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78697 to 78743— Continued. 



78726. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8250. May 30, 1928. A bushy 

 shrub with handsome young foliage 

 and persistent leaf bud scales which 

 are cherry red. The leaves are large, 

 and tbe brigbt brick-red flowers are in 

 large compact trusses. It is scattered 

 in thickets at an altitude of 11,000 

 feet. 



78727. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8251. May 30, 1928. A fair- 

 sized tree with leaves woolly white 

 beneath and large trusses of rose- 

 purple flowers. It grows in the Abies 

 forest and in thickets at an altitude 

 of 11,000 feet. 



78728. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8256. June 4, 1928. A species 

 with glaucous leaves and pale-yellow 

 flowers with a crimson flush at the 

 base. It grows in dense thickets in 

 the alpine region at an altitude be- 

 tween 12,000 and 13,000 feet. 



78729. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8257. June 10, 1928. A small, 

 aromatic bushy shrub growing in 

 thickets on the edge of the alpine 

 region, at altitudes between 11,000 and 

 12,000 feet. The leaves are whitened 

 beneath, and the dull plum-purple 

 flowers are in loose umbels. 



78730. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8258. May 30, 1928. A bush 

 with an ascending trunk and loose 

 umbels of bright crimson-scarlet flow- 

 ers which have coal-black glands at 

 the base. It grows in the Abies forest. 

 along the ridge, at an altitude of 

 12,000 feet. 



78731. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8259. May 30, 1928. A small 

 bush with yellowish flowers which ap- 

 pear before the leaves. It is found 

 on alpine meadow slopes at an altitude 

 of 12,000 feet. 



78732. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8288. June 4, 1928. A shrub, 

 3 to 5 feet high, forming much of the 

 scrub on the northern slopes in this 

 alpine region at altitudes between 

 12,000 and 13,000 feet. The small 

 leaves are dark green above and rust 

 red beneath, and the cream-colored 

 flowers, sometimes flushed with pink, 

 are heavily speckled rose purple. 



78733. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8300. June 6. 1928. A small 

 tree growing in the Tsuga and Rhodo- 

 dendron forest at an altitude of 10,000 

 feet. The leaves have a very thin 

 closely woven rust-red felt, and the 

 fairly large trusses of flowers are 

 probably purple. 



78734. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8326. June 14, 1928. A small 

 epiphytic undersbrub with tiny sickly 

 yellow flowers. The previous year's 

 leaves probably turn bright scarlet in 

 the autumn, as also do the fruits. It 

 grows in the rain forest at altitudes 

 between 10,000 and 11,000 feet. 



78735. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8522. August 15, 1928. A 

 lanky shrub 6 to 8 feet high in the 

 shade, but it is more common in the 

 open, on gneiss rocks, where it is a 



78697 to 78743— Continued. 



compact shrublet 1 to 2 feet high. It 

 grows at altitudes between 7,000 and 

 8,000 feet. 



78736. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8545. August 20. 1928. A 

 rather late-flowering species growiag on 

 exposed ridgns facing south, where it 

 is a small shrub. It is found at an 

 altitude of 8,000 feet. 



78737. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8546. August 20, 1928. A 

 small slim shrub, sometimes 10 to 12 

 feet high, growing in thickets and 

 among scrub on the southern slope, at 

 an altitude of 9,000 feet. 



78738. Rosa sp. Rosaceae. Rose. 

 No. S626. September 2, 1928. A 



small shrub with smooth scarlet fruits, 

 scattered in the Abies and Rhododendron 

 forest at an altitude of 11,000 feet. 



78739. Rosa sp. Rosaceae. Rose. 



No. SOS 1. October 1, 192 8. A 

 dwarf very spiny undershiub growing on 

 alpine slopes at an altitude of 12,000 

 feet. The smooth, red. flask-shaped 

 fruits are smaller than those of No. 8626 

 (No. 7S73S). 



78740. Schefflera sp. (Heptaplewrum 

 sp.). Araliaceae. 



No. 8652. September 19, 1928. A 

 moderate-sized palmlike tree, 20 feet 

 high, usually much branched at the top, 

 with large shining green, digitate leaves, 

 Jong spikes of fragrant cream-colored 

 flowers, and black fruits. It grows in 

 the lower rain forest at an altitude of 

 7.000 feet. 



78741. Schizandra sp. Magnoliaceae. 



No. 8665. September 22, 1928. A 

 large wood} 7 climber with scarlet fruits 

 on pedicels 6 inches long. It grows in 

 the forest at an altitude of 10,000 feet. 



78742. Viola sp. Violaceae. Violet. 



No. 8563. August 23, 1928. A 

 species, with unusual foliage growing 

 on earth banks in the middle forest, 

 where there is no sun, at altitudes be- 

 tween 9,000 and 10,000 feet. 



78743. (Undetermined.) 



No. 8096. April 17, 1928. A small 

 tree with masses of intensely fragrant 

 yellowish flowers. It is scattered in the 

 lower rain forest at altitudes between 

 4,000 and 5,000 feet. 



78744. Castanea mollissima Blume. 

 Fagaceae. Hairy chestnut. 



From Fa Hua Ssu Temple, near Peiping, 

 Hopei, China. Seeds obtained through 

 Peter Liu, Peiping. Received January 29, 

 1929. 



Tiger paw chestnut. 



For previous introduction see No. 76087. 



78745. Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Mal- 

 vaceae. Roselle. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of 

 Agriculture. Received January 30, 1929. 



Rizal. A distinctive and attractive va- 

 riety, with waxy pink calyxes, which origi- 

 nated at Novaliches, Rizal, and is apparently 

 a spontaneous hybrid between the Victor, a 

 red, and Archer, a white variety. 



