Collected along the 

 roadside in Maolung, Kingkianghsien, Novem- 

 ber 6, 1931, at 2,000 feet altitude. A tree up to 

 40 feet high, with coarsely serrate, broadly ovate 

 leaves 4 to 6 inches long and dull-orange, ovoid 

 fruits one-fourth inch long. 



99155. Clematis sp. Ranunculaceae. 



No. 13. Hsiao Hsieh Teng. From Laoshan, 

 Fangchingshan, Kiangkouhsien, October 1, 1931, 

 at 6,500 feet altitude. A twining herb, found 

 along a forest roadside. 



Nos. 99156 to 99163 were collected in Tahoyen, 

 Kiangkouhsien. 



99158. Cornus sp. Cornaceae. Dogwood. 



No. 63. Teng Tai. Collected September 3, 

 1931, at 3,000 feet altitude. A tree about 35 feet 

 high and 15 inches in diameter, with black fruits; 

 found near a stream. 



99157. Cunninghamia lanceolata (L.) Hook. 

 Pinaceae. China-fir. 



No. 31. Sha Mu. Collected October 10, 1931, 

 at 3,500 feet altitude. A common forest tree about 

 65 feet tall growing on rocky slopes between 1,800 

 and 4,000 feet altitude. 



99158. Cupressus funebris Endl. Pinaceae. 



Mourning cypress. 



No. 69. Pai Hsiang. Collected October 15, 

 1931, at 3,000 feet altitude. A very graceful ever- 



99139 to 99242— Continued. 



green tree, native to China, growing on rocky 

 slopes between 3,000 and 7,000 feet. 



For previous introduction see 76900. 



99159. Davidia involucrata Baill. Cornaceae. 



Dovetree. 



No. 79. Shan Mu Kou. Collected November 

 25, 1931, at 4,500 feet altitude. A tree native to 

 central and western China, which becomes 75 

 feet high with a shapely pyramidal crown, bright- 

 green oval sharply toothed leaves 3 to 6 inches 

 long, blooms with 2 or 3 large unequal snow-white 

 bracts, followed by brownish pear-shaped fruits. 



For previous introduction see 76030. 



Decaisnea fargesii Franch. Lardiza- 

 balaceae. 



No. 82. From Huangchiawan, November 1, 

 1931, at 4,500 feet altitude. A handsome shrub up 

 to 15 feet high with large pinnate leaves 3 feet long, 

 greenish flowers in long pendulous racemes, and 

 deep-blue fruits 3 to 4 inches long. Native to 

 western China. 



For previous introduction see 95507. 



99161. Diospyros lotus L. Diospyraceae. 



Dateplum. 



No. 60. Sze Tze. Collected October 25, 1931, 

 at 5,000 feet altitude. A tree about 20 feet high 

 with small yellowish fruit. It is used as a stock 

 on which to graft the better varieties of per- 

 simmons. 



For previous introduction see 91515. 



Ela- 



99162. Elaeocarpus sikkimensis Masters, 

 eocarpaceae. 



No. 70. Shuan Tsao. From a rocky slope near 

 Chingchaoping, Tahoyen, Kiangkouhsien, No- 

 vember 8, 1931 , at 2,000 feet altitude. A handsome 

 evergreen tree with erect racemes of small white 

 flowers and sharp-pointed serrate leaves about 8 

 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 93204. 



99163. Enkianthus sp. Ericaceae. 



No. 83. From Huangchiawan, November 25, 

 1931, at 4,500 feet altitude. A shrub up to 7 feet 

 high, growing near a stream; the fruits are whitish. 



99164. Eugenia sp. Myrtaceae. 



No. 62. From Chingchaoping, Fanchingshan, 

 Kiangkouhsien, October 23, 1931, at 3,500 feet 

 altitude. A shrub up to 10 feet high with black 

 fruits. 



alatus (Thunb.) Rupr. 

 Winged euonymus. 



No. 56. Pan Lung Shu. From Tahoyen, Ki- 

 angkouhsien, October 8, 1931, at 2,800 feet altitude. 

 A spreading shrub up to 5 feet high, with corky 

 branches, sharply toothed elliptic leaves about 2 

 inches long, small clusters of yellowish flowers, 

 and small two-seeded fruits. 



For previous introduction see 82508. 



Nos. 99166 and 99167 are from Fangchingshan, 

 Kiangkouhsien. 



99166. Eurya sp. Theaceae. 



No. 97. Collected November 26, 1931, at 2,800 

 feet, altitude. A shrub or small tree up to 35 feet 

 tall with black fruit. It is usually found on a 

 brushy slope under forest trees. 



99167. Eurya sp. Theaceae. 



No. 65. Pa Hua Mu. From a forest slope near 

 Machaoho, October 20, 1931, at 3,500 feet altitude. 

 A very ornamental tree about 65 feet high, with 

 scarlet fruits. 



Euonymus 

 Celastraceae. 



