APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1924 



59000 to 59268 — Continued. 



59007. Corylopsis sp. Hamamelidacese. 



No. 11226. October, 1923. A very handsome 

 tree 20 feet high found at 10,000 feet altitude on 

 the slopes of Mount Kenichunpu, Salwin-Irra- 

 waddy Divide. The leaves are fan-shaped with 

 prominent veins which radiate like segments of 

 a fan. 



59008. Corylus tibetica Batal. Betulacese. 



Hazel. 



No. 11136. November, 1923. A small tree 30 

 to 40 feet high found at 10,000 feet altitude in the 

 forests of Sila Pass on the Mekong- Salwin Divide. 

 The thin green leaves are large and ovate serrate; 

 the echinate fruits are in threes, and the nuts are 

 small. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 46406. 



59009. Cremanthoditjm sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 11440. November, 1923. A plant about 1 

 foot high, found in alpine meadows on the 

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

 The oval leaves are in basal rosettes, and the 

 large flower heads have drooping golden ray 

 florets. 



59010. Delphinium sp. Ranunculacese. 



No. 11407. November, 1923. A plant 2 to 3 

 feet high found in crevices of limestone bowlders, 

 Likiang Snow Range, at an altitude of 11,000 

 feet. The leaves are broadly palmatisect, and 

 the flowers are purplish blue. The plant spreads 

 from the base. 



59011. Delphinium sp. Ranunculacese. 



No. 11458. November, 1923. A plant 1 foot 

 high found on alpine slopes of the Likiang Snow 

 Range at 14,000 feet altitude. The leaves form a 

 basal rosette, and the large hairy blue-lavender 

 flowers grow in dense globose spikes. 



59012. Gentiana sp. Gentianacese. 



No. 11399. November, 1923. A handsome 

 moisture-loving herb a foot tall found in alpine 

 meadows at 11,000 feet altitude on the Likiang 

 Snow Range. The very large flowers have long, 

 tubular, salver-shaped corollas of deep indigo 

 blue. 



59013. Gentiana sp. Gentianacese. 



No. 11400. November, 1923. A very attrac- 

 tive species found covering acres of alpine mead- 

 ows at Harakin in the Likiang Snow Range. 

 The plant is prostrate and only 5 or 6 inches high; 

 the urn-shaped flowers are Prussian blue with 

 white stripes. 



59014. Gentiana sp. Gentianaceae. 



Nos. 11400 (fruit), 8907 (flowers). November, 

 1923. Plants found growing in limestone soil in 

 meadows of Saba, Likiang^Snow Range, at 11,000 

 feet altitude. The leaves are in linear rosettes, 

 and the large flowers are deep indigo blue with 

 paler stripes. 



59015. Gentiana sp. Gentianaceae. 



No. 11448. November, 1923. A small plant a 

 foot high found in alpine meadows of the Likiang 

 Snow Range at 12,000 feet altitude. The leaves 

 are linear-lanceolate, and the bluish purple 

 flowers grow in globose heads on long stems. 



59016. Gentiana sp. Gentianacese. 



No. 11450. November, 1923. A prostrate plant 

 1 to 2 feet long found in alpine meadows of the 

 Likiang Snow Range at 12,000 feet altitude. The 

 flowers are yellow. 



59017. Gentiana sp. Gentianacese. 



No. 11466. November, 1923. A small plant 10 

 inches high found in alpine meadows of the 

 Likiang Snow Range at 13,000 feet altitude. The 

 small, elliptic leaves clasp the stem; the flowers 

 are blue with a purple tinge. 



59000 to 59268— Continued. 



59018. Gentiana sp. Gentianacese. 



No. 1.1474. November, 1923. A plant 2 inches 

 high with deep-blue flowers found at 13,000 feet 

 altitude in alpine meadows of the Likiang Snow 

 Range. 



59019. Gentiana sp. Gentianacese. 



No. 11477. November, 1923. A small herba- 

 ceous plant 8 to 10 inches high found in pine for- 

 ests and meadows on the Likiang Snow Range at 

 10,000 feet altitude. The leaves are small and 

 linear and the flowers tubular and blue. 



59020. Gentiana sp. Gentianacese. 



No. 11478. November, 1923. A prostrate plant 

 found in moist meadows of the Likiang Snow 

 Range. The large erect flowers are dark blue 

 striped with yellow, and the fleshy leaves are 

 needle shaped. 



59021. Iris sp. Iridacese. 



Nos. 11486 (fruit), 10209 (flowers). November, 

 1923. A plant 1 to 2 feet tall found growing in 

 clumps in moist meadows on the Likiang Snow 

 Range at 11,000 feet altitude. The flowers are 

 dark blue. 



59022. PiERissp. Ericaceae. 



* No. 11414. November, 1923. A handsome 

 shrub 3 to 4 feet high which forms dense bushes; 

 found growing in pine forest outskirts on the 

 Likiang Snow Range at 10,000 feet altitude. The 

 elliptical leaves are shining dark green, and the 

 bell-shaped white flowers are m erect spikes. 



59023. Potentilla sp. Rosacese. 



No. 11464. November, 1923. A plant found in 

 alpine meadows of the Likiang Snow Range at 

 9,000 to 10,000 feet altitude. The leaves are tri- 

 foliate, and the yellow flowers are in large 

 racemes. 



59024 to 59028. Primula spp. Primulaceae. 



Primrose. 



59024. Primula sp. 



Nos . 10895 (fruit) , 8904 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A very handsome species found in moist 

 alpine meadows of Londjre, southeastern Tibet, 

 at 12,000 to 13,000 feet altitude. The large 

 flowers are deep indigo blue. 



59025. Primula calliantha Franch. 



Nos. 10962 (fruit) , 9079 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. Plants collected in the alpine meadows 

 of the Mekong Valley at 12,000 feet altitude. 

 The linear-lanceolate leaves are glabrous, and 

 the large drooping flowers are rich purplish 

 blue with large calyxes striped with white . 



59028. Primula calliantha Franch. 



Nos. 11137 (fruit) , 9967 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A plant found in the alpine meadows of 

 the Peima Mountains at 14,000 feet altitude. 

 The linear -lanceolate leaves are thin and green; 

 the large flowers are rich purple. 



59027. Primula ingens W. W. Smith and 

 Forrest. 



Nos. 11327 (fruit) , 9291 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A plant about 2.4 feet high found in the 

 alpine meadows of the Peima Mountains at 

 13,000 feet altitude. The linear leaves are 

 glabrous, and the bluish purple flowers are in 

 globose heads. 



59028. Primula sp. 



No. 11350. November, 1923. A plant 2 feet 

 high found on mossy forest banks along the 

 trail near the summit of Shundsangtu at 13,000 

 feet altitude. The leaves are lanceolate and 

 the flowers are purple. 



