PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



100482 to 100496— Continued. 



100483. Aster fuscescens Bur. and Franch. 



No. 30444. A stout rigid perennial about a 

 foot high, with ascending stems and broadly 

 ovate or roundish leaves about 2 inches long, 

 the lowermost with long petioles, and flower 

 heads half an inch across in rather dense cor- 

 ymbs. Native to Szechwan, China. 



100484. Aster sp. 

 No. 30443. 



100485. Aster sp. 

 No. 30524. 



100-486. DORONICUM YUNNANENSE Hort. Astcr- 



aceae. 



No. 30434. A name for which a place of publica- 

 tion and a description have not been found. 



100487. Erigeron multiradiatus (Lindl.) d 

 B.Clarke. Asteraceae. Himalayan fleabane. 



No. 30517. A beautiful alpine composite native 

 to wet grassy places the whole length of the 

 Himalayan range from 7,000 to 12,000 feet altitude. 

 It is a pubescent or hirsute herb up to 10 inches 

 high, with simple scapelike leafy stems and 

 numerous radical leaves. The oblanceolate leaves, 

 narrowed into a rather long petiole, are 4 to 8 

 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 100190. 



100483. Hedysarum sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 30525. 



100489. Megacarpaea delavayi Franch. Bras- 

 si caceae. 



No. 30514. An alpine perennial with a thick 

 rhizome and an erect stem 1 to 2 feet high. The 

 pinnatisect leaves are up to 6 inches long, and the 

 small violet or purplish flowers are in dense cor- 

 ymbs. Native to southwestern China. 



For previous introduction see 100205. 



100490. Nardostachys .tatamansi (W. M. Jones) 

 DC. (N. grandi flora DC). Valerianaceae. 



No. 30435. A low perennial herb 1 to 2 feet high; 

 native to the alpine Himalayas in Sikkim, India. 

 The lanceolate-spatulate radical leaves are 6 to 8 

 inches long, and the tubular-campanulate rosy 

 flowers, one fourth inch long, are in small heads 

 which are gathered into cymes. 



100491. Pegaeophyton sinense (Hemsl.) Hayek 

 and Hand.-Mazz. Brassicaceae. 



No. 30428. A stemless plant, possibly a biennial, 

 2 to 3 inches high, with a rather dense rosette of 

 very narrow leaves and small flowers, half an inch 

 across, borne singly on short peduncles. Native to 

 western China. 



100492. Salvia evansiana Hort. Menthaceae. 



Sage. 



No. 30433. A name for which a place of publica- 

 tion and a description have not been found. 



100493. Saxifraga sp. Saxifragaceae. Saxifrage. 



No. 30441. A species which somewhat resembles 

 S. rufescens. 



100494 to 100496. Senecio spp. Asteraceae. 



10:494. Senecio stenoglossus Franch. 



No. 30431. A perennial herb with very slender 

 hairy stems, 1 to 2 feet high, and reniform or 

 cordate leaves about 5 inches long. The brown- 

 ish flower heads are in corymbose racemes. 

 Native to Yunnan. 



100495. Senecio sp. 

 No. 30430. 



100496. Senecio sp. 

 No. 30455. 



100497 to 100499. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by R. Allsop 

 manager, Queensland Acclimatisation Society. 

 Received June 30, 1932. Numbered in July 1932. 



Papaya. 



Papaya. 



100497. Carica papaya L. Papayaceae. 



Long Tom (2 A.S. strain). 



100498. Carica papaya L. Papayaceae. 



New Era (2 D.S. strain). 



100499. Passiflora quadrangularis L. Passi. 

 floraceae. Giant granadilla 



Long type (2 D.S. strain). 



100500 to 100618. 



From China. Seeds collected by the sixth Forrest 

 expedition, 1930-32, to southwestern China and 

 presented bv Maj. Lionel de Rothschild, London, 

 England. Received July 2, 1932. 



Pinaceae. 

 Fir. 



100500. Abies chensiensis Van Tiegh. 



No. 30063. A tree up to 120 feet high, native to 

 central China. The horizontally spreading, two- 

 ranked leaves, about 1 inch long, are shining dark- 

 green above, with two gray-green bands beneath. 

 The cinnamon-brown, ovoid-oblong cones are 3 to 

 5 inches long. 



100501. Abies delavayi Franch. Pinaceae. Fir. 



No. 30975. A tall tree, often 100 feet high, native 

 to western China. The slightly grooved branch- 

 lets are lustrous red brown, and the emarginate 

 linear leaves, about 1 inch long, are revolute on 

 the margin, dark green above and with two white 

 bands beneath. The violet-black, cylindric to 

 ovoid cones are 2 to 4 inches long, and the scales 

 are nearly 1 inch wide. 



For previous introduction see 98365. 



100502 to 100508. Acer spp. Aceraceae. Maple. 



100502. Acer campbellii Hook. f. and Thorns. 



No. 29743. Variety yunnanenseoi one of the 

 principal maples of the northeastern Himalayas, 

 where it grows at altitudes over 7,000 feet. The 

 beautiful green leaves with their red stalks make 

 this tree decidedly ornamental. The light-gray, 

 moderately hard wood is used for planking and 

 for cabinetwork. 



100503. Acer davidi Franch. 



No. 29881. A native Chinese maple, 50 to 60 

 feet high, with large, oval, heart-shaped, 

 coarsely toothed leaves and long pendent 

 clusters of samaras. 



For previous introduction see 97498. 



100504. Acer laxiflorum Pax. (A. forrestii 

 Diels). 



No. 30726. A tree up to 50 feet high, with 

 cordate-oblong leaves 4 inches long, having 2 

 to 4 short lobes near the base and serrate mar- 

 gins. The yellowish flowers are borne in slender 

 pendulous racemes and are followed by fruits 

 with the wings spreading at right angles. It is 

 native to western China. 



For previous introduction see 99826. 



100505. Acer sp. 

 G. F. 96. 



100506. Acer sp. 

 G. F. 462. 



100507. Acer sp. 

 No. 29592. Closely related to A. laevigatum. 



100508. Acer sp. 

 No. 30721. Closely related to A. paxii. 



