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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



56288 to 56386— Continued. 



feet in height, found on the highest point 

 of the Shweli-Salwin watershed (altitude 

 11,000 feet), at a place called Hsuehshan- 

 ting [summit of snow mountain], in com- 

 pany with rhododendrons and cane- 

 brake. Here during the winter months 

 the mountains are covered with snow, 

 and ice covers the pools and brooks all 

 day. The reddish leaves arc small and 

 roundish, and the oval scarlet persistent 

 berries are half an inch in diameter." 



56304. COTONEASTER Sp. 



"(No. 6789. October, 1922.) A stout 

 ornamental prostrate shrub which creeps 

 over limestone rocks on the Likiang Snow 

 Range at an altitude of 1 0,000 feet. The 

 very small elliptical leaves are dark green, 

 and the small berries are red." 



56305. CuPKESsrssp. Pinaeese. Cypress. 



"(No. 6802. Peshwe. October, 1922.) A 

 tall tree 40 to 50 feet high, with a stout trunk, 

 found on margins of meadows north of Ngu- 

 lukeu at an altitude of 11,000 feet." 



56306 and 56307. Deutzia spp. Hydrange- 

 aceae. 



56306. Deutzia sp. 



"(No. 6813. October, 1922.) A very 

 ornamental shrub, with purplish white 

 flowers, found along stream beds on the 

 Likiang Snow Range at altitudes of 10,000 

 to 11,000 feet." 



56307. Deutzia sp. 



"(No. 7752.) From the Likiang Snow 

 Range." 



56308 to 56310. Diospyros spp. Dio 

 racese. Persimi 



56308. Diospyros sp. 



"(Tengyueh. November 24, 1922.) A 

 large spreading tree 50 feet tall, with a 

 huge crown, found in the vicinity of 

 Tengyueh, where it freezes every night 

 during the cold season. It is a fine shade 

 tree. The yellow fruits are the size of 

 cherries." 



Diospy- 

 imon. 



Diospyros sp. 



"(No. 6787. October, 1922.) A wild 

 persimmon which grows as a tall, spread- 

 ing tree on the dry slopes back of Likiang 

 at an altitude of 8,500 feet. The small 

 oval fruits are black." 



56310. Diospyros sp. 



"(No. 6805. Shiku, Yangtze River. 

 October, 1922.) A large spreading tree 

 w^hich bears black, sweet edible fruits the 

 size of a half dollar." 



56311 to 56313. Euonymusspp. Celastraceae. 



56311. Et'ONYMUS PORPHYREUS LoeS. 



"(No. 6784. October, 1922.) An orna- 

 mental shrub 5 to 6 feet high, with red 

 berries, found on the Likiang Snow 

 Range at an altitude of 12,000 feet." 



56312. Euonymus sp. 



"(No. 6809. October, 1922.) A tree 25 

 feet tall found among limestone rocks 

 on the lower slopes of the Likiang Snow 

 Range at an altitude of 9,000 feet. The 

 leaves are oval heart shaped and the fruits 

 red and yellow." 



56313. Euonymus sp. 



"(No. 6812. October, 1922.) An orna- 

 mental tree 30 to 40 feet in height, with 

 rich-green, narrow, sharp-pointed leaves 

 and red fruits. It grows on the Likiang 

 .Snow Range at an altitude of 12,000 feet." 



56288 to 56386— Continued. 



56314. Ilex sp. Aquifoliaceae. Holly. 



"(Nq. 6781. October, 1922.) A wild holly 

 from the Likiang Snow Range at about 12,000 

 feet altitude. It is an ornamental tree 25 feet 

 high, with leathery dark-green leaves and 

 small yellowish berries." 



56315. Indigofera pendula Franch. 

 bacese. 



Fa- 



"(No. 6798. October, 1922.) An exceed- 

 ingly ornamental shrub 10 to 15 feet high, 

 with long racemes of bluish purple flowers, 

 found on the Likiang Snow Range at an 

 altitude of 10,000 to 11,000 feet." 



56316. Keteleeria sp. Pinacea?. 



"(No. 6321. October, 1922.) A handsome 

 tree 50 feet in height, with light-green foliage 

 and long oblong cones, found on the Sungkwe 

 Pass. Hoching Range, two days' travel from 

 Likiang, at an altitude of 11,000 feet." 



56317 and 56318. Ligustrum spp. Oleacese. 



Privet. 



56317. Ligustrum ionandrum Diels. 



"(No. 6810. October, 1922.) A very 

 compact shrub 10 to 12 feet high, found 

 among limestone bowlders back of 

 Ngulukeu on the Likiang Snow Range 

 at an altitude of 10,000 feet. It has ellip- 

 tical leaves and short terminal clusters 

 of cream-colored fragrant flowers." 



56318. Ligustrum sp. 



"(No. 6803. October, 1922.) A tree 40 

 to 50 feet high, with a trunk 1 to 2 feet in 

 diameter, which grows along water- 

 courses on the Likiang Snow Range at an 

 altitude of 8,500 feet. The small fragrant 

 cream-colored flowers are in large pan- 

 icles." 



56319. Litsea sp. Lauraceae. 



"(No. 6814. October, 1922.) An orna- 

 mental aromatic shrub 10 to 15 feet high, 

 found on the Likiang Snow Range at an alti- 

 tude of 10,000 to 11,000 feet." 



56320 to 56325. Malls spp. Malacese. 



Apple. 



56320 and 56321. Malus yunnanensis 

 (Franch.) C. Schneid. 



"A tree 30 to 40 feet high, which grows 

 among limestone bowlders along water- 

 courses on the Likiang Snow Range at 

 altitudes of 10,000 to 12,000 feet. The 

 large oval heart-shaped, coarsely toothed 

 leaves are hairy beneath and the yellow- 

 ish crimson fruits, an inch in diameter, 

 are in large clusters. One of the hand- 

 somest trees of the Likiang Snow Range." 



56320. 

 56321. 



'(No. 6760. October, 1922.)" 

 '(No. 6764. October, 1922.)" 



56322. Malus sp. 



"(No. 6753. October, 1922.) A tree 60 

 to 80 feet in height, with stout straight 

 branches, which grows on the slopes of 

 the Likiang Snow Range at an altitude 

 of 12,000 feet. The dark-green leaves are 

 silvery beneath, and the oval yellow fruits 

 have sour fragrant flesh and large seeds. 

 The tree is very ornamental." 



56323. Malus sp. 



"(No. 6758. October. 1922.) A tree 3.5 

 to 40 feet high which is found on the 

 Likiang Snow Range at altitudes of 

 10,000 to 11,000 feet. The reddish green, 

 strongly veined leaves are whitish be- 

 neath, and the numerous fruits are in 

 large clusters." 



