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55926 to 55955— Continued. 



55950 to 55952. Viburnum spp. Caprifoliacese. 



55950. Viburnum sp. 



"(No. 6061. September 7, 1922.) Seeds of a shrub 5 to 8 feet 

 high, which is the most common Viburnum on the Likiang Plain; 

 it grows almost everywhere, but especially along streams among 

 limestone bowlders and on the lower slopes of the Likiang Snow 

 Range at an altitude of about 10,000 feet. In early spring appear 

 the cymes of white flowers, followed by the drooping clusters of 

 rich red-crimson fruits. These fruits are quite acid, but are used 

 for jams and jellies, giving the jelly a rich-red color. When in 

 fruit the plant is very ornamental; the fruits, which ripen after 

 the first frost, remain firm for two months." 



55951. Viburnum sp. 



"(No. 6160. Talifu. August 20, 1922.) Seeds of an ornamental 

 shrub 5 to 6 feet high, with drooping branches, which grows at an 

 altitude of 10,000 feet on the Tsangshan Range. The flowers are 

 white to cream colored and the fruits black when ripe." 



55952. Viburnum sp. 



"(No. 6161. Ningai. August 10, 1922.) Seeds of an ornamental 

 shrub 4 feet high, found growing on limestone rocks. The flowers 

 are white with a pinkish tinge, and the fruits are black." 



55953. Vitis sp. Vitacese. Grape. 



"(No. 6286. September 7, 1922.) Seeds >of a very hardy wild grape 

 found covering rosebushes along streams among limestone bowlders in 

 the northern end of the Likiang Snow Range at an altitude of 10,000 

 feet. The leaves are small, thick, and deeply three lobed. The vine is a 

 prolific bearer. The small dull-purple fruits, a little larger than peas, 

 with large seeds, are borne in racemes 3 to 4 inches long and are very 

 sweet, with no acid taste." 



55954. ( Undetermined. ) 



"(No. 6164. August 10, 1922.) Seeds of a tree 30 to 40 feet high, 

 with a trunk 3 to 4 feet in diameter, which grows in deep gulches in the 

 Yangpi Mountains, near Talifu, at an altitude of 10,000 feet. The leaves 

 and fruit resemble those of a Ziziphus." 



55955. Cornus sp. Cornacese, 



"(September 3, 1922.) Seeds of an ornamental tree about 25 feet 

 high, which grows in the Peshwe Valley, north of the Likiang Plain, at 

 an altitude of 10,000 feet. The leaves are bright green above, white 

 beneath, and the cream-colored flowers are in large cymes. The fruits 

 are purplish black and very ornamental." 



55956 to 55963. 



From Likiang, Yunnan, China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural 

 Explorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received 

 November 4, 1922. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 



55956. Lonicera xerocalyx Diels. Caprifoliacese. Honeysuckle. 



"(No. 5939. August 27, 1922.) A rare shrub 15 to 20 feet high, which 

 grows at an altitude of 12,000 feet on an alpine meadow known to the 

 Mosos as 'Ma hoang pa tze' (leech meadow). The shrub has 

 horizontal branches, narrow leaves of a rich green, and large rich 

 golden yellow flowers, which appear in May and June. It is an exceed- 

 ingly handsome species. The small fruits are a tomato red." 



55957. Meconopsis integrifolia (Maxim.) Franch. Papa vera cese. 



"(Nos. 3358, 3385, 6114. August 27, 1922.) A fine alpine plant 2 

 feet or more in height, found rather commonly at an altitude of 14,000 



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