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56080 to 56117— Continued. 



56113. Rosa roxbueghii Tratt. Rosacese. Rose. 



"(No. 6583. September 23, 1922.) A low shrubby rose 2 to 4 feet 

 high, distributed from Talifu to the Hsiakuan Plain, at an altitude of 

 6,800 feet. It is a very attractive rose, with its large, handsome bright- 

 red buds and large, bright magenta-red flowers. The compressed fig- 

 shaped fruits are an inch in diameter." 



56114. Rubus sp. Rosacea?. 



"(No. 6706. October, 1922.) A spineless shrub 8 feet high, with 

 ascending branches, found at an altitude of 8,000 feet on the top of 

 the range separating the Salwin and Shweli watersheds. The leaves, 

 palmately divided into three to five separate leaflets, are prominently 

 ribbed and silvery beneath, and the solitary small fruits are yellowish 

 red and watery. The shrub is very ornamental." 



56115. Thea sp. Theacea\ 



"(No. 6697. October 2, 1922.) A tree 40 to 50 feet tall, with a trunk 

 over a foot in diameter, found growing in the temple grounds of Yung 

 Kwe Ssu, between Yungping and Shayang, at an altitude of 8,000 feet. 

 The flowers are said to be white and 4 inches across and the fruits as 

 large as a man's fist." 



56116. Viburnum sp. Caprifoliacese. 



"(No. 6699. October 4, 1922.) A beautiful shrub 5 to 8 feet in height, 

 of spreading habit, found on the ridges beyond the valley of the 

 Mekong, between Pingpo and Pangchiao, at an altitude of 8,000 feet, 

 in a forest composed of Pinus armandi and Thea sp. The shrub was 

 covered with clusters of small crimson berries which were almost 

 transparent. They are somewhat acid and may be used for making 

 jellies." 



56117. Dichotoaianthes tbistaniaecarpa Kurz. Anrygdalaceae. 



"(No. 6702. October, 1922.) A spreading shrub 15 feet high, found 

 west of Hoachiao at an altitude of 7,000 feet. It is very ornamental, 

 with large clusters of berries winch are red with a yellowish tinge." 



56118 to 56127. 



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

 of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received December 12, 

 1922. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 



56118. Castanea sp. Fagaceas. Chestnut. 



"(Kancha. October 15, 1922.) A wild chestnut occurring in the moun- 

 tains one day's trip north of Tengyueh." 



56119. Castanea sp. Fagacese. Chestnut. 



"(No. 6683. September, 1922.) Collected at Paitoupu, about 200 feet 

 lower down than the seeds sent previously under the same number [S. 

 P. I. No. 56081], which see for description." 



56120. Gaultheeia sp. Ericacefe. 



"(No. 6709. October 9, 1922.) A highly ornamental shrub, 10 to 15 

 feet tall, with long whiplike drooping branches reaching to the ground, 

 found on the summit of the Salwin Divide at an altitude of 8.000 feet. 

 The leaves are leathery and dark green, and the large white flowers are 

 borne in great masses all along the branches. The fruits are dark 

 purplish black." 



56121. Prtjntjs sp. Amygdalaceae. Plum_ 



"(No. 6700. October, 1922.) A tree 20 feet in height, with a spread- 

 ing crown, which grows wild along brooks in the mountains between 

 Shiaoshuichi and Chutung, at an altitude of 6,000 feet. The small glo- 

 bose, yellow, clingstone plums are little more than an inch in diameter, 

 with firm, rather sour flesh." 



