JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1923 



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56288 to 56386 — Continued. 



56324. Malus yunnanensis (Franch.) 

 C. Schneid. 



"(No. 6762. October, 1922.) A tree 40 

 feet high, with a dense crown, found on 

 the lower slopes of the Likiang Snow 

 Range among limestone bowlders along 

 watercourses at an altitude of about 

 10,000 feet. The large leaves are grayish 

 hairy beneath." 



56325. Malus sp. 



"(No. 6821. November 30, 1922.) A 

 hardy tree 15 to 20 feet in height, found in 

 dense forest on the Salwin Ridge at an 

 altitude of 8,000 feet. The oblong leaves 

 have red veins and petioles and the calyx 

 portion of the oval yellow fruits is drawn 

 out into a beak. The fruit flesh is firm 

 and sour." 



56326 and 56327. Meconopsis spp. Papa- 

 veraceae. 



56326. Meconopsis integrifolia 

 (Maxim.) Franch. 



"(No. 6777. October, 1922.) A fine 

 alpine plant 2 feet or more in height 

 found rather commonly at altitudes of 

 14,000 to 14,500 feet among limestone 

 bowlders on the Likiang Snow Range. 

 The leaves are linear, with the basal ones 

 forming a rosette, and covered with red 

 hairs. The large bright-yellow flowers 

 are 4 inches across." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 55957. 



56327. Meconopsis rudis Prain. 



" (No. 6797. October, 1922.) An alpine 

 plant found on limestone gravel on 

 the Likiang Snow Range at altitudes 

 above 16,000 feet. The glaucous leaves 

 are covered with red spines and the satiny 

 blue flowers, 2 inches across, completely 

 cover the spikes, which are 2 feet in 

 length." 



56328 and 56329. Olea spp. Oleaceae. 



56328. Olea sp. 



"(No. 6737. November 21, 1922.) A 

 large tree 50 feet high, with a trunk a foot 

 in diameter and whitish bark, which 

 grows wild in the forests beyond Wolung 

 and Chienmachin, north of Tengyueh. 

 The narrowly oblong, leathery leaves are 

 dark green, and the small oval, bluish 

 black, juicy fruits are borne in clusters 

 below the leaves." 



56329. Olea sp. 



"(No. 6741. November 29, 1922.) A 

 tree 30 feet or more in height, found in the 

 Shweli Valley, two days' travel north- 

 east of Tengyueh near Chiangtso and 

 Chuchi. it has elliptical leaves and small 

 oval, bluish black, juic3 T fruits." 



56830 and 56331. Photinia spp. Malaceae. 



56330. Photinia sp. 



"(No. 6800. October, 1922.) A tree 

 25 feet high from the western slopes of the 

 Likiang Snow Range, in the Asm" Road 

 forest, at an altitude of 10,000 to 11,000 

 feet. The flowers are white and the small 

 orange-red fruits are in large terminal 

 panicles." 



56331. Photinia sp. 



" (No. 6815. October, 1922.) An orna- 

 mental shrub 5 to 6 feet high, from lime- 

 stone meadows in the Likiang Snow 

 Range. It has very narrow leaves and 

 clusters of dark carmine fruits." 



56288 to 56386— Continued. 



56382. Pieris sp. Ericaceae. 



"(No. 7660. November 27, 1922.) A 

 shrub 6 to 8 feet high with white flowers ,- 

 collected on the summit of Hsuehshanting. 

 at an altitude of 11,000 feet." 



56333. Pinus armandi Franch. Pinaceae. 



Pine.- 



"(No. 6792. Likiang. October, 1922.) A 

 pine tree 90 feet or more tall, with a straight 

 trunk, common at altitudes above 8,000 feet 

 in the northern part of Yunnan; also from the 

 Black River Valley to Talifu and Likiang." 



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

 45914. 



56334. Primula forrestii Balf. f. Prim- 

 ulaceae. Primrose. 



"(No. 6811. October, 1922.) A perennial 

 plant which becomes 50 years or more in age, 

 with a thick woody rootstock, found among 

 rocks and under trees in rich soil and also 

 among limestone bowlders on the Likiang 

 Snow Range, at an altitude of 11,000 to 12,000 

 feet. The large basal leaves have a fresh- 

 apple odor and the rich orange-yellow flowers 

 are in large umbels." 



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

 48361. 



56835. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. Cherry. 



"(No. 6782.) A tree 35 to 40 feet high, 

 which grows on the road from Ashi to the 

 Yangtze River, Likiang Snow Range, at an 

 altitude of 10,000 feet. The globose, bluish 

 black fruits are in drooping clusters." 



56336 to 56347. Pyrus spp. Malaceae. Pear. 

 56336. Pyrus pashia Buch.-Ham. 



" (November, 1922.) A handsome tree 

 30 feet high, with a round crown and dark- 

 green heart-shaped leaves, which grows in 

 southern Yunnan in the valleys south of 

 Puerhfu. The yellowish brown globose 

 pears are the size of marbles. The seeds 

 were secured through Miss Clara Peter- 

 son, of the Puerhfu Mission." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 54998. 



56387. Pyrus sp. 



An unlabeled packet of pear seeds from 

 Yunnan. 



56338. Pyrus sp. 



"(No. 6752. Chinhaitze. October, 

 1922.) A sturdy tree 30 to 40 feet in 

 height, with a dense crown and ascending 

 branches, which grows along water- 

 courses on the eastern side of the Likiang 

 Snow Range. The small globose fruits 

 are crimson when ripe." 



56339. Pyrus sp. 



"(No. 6754. October, 1922.) A wild 

 pear from the lower slopes of the Likiang 

 Snow Range, where it grows at an alti- 

 tude of 9,600 feet and forms a tree 30 to 

 40 feet high. The oval pealike fruits are 

 crimson when ripe." 



56340. Pyrus sp. 



"(No. 6757. October, 1922.) A very 

 handsome tree 35 to 40 feet high, which 

 grows among limestone bowlders along 

 watercourses on the lower slopes of the 

 Likiang Snow Range at an altitude of 

 10,000 feet. The handsome leaves are 

 dark green above and white beneath, 

 with serrate margins and sharp points, 

 and the fruits are small, oval, and red." 



