JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1924 



tion. Not only on account of its economic value is 

 this true but also because the climatic conditions of 

 Taiwan more closely resemble those of southern 

 Florida than do those of the native countries of 

 many other of the better known rubber plants now 

 being assembled for experimental purposes at the 

 Chapman Field Plant Introduction Garden in 

 southern Florida. 



Analyses of sample from Taiwan (per cent): 

 Moisture, 1.3; caoutchouc, 85.3; resin, 5.0; proteid, 

 2.1; insoluble matter, 6.3. (Alfred Keys, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry.) 



58497. Coffea liberica Bull. Rubia- 

 cese. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented 

 by Adn. Hernandez, director, bureau of agricul- 

 ture. Eeceived March 19, 1924. 



Introduced for horticulturists engaged in coffee- 

 growing experiments. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 53460. 



58498 to 58511. 



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

 Rock, National Geographic Society, Washington, 

 D. C. Received February 27, 1924. Notes by 

 Mr. Rock. 



. Picea sp. Pinaceae. 



Spruce. 



(No. 10890. Mahoangputze. December, 1923.) 

 A handsome tree 50 to 70 feet, sometimes taller, 

 found in rich, black soil in moist meadowlands on 

 the eastern and western slopes of the Likiang 

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

 species is less graceful and not so slender as Picea 

 likiang ensis; it has brown, ovoid cones. 



58499. Abies sp. Pinaceae. 



Fir. 



(No. 10886. December. 1923.) A fine tree 60 

 feet or more in height, with a trunk 2 or 3 feet in 

 diameter, which grows along stream beds on the 

 eastern slopes of the Likiang Snow Range at an 

 altitude of about 11,000 feet. The needles are 

 not silvery beneath, and the greenish White cones 

 are erect. 



58500. Keteleeria sp. Pinaceae. 



(No. 10892. Sungkwe. December, 1923.) A 

 pale-green tree 30 to 40 feet high, with stiff 

 branches and large needles. The straw-colored 

 cones are 10 to 20 centimeters (4 to 8 inches) 

 long. This species grows in dry regions south of 

 Likiang at about 10,000 feet altitude. 



58501. Picea likiangensis (Franch.) E. Pritz. 

 Pinaceae. Spruce. 



(No. 10889. Zinako. December, 1923.) A 

 tree 60 to 80 feet tall, with long, slender, drooping, 

 very graceful branches and brown oblong cones, 

 found in moist meadowland on the western slopes 

 of the Likiang Snow Range at 12,000 feet altitude. 

 Above this altitude it is replaced by Abies, while 

 Tsuga occurs lower down. 



58502. Picea sp. Pinaceae. 



Spruce. 



(No. 10888. December, 1923.) A tree 60 to 

 80 feet tall, with long, drooping branches, found 

 back of Nguluke, growing wild around the village 

 temple, at an altitude of 9,600 feet, Likiang Snow 

 Range. The needles are short, the cones are 

 larger, and the scales broader than No. 10890 

 [S.P.I. No. 58498]. 



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

 58470. 



58503. Primula sp. Primulaceae. Primrose. 



(Mount Kenichunpu. October, 1923.) • An 

 herbaceous plant about 1 foot high, from alpine 

 meadows of the Salwin-Irrawaddy Divide, 

 Tibetan border, at about 13,000 feet altitude. 

 The leaves are elliptical and the flowers small 

 and yellow. 



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58498 to 58511— Continued. 



58504. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. Pear. 



(Nos. 8946 and 11347. Litiping. November, 

 1923.) A very handsome tree 15 feet high, from 

 alpine meadows, at an altitude of 12,000 feet. It 

 has small, elliptic-oval, acute, crenate, pubescent 

 leaves, large umbels of white flowers, and red 

 fruits the size of a pea. 



58505 to 58509. Rhododendron spp. Ericaceae. 



58505. Rhododendron oleifolium Franch. 



(No. 11219. Chanyutang. October, 1923.) 

 A pink-flowered, shrubby species 1 or 2 feet 

 high, which grows in the Salwin Valley at 

 about 7,000 feet altitude. The narrowly ellip- 

 tical, glaucous leaves are punctate beneath. 



58506. Rhododendron sp. 



(No. 11228. Mount Kenichunpu. October, 

 1923.) A red-flowered, shrubby species over 2 

 feet high, from the Salwin-Irrawaddy Divide, 

 Tibetan border, at an altitude of 13,000 feet. 

 The elliptical, dark pigeon-gray leaves are 

 punctate beneath. 



58507. Rhododendron sp. 



(No. 11229. Mount Kenichunpu. October, 

 1923.) A very curious creeping plant which 

 grows on rocky slopes, Salwin-Irrawaddy 

 Divide, at about 11,000 feet altitude. The 

 leaves are very small, glossy, and dark green, 

 and the flowers are white with a pinkish tinge. 



58508. Rhododendron sino-grande Balf. f. 

 and Smith. 



(No. 11239. Mount Kenichunpu. October, 

 1923.) A tree, 25 to 30 feet in height, found in 

 a fir forest on the Salwin-Irrawaddy Divide, 

 Tibetan border, at an altitude of 13,000 feet. 

 The obovate-oblong leaves, silvery beneath, 

 are 1 or 2 feet long, and the very large, cream- 

 colored flowers are in huge corymbs. 



58509. Rhododendron sp. 



(No. 11241. Sila Pass. October and No- 

 vember, 1923.) A shrub about 2 feet high, 

 found among rocks on the Salwin-Mekong 

 Divide at an altitude of 13,000 feet. The oval, 

 glabrous leaves are glaucous beneath, and the 

 flowers are reddish pink. 



58510. TsuGAsp. Pinaceae. Hemlock. 



(No. 10891. December, 1923.) A tree 80 feet 

 or more in height, with a trunk about 5 feet in 

 diameter and spreading branches, which grows 

 at an altitude of 10,000 feet on the eastern slopes 

 of the Likiang Snow Range, in dense forests 

 where there is heavy rainfall. The needles are 

 dark green, and the rather large ovoid cones are 

 pale brown. I consider this the finest of all 

 Tsugas. 



58511. Gatjltheria sp. Ericaceae. 



(No. 11230. Mount Kenichunpu. October, 

 1923.) A shrub 2 feet high which grows on the 

 Salwin-Irrawaddy Divide, Tibetan border, at an 

 altitude of 11,000 feet. It has elliptical, serrate 

 leaves and globose, rich-blue berries. 



58512. Pyrus sp. Malacese. Pear. 



From Simla Hills, Punjab, India. Seeds presented 

 by S. E. Stokes. Received February 26, 1924. 



This Himalayan wild pear is called "shegal" or 

 "kanth" by the natives. The fruit is bronze col- 

 ored, perfectly round, and the size of a large cherry. 

 The tree grows extensively in the mountains at 

 altitudes of 4,000 to 8,000 feet. (Stokes.) 



Introduced for testing as a stock for our cultivated 

 apples and pears. 



