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PLANT MATEKIAL INTRODUCED 



103174 to 103357— Continued. 



103275. POTENTILLA CURVISECTA Hook, 

 f. 



No. 23429. Found among boulders 

 at 14,500 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see 103265. 



103276. Saxifraga hirculus alpina 

 Engl. Saxilragaceae. 



No. 23446. A Chinese variety with 

 yellow flowers and broader petals, col- 

 lected at 14,000 feet altitude. The typi- 

 cal form is an alpine perennial, 6 inches 

 high with yellow flowers, native to the 

 mountains of central and northern Eu- 

 rope. 



Nos. 103277 and 103278 are from Mount 

 Kanshu, on the trail to the Leirong 

 Mountains, Muli Territory, Szechwan, in 

 meadows between 13,000 and 13,500 feet 

 altitude. 



103277. COLURIA ELEGANS IMBRICATA Car- 



dot. Rosaceae. 



No. 24482. An alpine perennial with 

 a basal rosette of pinnate leaves 3 to 4 

 inches long, with the leaflets much 

 crowded and imbricate. The yellow flow- 

 ers, nearly an inch across, are on stems 

 up to 8 inches high. Native to eastern 

 Tibet. 



103278. POTENTILLA CURVISECTA Hook, 



f. Rosaceae. Cinquefoil, 



No. 24500. For previous introduction 

 and description see 103265. 



103279 to 103287. Prunus spp. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. 



103279. Prunus sp. 



No. 22124. From the northern 

 slopes of Mount Kenichunpo, north of 

 Sikitung, Upper Salwin River, Tsa- 

 rung Province, southeastern Tibet, at 

 12,500 feet altitude. A tree 15 to 20 

 feet high with white flowers. 



103280. Prunus sp. 



No. 22241. From the Solola, Tsa- 

 rung Province, southeastern Tibet, at 

 14,500 feet altitude. A shrub 3 to 4 

 feet high with pink flowers ; found 

 among crags. 



103281. Prunus sp. 



No. 22396. From Wulila, a high 

 mountain east of the Salwin River and 

 north of Alulaka, southeastern Tibet, 

 at 14.000 feet altitude. A wild cherry 

 3 to 5 feet high ; flowers not seen. 



103282. Prunus sp. 

 No. 23154. 



103283. Prunus sp. 



No. 23352. From Mount Moting, 

 east of Atuntze, Yunnan, at 13,000 

 feet altitude. A shrub 6 to 10 feet 

 high ; flowers not seen. 



103284. Prunus sp. 



No. 24419. From the Yetsi Moun- 

 tains, north of Kulu, Muli Territory, 

 Szechwan, at 13,000 feet altitude. A 

 shrub or pmall tree 6 to 10 feet high 

 with pink flowers, found in alpine 

 meadows. 



103285. Prunus sp. 



No. 24448. From the Kulu Moun- 

 tains in Muli Territory, Szechwan, in 



103174 to 103357— Continued. 



fir forests at 13,000 feet altitude. A 

 shrub 8 to 10 feet high with white 

 flowers. 



103286. Prunus sp. 



No. 25206. From the mountains 

 west of Hsiao Chungtien, northwest- 

 ern Yunnan, in a spruce forest at 11 - 

 500 feet altitude. A shrub or tree 25 

 feet high with pinkish flowers. 



103287. Prunus salicina Lindl. 



Japanese plum. 



No. 25363. From Mount Yulung, in 

 the Likiang Snow Range, between 10,- 

 500 and 11,000 feet altitude, growing 

 among pines and rhododendrons. A 

 tree 10 to 15 feet high with white 

 flowers. 



103288 to 103290. Malus baccata hima- 

 laica (Maxim.) C. Schneid. Malace- 

 ae. Pear. 



A variety with broadly elliptic, 

 coarsely serrate leaves, pubescent be- 

 neath. 



103288. No. 24427. From the Yetsi 

 Valley, north of Kulu, in Muli Ter- 

 ritory, Szechwan, at 10,000 feet al- 

 titude. A tree 15 to 20 feet high 

 with white flowers. 



103289. No. 25284. From the Chung- 

 tien Plain, west of Hsiao Chungtien, 

 northwestern Yunnan, along streams 

 at 11,500 feet altitude. A tree 30 

 feet high with white flowers. 



103290. No. 25366. From- the mead- 

 ows of Gobo, on Mount Yulung, 

 Likiang Snow Range, east of Li- 

 kiang, at 9,500 feet altitude. A tree 

 25 to 30 feet high. 



103291 to 103300. Ribes spp. Grossu- 

 lariaceae. 



Nos. 103291 and 103292 were collected 

 in fir forests on Mount Kenichunpo be- 

 tween 12,000 and 12,500 feet altitude. 



103291. Ribes sp. 



No. 21998. A shrub 6 to 8 feet high 

 with red flowers. 



103292. Ribes sp. 



No. 22008. A shrub 5 to 10 feet 

 high with red flowers. 



1032S3. Ribes sp. 



No. 24450. From the Yetsi Moun- 

 tains, north of Kulu, Muli Territory, 

 Szechwan, at 13,000 feet altitude. A 

 shrub 5 to 6 feet high with reddish 

 flowers. 



103294. Ribes sp. 



No. 24520. From the western slopes 

 of Mount Mitzuga, Muli Territory, 

 southwestern Szechwan, at 12,500 feet 

 altitude. A shrub 2 to 4 feet high 

 with reddish flowers. 



103295. Ribes sp. 



No. 24585. From Mount Gibboth, 

 southwestern Szechwan, near the Yun- 

 nan border, in spruce forests at 11,- 

 000 feet altitude. A shrub 4 to 5 feet 

 high with purple flowers. 



103296. Ribes sp. 



No. 25286. From Mount Ilaba, 

 north of the Yangtze loop, the third 

 peak of the Likiang Snow Range, Bar- 



