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103174 to 103357— Continued. 



103216. Delphinium likiangense 

 Franch. 



No. 23457. One of the finest lark- 

 spurs ; the dark-green, glossy leaves 

 are in cusMonlike rosettes ; the large 

 rich-blue flowers are an inch across, 

 and there are several spikes on a plant 

 at one time. Found in alpine meadows 

 at 13,000 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 100184. 



103217. Delphinium sp. 



No. 23583. Blue flowers collected at 

 11,000 feet altitude. 



103218. Dipelta yunnanensis Franch. 

 Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 24576. Collected between Muli and 

 Kulu, Szechwan, at 9,000 feet altitude. 

 A shrub from 5 to 15 feet high, with op- 

 posite entire lanceolate leaves 3 to 6 

 inches long and leafy racemes of two- 

 lipped tubular-campanulate pinkish to 

 purple flowers having shieldlike floral 

 bracts. 



For previous introduction see 97601. 



103219. Gaultheria sp. Ericaceae. 



No. 22057. From Mount Kenichunpo, 

 west of Champutong. at 12,000 feet alti- 

 tude. A shrub 6 to 8 feet high with pink 

 flowers. 



103220. Hemerocallis sp. Liliaceae. 



Daylily. 



No. 24558. Collected between Muli and 

 Kulu, Szechwan, in alpine forest at 

 11,000 feet altitude. A daylily with 

 orange-yellow flowers. 



103221. Ilex pernyi Franch. Aquifolia- 

 ceae. Holly. 



No. 24556. Collected between Muli and 

 Kulu, Szechwan. in valleys debouching 

 into the Litang River, at 9,000 feet alti- 

 tude. A dense-growing evergreen holly 

 of very dwarf and compact habit, with 

 small dark-green spiny leaves, squarish at 

 the base, and red berries. It is probably 

 allied to Ilex cornuta and was first dis- 

 covered by Pere Paul Perny in western 

 China. 



For previous introduction see 92776. 



103222 to 103233. Iris spp. Iridaceae. 



103222. Iris sp. 



No. 22254. From the Solola, Tsar- 

 ung Province, southeastern Tibet. An 

 iris with deep purple-blue flowers, 

 found in alpine meadows at 12,500 feet 

 altitude. 



Nos. 103223 and 103224 were col- 

 lected on Mount Moting, east of 

 Atuntze, Yunnan, in alpine meadows. 



103223. Iris sp. 



No. 23361. An iris with blue flow- 

 ers, found between 12,500 and 13,000 

 feet altitude. 



103224. Iris sp. 



No. 23374. An iris with bluish- 

 purple flowers, found at 11,500 feet 

 altitude. 



Nos. 103225 and 103226 were col- 

 lected at Miturong, Muli Territory, east 

 of the Yalung River, on the Mutikonka 



103174 to 103357— Continued. 



Mountains (a hitherto unknown snow 

 range) in southwestern Szechwan, at 

 14,000 feet altitude, in alpine meadows. 



103225. Iris sp. 



No. 24303. An iris with deep-blue 



flowers. 



103226. Iris sp. 



No. 24318. An iris with purple- 

 spotted yellow flowers. 



Nos. 103227 to 103229 were col- 

 lected in Muli Territory, at Dzempe 

 Sheren, west of Wuata Gomba, Szech- 

 wan, between 12,000 and 13,500 feet 

 altitude, in alpine meadows. 



103227. Iris sp. 



No. 24324. An iris with deep pur- 

 plish-blue flowers ; found in wet 

 meadows. 



103228. Iris sp. 



No. 24331. An iris with pale-blue 

 flowers. 



103229. Iris sp. 



No. 24335. An iris with dark- 

 purple flowers. 



Nos. 103230 and 103231 were col- 

 lected in alpine meadows at 13,000 

 feet altitude, south of Dzempe Sheren, 

 in the Sagi Valley, Szechwan. 



103230. Iris sp. 



No. 24355. An iris with dark 

 purple-blue flowers. 



103231. Iris sp. 



No. 24375. An iris with dark-blue 

 flowers. 



103232. Iris sp. 



No. 24451. From the Yetsi Moun- 

 tains, north of Kulu, Muli Territory, 

 Szechwan, in alpine meadows at 

 14,500 feet altitude ; an iris with pale- 

 blue flowers. 



103233. Iris sp. 



No. 25279. From meadows at 

 Chungtien, west ' of the Hsiao Chung- 

 tien Mountains between 11,500 and 

 12,000 feet altitude. An iris with 

 dark-blue flowers. 



103234. Juxiperus sp. Pinaceae. 



Juniper. 



No. 22300. From the Solola, Tsarung 

 Province, southeastern Tibet. A shrub 

 spreading from the base, 4 to 5 feet tall. 



103235. Larix potanini Batal. Pina- 

 ceae. Chinese larch. 



No. 25270. From the mountains west 

 of Hsiao Chungtien, Yunnan, at 15,000 

 feet altitude. A deciduous tree 75 to 

 100 feet high, native to western China. 

 The pendulous branchlets are orange or 

 red brown, the slender compressed gray- 

 green leaves are about 1 inch long, and 

 the ovoid-oblong cones, 2 inches long, 

 are violet purple, changing to brown. 



103236. Larix sp. Pinaceae. Larch. 



No. 23404. From Mount Moting, east 

 of Atuntze, Yunnan ; a tree 30 to 40* 

 feet high found in alpine regions at 

 15,000 feet altitude. 



