JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1923 



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.56288 to 56386— Continued. 

 56860. Rhododendron sp. 



"(No. 6744. November 28, 1922.) A 

 shrub or small tree which grows on the 

 summit of the Salwin Ridge (Shweli- 

 Salwin Divide) at altitudes of 10,000 to 

 11,000 feet, in a forest one stage from 

 Chiangtso. The pale-green oblong leaves 

 are -whitish beneath, and the flowers, 

 which vary from pink to red, are ter- 

 minal. The fruits are black and hairy." 



56361. Rhododendron sp. 



"(No. 6745. Hsuehshanting. Novem- 

 ber 28, 1922.) A shrub 5 to 10 feet high, 

 dense brownish woolly throughout, 

 which is not uncommon on the summit of 

 the Salwin-Shweli watershed at altitudes 

 of 8,000 to 10,000 feet. The flowers are red 

 and are borne at the ends of the branches." 



56382- Rhododendron sp. 



"(No. 6826. October, 1922.) A very 

 handsome shrub 10 to 12 feet high, which 

 occurs on the edge of alpine meadows on 

 the Likiang Snow Range at altitudes cf 

 14,000 to 15,000 feet. The leaves are small 

 and elliptical, and the rich purple flowers 

 an inch and a half wide are in terminal 

 •clusters." 



56363. Rhododendron sp. 



"(No. 6827. October, 1922.) A shrub 

 6 to 10 feet high, found among limestone 

 "bowlders on the Likiang Snow Range at 

 an altitude of 11,000 feet. The leaves are 

 ;small and elliptical, white beneath when 

 young, and the flowers, pink with spotted 

 , red lower lips, are in terminal clusters." 



56364 Rhododendron sp. 



"(No. 6830. October, 1922.) A shrub 

 2 feet high, found in rather dry situations 

 in pine forests on the Likiang Snow Range 

 at an altitude of 11,000 feet. It has small 

 elliptical leaves and small but handsome 

 bluish purple flowers." 



."56365 and 56366. Ribes spp. Grossulariacese. 



56385. Ribes sp. Currant. 



"(No. 6778. October, 1922.) A shrub 

 5 feet high, with maplelike leaves and 

 long drooping racemes of large oval car- 

 mine fruits which are edible, with a sweet 

 acid flavor. This shrub grows on the 

 Likiang Snow Range at an altitude of 

 15,000 feet." 



.'56366. Ribes sp. 



"(No. 6780. October, 1922.) A shrub 

 4 feet high which grows on the Likiang 

 Snow Range at an altitude of 15,000 feet. 

 The leaves are small and maplelike, and 

 the small oval black fruits, crowned by 

 the persistent calyx, are insipid." 



.56367 and 56368. Rosa spp. Rosacea?. Rose. 



56367. Rosa sp. 



"(No. 6747. November, 1922.) A hand- 

 some climbing shrub 16 or 18 feet high, 

 from the Likiang Snow Range at an alti- 

 tude of 11,000 feet, near Yulungtsuin. 

 The white flowers are 2 inches across and 

 the fruits are oval and red." 



56368. Rosa sp. 



"(No. 6795. October, 1922.) A shrub 



8 feet high, with small white flowers and 

 round red fruits, found along water- 

 courses back of Ngulukeu on the Likiang 

 Snow Range at altitudes of 9,000 to 10,000 

 ifeet." 



56288 to 56386 — Continued. 



56369. Rubxjs lutescens Franch. 



"(No. 6749. October, 1922.) This is per- 

 haps the best raspberry of the Likiang Snow 

 Range, where it grows as a small shrub a foot 

 or two high on the western slopes at an alti- 

 tude of 15,000 feet. The leaves are small and 

 the large deep orange-yellow berries are sweet 

 and very delicious." 



56370. Schizandra axillaris (Blume) Hook . 

 f. and Thorns. Magnoliaceae. 



"(No. 6825. October, 1922.) An ornamen- 

 tal climber which occurs in fir forests on the 

 Likiang Snow Range at altitudes of 11,500 

 to 12,000 feet. The axillary flowers are ma- 

 genta in color." 



56371 and 56372. Smilax spp. Smilacaceae, 



Smilax . 



56371. Smilax sp. 



"(No. 6746. November 29, 1922.) A 

 handsome, climbing, thorny shrub which 

 grows on the Shweli-Salwin Divide, in 

 open scrub forest at altitudes of 6,000 to 

 7,000 feet. The leaves are small and oval 

 and the berries scarlet." 



56372. Smilax sp. 



"(No. 6808. October, 1922.) An at- 

 tractive climber with oblong glaucous 

 leaves and red berries, found on dry 

 slopes among pines on the Likiang Snow 

 Range at an altitude of 10,000 feet." 



56373 to 58376. Sorbus spp. Malaceae. 



Mcuntain ash. 



56373. Sorbus sp. 



"(No. 6775. October, 1922.) An orna- 

 mental tree 25 feet high, with small pinnate 

 leaves, which grows on the road from 

 Ashi to the Yangtze River, Likiang 

 Snow Range, at an altitude of 10,000 feet. 

 The white fruits are in large clusters." 



56374. Sorbus sp. 



" (No. 6776. October, 1922.) An orna- 

 mental tree 25 to 30 feet high, with large 

 pinnate leaves, which grows on the road 

 from Ashi to the Yangtze River, Likiang 

 Snow Range, at altitudes of 10,000 to 

 11,000 feet. The white fruits are in large 

 clusters." 



56375. Sorbus sp. 



"(No. 6779. October, 1922.) A shrub 

 15 or 16 feet high, found on the Likiang 

 Snow Range at an altitude of about 

 12,000 feet. The leaves are narrowly 

 pinnate, and the red fruits are in large 

 clusters." 



56376. Sorbus sp. 



"(No. 6785. October, 1922.) A tree 

 20 feet in height which grows in forests of 

 Abies forrestii on the Likiang Snow Range 

 at an altitude of 12,000 feet. I is very 

 ornamental because of the large c sters of 

 round red berries." 



56377. Tilia sp. Tiliaceae. 



"(No. 6801. October, 1922.) A tree 35 to 

 40 feet high, with large heart-shaped leaves 

 and fragrant flowers, found along water- 

 courses among limestone bowlders on the 

 Likiang Snow Range at an altitude of 11, COO 

 to 12,000 feet." 



56378. Vaccinium sp. Vacciniacese. 



"(No. 6796. October, 1922.) A bushy 

 shrub 2 to 3 feet high, found under pine trees 

 on the Likiang Snow Range at an altitude of 

 10,000 to 11,000 feet. The small black berries 

 are edible." 



