JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1923 



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56285 to 56287— Continued. 



56286 and 56287. Trifolii t m repens L. 

 White clover. 



"The white clovers represent two of our 

 best strains, one developed on the island of 

 Fyn and the other on the mainland of Jut- 

 land. Both of these are very popular in 

 Denmark." 



56287. Stryno. 



Mot so. 



56288 to 56386. 



From China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, 

 Agricultural Explorer of the IT. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. Received February 2, 

 1923. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 



56288 to 56291. AcERspp. Aceraceae. Maple. 



56288. Acer davidi Franch. 



"(No. 6799. October, 1922.) A very 

 attractive maple 50 to 60 feet in height, 

 found on the Likiang Snow Range at an 

 altitude of 10,000 feet. It has large oval 

 heart-shaped, coarsely toothed leaves 

 and long pendent clusters of samaras." 



56289. Acer sp. 



"(October, 1922.) A tall, stately tree 

 50 to 80 feet high, with a straight trunk, 

 found among limestone bowlders back of 

 Ngulukeu on the Likiang Snow Range 

 at an altitude of 9,600 feet. The rather 

 small leaves are 5-lobed, and the samaras 

 are in erect spikes." 



56290. Acer sp. 



"(No. 6806. October, 1922.) A tall 

 tree 70 to 80 feet high, with a dense round 

 crown, from the western slopes of the 

 Likiang Snow Range on the Ashi Road at 

 an altitude of 11,000 feet. The leaves are 

 large and 3-lobed, and the samaras are 

 borne in stout drooping clusters." 



56291. ACERsp. 



" (No. 6834.) A handsome evergreen 

 maple 70 to 80 feet in height, with a huge 

 crown, found at an altitude of 8,000 feet 

 in the forest between Hpunkaw and 

 Mengka, one and a half days' travel from 

 the Burmese Kachin Hills. The trunk is 

 more than 3 feet in diameter, and the 

 branches descend almost to the ground." 



Benzoin sp. 

 (Lindera sp.) 



Lauraceae. 



Berberis 

 Berberidaceae. 



"(Nos. 6723 and 7010. November, 1922.) 

 A tree 35 feet high, with a spreading crown, 

 common around Tengyueh and along the 

 Taping River. The trunk is sometimes a 

 foot or more in diameter, usually smaller; the 

 leathery aromatic leaves are dark green and 

 glossy. From the scarlet 1-seeded fruits, 

 borne in short clusters, is obtained a white 

 t)ily liquid used to make a yellow wax. This 

 wax is used for burning, for keeping leather 

 soft, and for other household purposes." 



dictyofhylla Franch. 

 Barberry. 



" (No. 6804. October, 1922.) A spiny shrub 

 6 to 8 feet high, found on alpine meadows of 

 the Likiang Snow Range at an altitude of 

 12,000 feet. It is very ornamental, with 

 yellow flowers and red fruits." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 

 55718. 



56294. Buddleia forrestii Diels. Logani- 



"(No. 6816. October, 1922.) A very at- 

 tractive shrub found only in limestone soil on 

 the Likiang Snow Range at an altitude of 

 10,000 feet. It has white woolly leaves and 

 spikes of lavender-blue flowers." 



56288 to 56386— Continued. 



56295. Buxus sp. Buxaceae. 



Box. 



"(No. 6793. October, 1922.) A very^hand- 

 some shrub about 5 feet high, which grows 

 among limestone bowlders on the Likiang 

 Snow Range at an altitude of 11,000 feet. The 

 small elliptical leaves are bright green.' ' 



56296 to 56300. Castanopsis spp. Fagaceae . 

 Chestnut. 



56296. Castanopsis sp. 



"(No. 6751. October, 1922.) A tall 

 tree 70 to 80 feet in height, found on the 

 slopes of the Likiang Snow Range at an 

 altitude of 10,000 feet. The thick leathery 

 leaves are silvery beneath, and the small 

 edible nuts are sweet." 



56297. Castanopsis delavayi Franch. 



" (No. 6768. November 30, 1922.) One of 

 the finest and largest species of Castanop- 

 sis in Yunnan; it reaches 80 feet in height, 

 with trunks 2 to 3 feet in diameter, and is 

 found on the summit ridge of the Shweli- 

 Salwin Divide at an altitude of 8,000 feet. 

 It is a fine timber tree, free from disease. 

 The small brown nuts are edible and 

 sweet." 



Castanopsis sp. 

 "(No. 6819. November 30, 1922.) A 

 . tree 50 to 80 feet high, with a trunk 4 feet 

 in diameter, found on the Salwin Ridge 

 at an altitude of 8,000 feet. The dark- 

 green elliptic leaves are brown beneath, 

 and the small black nuts are edible and 

 sweet." 



56299. Castanopsis sp. 



"(No. 7006. Kuyung. November, 

 1922.) A tree 40 to 50 feet in height, with 

 a trunk 1 to 2 feet in diameter, which 

 grows in the mountains north of Tengyueh 

 at altitudes of 7,000 to 8,000 feet. The 

 broad oval leaves are pointed, with the 

 upper half toothed, and the spines on 

 the burs are arranged in concentric 

 rings. The small nuts are edible and 

 sweet." 



56300. Castanopsis sp. 



"(No. 7007. Kuyung. November, 

 1922.) A tree 60 to 80 feet high, with a 

 high trunk 2 to 3 feet in diameter, found in 

 the mountains north of Tengyueh at alti- 

 tudes of 7,000 to 8,000 feet. The small 

 elliptical dark-green leaves are thick and 

 leathery,and the burs, an inch in diameter, 

 are covered with branched spines. Each 

 bur contains two or three brown, pubes- 

 cent, sweet edible nuts." 



56301 and 56302. Cornus capitata Wall. 



Cornaceae. Bentham's cornel. 



"A tree 30 feet high, with a trunk a foot or 

 more in diameter, or at times shrubby. The 

 fruits, about 2 inches in diameter, are straw- 

 berrylike in shape and color and have sweet 

 yellow edible flesh. They are very popular 

 with the natives and are often sold in the 

 markets." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 56085 » 



56301. "(No. 6791. October, 1922.) 

 From the lower slopes of the Likiang 

 Snow Range at an altitude of 9,000 

 feet." 



56302. "(No. 7008. Kuyung. Novem- 

 ber, 1922.) From the mountains north 

 of Tengyueh at an altitude of 7,000 feet." 



56803 and 56304. Cotoneaster spp. Mala- 

 ccas. 



56303. Cotoneaster sp. 



"(No. 6742. November 29, 1922.) A 

 stiff, erect, very ornamental shrub 3 to 4 



