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83957 to 84251. 



.From southwestern China. Seeds collected 

 hy Dr. J. F. Rock, National Geographic 

 Society, Washington, D. C. Received 

 January 10, 1930. 



83957. Abies sp. Pinaceae. 



Fir. 



No. 18487. November, 1929. The fol- 

 lowing material was collected in south- 

 western Szechwan Province, west of the 

 Yalung, in Muli territory, on Mount Siga, 

 northwest of Kulu Monastery. Tree 50 

 to 80 feet high, bark pale brown, leaves 

 long, pale green, white beneath ; cones 

 very long. 6 inches or more. Scales 

 smooth with tips dull brownish blue. 

 This species occurs at lower elevations, 



'9,500 to 10,500 feet, in company with 

 pines (Pinus sinensis i/unnaiiensis) on 

 the drier slopes. The wood is said to be 



^valuable. 



83958 to 83961. Acer spp. Aceraceae. 



Maple. 



83958. Acer sp. 



No. 18230. Forests of Karadi, alti- 

 tude 11,500 feet. Tree 25 to 30 feet 

 high. 



83959. Acer sp. 



No. 18417. Western slope of Mount 

 Sitsa, Salwin Valley, at 12,500 feet al- 

 titude. Tree 35 to 40 feet; leaves 

 deeply three lobed. 



83980. Acer sp. 



No. 18419. Western slope of Mount 

 Sitsa. Salwin Valley. Tree 25 feet 

 high ; leaves oblong, slightly lobed at 

 base ; fruits small in short racemes. 



83961. Acer sp. 



No. 18425. Western slope of Mount 

 Sitsa, Salwin Valley. Tree 30 to 40 

 feet ; leaves large, pubescent beneath ; 

 fruit in long racemes. Found in for- 

 ests at 12,500 feet altitude. 



■ 83962 to 93965. Aconitdm spp. Ranuncu- 

 laceae. Monkshood. 



83962. Aconitdm sp. 



No. 18121. A species with purple 

 flowers, collected at an altitude of 

 13,500 feet in alpine meadows. 



83963. Aconitdm sp. 



No. 18276. A beautiful climber with 

 "blue flowers, found growing at 14,000 

 feet altitude on Mount Giboh, south of 

 Muli. 



83964. Aconitdm sp. 



A plant 4 to 5 feet tall, with blue 

 flowers and deeply lobed leaves. 

 Found on the Likiang Snow Range at 

 11,000 feet altitude. 



83965. Aconitdm sp. 



A plant several feet tall, with very 

 large leaves and purplish blue flowers. 

 Found in alpine meadows in the 

 Likiang Snow Range at 11,500 feet 

 altitude. 



"83966. Androsace sp. Primulaceae. 



No. 18166. A plant with pink flowers, 

 found in alpine meadows at 13,500 feet 

 altitude in the Kulu Mountains, west of 

 Yalung. Collected in September and Oc- 

 tober, 1929. 



83967. Anemone sd. Ranunculaceae. 



83957 to 84251— Continued. 



No. 18248. An anemone with a small 

 red flower, found in alpine meadows at 

 14,500 feet altitude on Mount Mitzuga, 

 September and October, 1929. 



83968. Aster sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 18218. An aster with large pur- 

 plish blue flowers, found in alpine mead- 

 ows at 12,500 feet altitude in the moun- 

 tains of Kulu in eastern Muli territory, 

 but west of Yalung and north of the 

 Litang River. Collected in September 

 and October, 1929. 



83969. Benzoin sp. Lauraceae. 



Spicebush. 



No. 18259. Mount Mitzuga, Muli, Oc- 

 tober, 1929. A tree 20 feet high, with 

 fragrant yellow flowers, found in forests. 



83970. Cephalotaxds sp. Taxaceae. 



Plum-yew. 



No. 18478. September and October, 

 1929. Forests of Lutien, below Litiginy, 

 west of Yaungtze, at an altitude of 10,- 

 500 feet. A tree 80 to 100 feet high, 

 with bluish green, plumlike fruits. 



83971. Colutea sp. Fabaceae. 



Bladder-senna. 



No. 18126. September and October, 

 1929. Southwestern Szechwan Province, 

 west of the Yalung, in Muli territory on 

 Mount Siga, northwest of Kulu Monas- 

 tery. A species with yellow flowers, 

 found in alpine meadows at 14,500 feet 

 altitude. 



J72. Piptanthds 



Fabaceae. 



No. 18266. September and October, 

 1929. Mount Mitzuga, western slopes 

 back of Muli Monastery. A shrub with 

 yellow flowers, found in alpine meadows 

 at 13,000 feet altitude. 



83973 to 83976. Cotoneaster spp. Mala- 

 ceae. 



83973. Cotoneaster sp. 



No. 18154. September and October, 

 1929. Mount Siga western slopes, back 

 of Muli Monastery. A prostrate shrub 

 with red flowers, found in alpine mead- 

 ows at 13,500 feet altitude. 



83974. Cotoneaster sp. 



No. 18250. September and October, 

 1929. Slopes of Mount Mitzuga, Muli 

 territory. A shrub 5 to 6 feet high ; 

 found in alpine meadows at 13,000 feet 

 altitude. 



83975. Cotoneaster sp. 

 No. 18279. 



83976. Cotoneaster sp. 



Likiang Snow Range, 10,000 to 12,- 

 000 feet altitude. A shrub 6 to 10 

 feet high, with white flowers and red 

 fruits. 



83977. Debregeasia sp. Urticaceae. 



No. 18261. October, 1929. Muli Mon- 

 astery, 9,600 feet altitude. An urtica- 

 ceous shrub, 5 to 10 feet high, found 

 along streams. The fruits are orange 

 colored. 



83978. Delphinidm likiangense Franch. 

 Ranunculaceae. Larkspur, 



Likiang Snow Range, 13,000 feet alti- 

 tude, November, 1929. One of the finest 

 larkspurs ; the dark-green glossy leaves 

 are in cushionJike rosettes ; the large, 



