JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1932 



100500 to 100618 — Continued. 



100571. Keteleeria davidiana (Bertrand) 

 Beissn. Pinaceae. 



F. 30961. A coniferous tree, native to western 

 China, which is closely allied to the firs. It some- 

 times becomes 100 feet tall, is of pyramidal habit, 

 and has handsome glossy green firlike foliage. 

 The tree is said to be somewhat tender to frost 

 and therefore probably adapted for growing only 

 in the southern half of the United States. 



100572. Leptodermis sp. Rubiaceae. 

 F. 29657. 



100573. Lespedeza Formosa (Vogel) Koehne. 

 Fabaceae. Purple bushclover. 



F. 30580. An erect semishrubby plant 6 to 12 

 feet high, with trifoliolate leaves of oblong leaflets 

 and racemes of rose-purple flowers. It is native 

 to Chosen. 



For previous introduction see 94006. 



100574. Ligustrum ionandrum Diels. Oleaceae. 



Privet. 



Q. F. 321. A compact shrub 10 to 12 feet high, 

 found among limestone boulders at 10,000 feet 

 altitude in southwestern China. It has elliptical 

 leaves and short terminal clusters of fragrant 

 cream-colored flowers. 



100575 to 100577. Paeonia spp. Ranunculaceae. 



Peony. 



100575 and 100576. Paeonia delavayi Franch. 



A very attractive vigorous shrub 4 feet high, 

 growing on steep slopes among limestone 

 boulders and in alpine meadows between 10,000 

 and 13,000 feet altitude. The deep-crimson 

 flowers are 3 inches in diameter. Native to 

 southwestern China. 



100575. G. F. 81. 



100576. G. F. 322. 



100577. Paeonia lutea Delavay. 



Golden peony. 



F. 30848. A shrubby Chinese peony with a 

 short woody stem 1 or 2 feet high and deep- 

 green, leathery, three-parted leaves, white 

 beneath, and about a foot in length. The 

 golden-yellow single or slightly double flowers 

 are over 2 inches across. 



100578. Parasyringa sempervirens (Franch.) 

 W. W. Smith. Oleaceae. 



F. 30859. An evergreen rather privetlike shrub, 

 up to 9 feet high, found in mountainous regions of 

 Yunnan, up to 12,000 feet altitude. The foliage is 

 leathery, the fragrant flowers are light creamy 

 yellow,. and the berries are black. 



100579 to 100581. PfflLADELPHUS DELAVAYI L. 



Henry. Hydrangeaceae. Mockorange. 



A shrub 15 to 20 feet high, native to Yunnan. 

 The remotely serrate ovate leaves, 2 to 4 inches 

 long, are dark green above and tomentose beneath. 

 The very fragrant flowers, nearly 2 inches across, 

 have a violet-purple calyx and white petals 

 slightly tinged with purple on the outside, and 

 are borne in racemes. 



For previous introduction see 99965. 



100579. G. F. 343. 



100580. F. 30377. 



100581. F. 30723. 



100582. Phoebe sp. Lauraceae. 

 F. 30729. 



100583. Photinia sp. Malaceae.- 

 F. 29760. 



100500 to 100618— Continued. 



100584. Picea likiangensis (Franch.) E. Pritz. 

 Pinaceae. Spruce. 



G. F. 104. A tree up to 80 feet high, native to 

 western China. The light yellow-gray branch- 

 lets are sparingly hairy, the quadrangular, slightly 

 compressed leaves, one half inch long, are white 

 above, and the cones, about 2 inches long, have 

 rhombic-ovate, erose, flexible scales. 



100585. Pieris sp 



G. F. 72. 

 100586 



Ericaceae. 



Pin us yunnanensis Franch. Pinaceae. 

 Yunnan pine. 



G. F. 86. A large forest tree, native to Yun- 

 nan. The long slender, drooping leaves are up to 

 10 inches long, and the cones, 2 to 4 inches long, 

 have flat scales. 



For previous introduction see 98378. 



100587. Piptanthus sp. Fabaceae. 

 G. F. 99. 



100588. Pittosportjm sp. Pittosporaceae. 

 F. 30720. 



100589. Potentilla fruticosa veitchh (Wilson) 

 Bean. Rosaceae. Veitch cinquefoil. 



F. 30767. A very fine form from Hupeh, with 

 silky, hairy, gray-green leaves and white flowers. 



For previous introduction see 99970. 



100590. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 

 F. 30705. A plum. 



100591. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 

 F. 30706. A plum. 



100592. Pterolobium sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



F. 29972. 



100593. Rhodoleia sp. Hamamelidaceae. 



G. F. 102. Closely related to R. championii. 

 100594 to 100600. Rosa spp. Rosaceae. Rose. 



100594. Rosa longicuspis Bertol. 



F. 30988. A rambling bush about 20 feet high, 

 native to western China, with sparse short 

 prickles, large, dark-green leaves, and white 

 flowers 2 inches wide, in very large lax corymbs. 



100595. Rosa praelucens Hort. 



G. F. 79. A name for which a place of publi- 

 cation and a description have not been found. 



100596. RosAsp. 



G. F. 92. Closely related to R. moyesii. 



100597. Rosa sp. 



G. F. 93. Flowers white. 



100598. Rosa sp. 

 F. 97. 



100599. RoSAsp. 



F. 30549. Closely related to R. sericea. 



100600. RosAsp. 



F. 30993. Closely related to R. moyesii. 



Malaceae. 



Mountain-ash. 



100601. Sorbus harrowiana (Balf. and Smith) 

 Rehder. 



F. 29775. A tree up to 40 feet high, native to 

 China, with compound leaves made up of 3 to 

 9 oblong serrulate coriaceous leaflets 8 inches 



100601 to 100603. Sorbus spp. 



