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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



59398 to 59401. 



From Edinburgh, Scotland. Presented by Wil- 

 liam Wright Smith, regius keeper, Royal Botanic 

 Garden. Received May 14, 1924. Introduced 

 for horticulturists experimenting with small 

 fruits. 



59398 to 59401. Cuttings. 



59398. Ribes beihmontii Jancz. Grossularia- 

 ceae. 



A hybrid between Ribes malvaceum and 

 probably R. sanguineum. It is an upright 

 shrub, about 7 feet in height, with 3-lobed, 

 deep-green leaves, light-pink flowers, and red- 

 dish fruits. 



59399. RUBUS BIFLORUS QUINQUEFLORUS Focke. 



Rosaceae. 



Because of the waxy bloom which covers the 

 long spiny stems this is a very striking shrub. 

 The large pinnate leaves, a foot or more in 

 length, are white beneath, and the large white 

 flowers are produced in terminal and axillary 

 clusters. The edible, golden-yellow fruits of 

 this western Chinese species are about the size 

 of the common raspberry. 



59400. RUBUS CRATAEGIFOLIUS MORIFOLIUS 



(Sieb.) Focke. Rosacea?. 



A stout, erect or spreading wild raspberry, 

 native to Japan. Because of its numerous, 

 strong prickles and small, orange-red fruits it 

 is of value chiefly to plant breeders. 



59401. Viburnum hupehense Rehder. Capri- 

 foliaeese. 



A fairly hardy, deciduous shrubby species, 

 allied to Viburnum urightii, with coarsely 

 toothed, long-pointed dark-green leaves and 

 ovoid, dark-red fruits. Native to central China. 



59402. Chenopodium qtjinoa Willd. 

 Chenopodiaceoe. Quinoa. 



From South America. Seeds collected by Fred D. 

 Richey, of the Bureau of Plant Industry, and 

 Prof. R.A.Emerson, of Cornell Cniversitv. Re- 

 ceived May 20, 1924. 



Obtained from Hector Cusicanqui, of La Paz, 

 Bolivia; crop of 1924. Said to be the best variety 

 grown at La Paz. (Richey arid Emerson.) 



59403 to 59642. 



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

 Rock, National Geographic Societv, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. Received April 29 and 30. Quoted 

 notes by Mr. Rock. 



59403. Aconitum forrestii Stapf. Ranuncu- 

 laceae. 



Xo. 11446. November, 1923. A plant 3 to 4 feet 

 high collected in alpine meadows at the foot of 

 limestone rocks at an altitude of 11,000 feet, 

 Likiang Snow Range. The leaves are pubescent 

 and dark green, and the spikes, 2 feet or more long, 

 are covered the entire length with the pale-blue 

 to purple flowers. 



59404. Allium sp. Liliacea?. 



No. 11467. November, 1923. A plant 1 to 2 feet 

 high from alpine meadows of the Likiang Snow 

 Range, at an altitude of 14,000 feet. The rich- 

 blue flowers are produced in drooping globose 

 umbels. 



59405. Aster staticefolius Franch. Asteraceae. 



No. 11423. November, 1923. A shrub 2 to 3 

 feet high found among rocks (limestone crevices), 

 Likiang Snow Range, at an altitude of 11,000 feet. 

 The leaves are spatulate, the flowers large, and 

 the ray flowers deep blue-purple. 



59403 to 59642— Continued. 



59406. Aster sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 11426. November, 1923. A plant 2 feet 

 high from alpine meadows, Likiang Snow Range, 

 at an altitude of 12,000 to 13,000 feet. The leaves 

 are lanceolate, the flower heads large, 2 inches in 

 diameter, and the ray flowers long and deep blue- 

 purple. 



59407. Cotoneaster sp. Malaceae. 



No. 11220. Champutong, Salwin Valley. 

 October, 1923. A very ornamental shrub 6 inches 

 high found at an altitude of 9,000 feet, with small, 

 orbicular leaves and small red fruits. 



59408. Pyracantha angustifolia (Franch.) C. 

 Schneid. Malaceae. 



No. 11482. November, 1923. A much- 

 branched, spiny shrub 4 to 5 feet high found in 

 dry stream beds and meadows around the Likiang 

 Snow Range, at an altitude of 9,000 feet. The 

 leaves are small and linear, and the fruits are a 

 rich orange-red. 



59409. Cremanthodium sp. AsteracesSs 



No. 11456. Sungkwe. November, 1923. 

 Found in the alpine meadows, at an altitude of 

 11,000 feet. The large, oval leaves of this plant 

 form a basal rosette, and the drooping flower heads 

 have deep-yellow ray flowers. 



59410. Delphinium sp. Ranunculacese. 



No. 11245. Mount Lautchun. October. 1923. 

 A plant 3 to 4 feet high found in alpine meadows 

 at an altitude of 12,000 feet, with large, deeply 

 divided leaves and deep-blue flowers on long 

 spikes. 



59411. Delphinium sp. Ranunculacese. 



No. 11413. November, 1923. A plant 2 feet or 

 more high found at the head of a limestone gorge 

 at Sabaloko, Likiang Snow Range. The deep- 

 green leaves form globose rosettes, and the flowers, 

 in ample spikes, are rich deep blue. 



59412. Delphinium sp. Ranunculacese. 



No. 114S3. November, 1923. A plant 2 to 3 

 feet high growing in the wet meadows of Heshwe. 

 Likiang Snow Range, at an altitude of 10,000 

 feet. The leaves are palmatisect and basal, and 

 the dark blue-purple flowers are produced in 

 long spikes. 



59413. Delphinium sp. Ranunculacese. 



No. 11485. Ngulukeu. November, 1923. A 

 plant 1 to 2 feet high found in meadows among 

 rocks at an altitude of 9,000 feet. The leaves are 

 finely palmatisect, and the rich steel-blue flowers 

 are in large racemes. 



59414. Enkianthus sp. Ericaceae. 



No. 10949 (fruit), 8907 (flowers). November, 

 1923. A very handsome species 8 to 15 feet high 

 found in the forests of Landjoeala, southeastern 

 Tibet, at an altitude of 9,000 feet. The evenly 

 green leaves are oval, and the campanulate 

 flowers are yellow with red stripes and arranged 

 in large clusters. 



59415. Euptelea pleiosperma Hook. f. aad 

 Thorns. Trochodendraceae. 



No. 11224. October, 1923. A tree 30 to 40 feet 

 high found along meadows of Champutong, 

 Salwin Valley, at an altitude of 7,000 feet. The 

 oval, crenate, caudately acuminate leaves are 

 pale beneath, and the flowers are red. 



59416. Gentiana sp. Gentianaceae. 



No. 11437. November. 1923. A branching 

 plant 1 foot high found in alpine meadows at 

 Ladsakodjo, Likiang Snow Range, at an altitude 

 of 12,500 feet. The large, tubular flowers are 

 indigo blue and have salver-shaped corollas. 



