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59403 to 59642— Continued. 



59417. Gentiana sp. Gentianaceae. 



No. 11484. Saba. November, 1923. A branch- 

 ing corymbose plant 1 foot high found in moist 

 meadows near Likiang at an altitude of 11,000 

 feet. The deep-blue flowers, 2 to 3 inches long, 

 have salver-shaped corollas. 



59418. Incarvillea lute a Bur. and Franch. 

 Bignoniaceae. 



No. 11412. Likiang Snow Range. November, 

 1923. A bush 2 to 3 feet high found among lime- 

 stone rock in scrub forests at an altitude of 9,600 

 to 11,000 feet. The large leaves are pinnatisect, 

 and the large, yellow flowers are produced in 

 long, terminal spikes. 



59419. Indigofera pendula Franch. Fabaceae. 



No. 11441. November, 1923. An exceedingly 

 ornamental shrub 10 to 15 feet high collected on 

 the Likiang Snow Range at an altitude of 10,000 

 feet. The handsome flowers are in large pendu- 

 lous racemes. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 56315. 



59420. Lilium sp. Liliacese. 



No. 10190. Mount Kenichunpu, Salwin-Irra- 

 waddy Divide. October, 1923. A plant 1 or 2 

 feet high found in alpine meadows. The leaves 

 are elliptical, and the flowers are yellow to white. 



59421. Magnolia sp. Magnoliaceae. 



No. 11231. October, 1923. A tree 8 to 10 feet 

 high growing on the slopes of Mount Kenichunpu, 

 Salwin-Irrawaddy Divide, at an altitude of 10,000 

 feet. The oval leaves are thinly rufous pubescent 

 beneath, and the flowers are large and white. 



59422. Malus tunnanensis (Franch.) C. 

 Schneid. (Pyrus yunnanensis Franch.). Mala- 

 ceae. Apple. 



No. 11489. November, 1923. A tree 30 to 40 

 feet high found in the Lashipa Forest near Sembi, 

 west of Likiang, at an altitude of 9,000 to 10,000 

 feet. The large, oval, rich-green leaves are green- 

 ish pubescent beneath, and the red fruits are 1 

 inch in diameter. 



59423. Malus sp. Malaceae. 



Xo. 11356. December, 1923. A shrub or tree 

 30 feet high found in the forests on the eastern 

 slope of Karila, at an altitude of 12,000 feet. The 

 lianalike branches are long and rambling, and 

 the fruits are red and obovate. 



59424. Meibomia sp. (Desmodium sp.). Faba- 



No. 11440. November, 1923. A shrub 8 to 10 

 feet high found along streams on the Likiang 

 Snow Range, at an altitude of 9,000 to 10,000 feet. 

 The rich-pink flowers, produced in large racemes, 

 make this a very handsome shrub. 



59425. PAEONiALUTEADelavay. Ranunculaceae. 



No. 11488. November, 1923. A shrub 1 to 2 

 feet high found on the dry slopes of Mount 

 Lautchun, west of Likiang, at an altitude of 8,000 

 feet. The large leaves are white beneath, and 

 the flowers are large and yellow. 



59426. Philadelphus sp. Hydrangeaceae. 



No. 11416. Likiang Snow Range. November, 

 1923. A very handsome species 8 to 10 feet high 

 found on the outskirts of forests at an altitude of 

 10,000 to 11,500 feet. The large white flowers, 

 produced in large racemes, are fragrant. 



59427. Pinus sinensis yunnanensis (Franch.) 

 Shaw. Pinaceae. Pine. 



No. 11699. December, 1923. One of the most 

 common trees in Yunnan, varying in height from 

 30 to 80 feet and with a very straight or crooked 

 trunk, depending on the location and exposure. 

 On the Likiang Snow Range, where these seeds 

 were collected, this pine is associated with Quercus 



59403 to 59642— Continued. 



delavayi, Q. semecarpifolia, and Rhododendron for- 

 tunes. . It prefers well-drained soils. It grows at 

 altitudes ranging from 9,000 to 11,000 feet, with 

 only scattered individual trees at the higher- 

 levels. In the more moist region its place is taken 

 by Pinus armandi and in the higher altitudes by 

 Picea and Tsuga. 



59428 to 59434. Primula spp. Primulaceae. 



Primrose. 



59428. Primula littoniana Forrest. 



No. 9859. September, 1923. A very hand- 

 some plant 2 to 3 feet tall growing in swampy 

 meadows west of the Likiang Snow Range at 

 Ganhaitze and also east of Lahgwubo, at an 

 altitude of 10,000 to 11,000 feet. The deep 

 indigo-blue flowers are borne in long, densely 

 packed spikes and the calyxes, a rich carmine, 

 are very striking. 



59429. Primula secundiflora Franch. 



No. 11425. Likiang Snow Range. Novem- 

 ber, 1923. Collected at an altitude of 13,000 

 feet. 



For previous introduction and description, 

 see S. P. I. No. 58375. 



59430. Primula sp. 



No. 10182. October, 1923. A plant several 

 inches high found in the alpine meadows of 

 Mount Kenichunpu, Salwin-Irrawaddy Di- 

 vide, at an altitude of 13,000 feet. The leaves 

 are green and elliptical, and the flowers are 

 a rich deep purple. 



59431. Primula valentiniana Hand.-Mzt. 



No. 11171. October, 1923. A plant 4 to 5 

 inches high found growing in the alpine 

 meadows of Champutong, Salwin-Irrawaddy 

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

 are small, and the flowers are large and blue. 



59432. Primula, agleniana Balf. f. and For- 

 rest. 



No. 11197. October, 1923. Found growing 

 in the alpine meadows of Mount Kenichunpu, 

 Salwin-Irrawaddy Divide, at an altitude of 

 13,000 feet. The leaves are lanceolate and 

 crenate, and the flowers are large and white 

 with a pinkish tinge, drooping in large umbels. 



59433. Primula ingens W. W. Smith and 

 Forrest. 



No. 11332. November, 1923. Collected in 

 the alpine meadows of Mount Peima, at an alti- 

 tude of 14,000 feet. The leaves are linear- 

 lanceolate and glabrous, and the flowers are 

 pale blue. 



59434. Primula poissoni Franch. 



No. 11487. November, 1923. From 3 to 4 

 feet high found in moist meadows near Labako, 

 west of Likiang, at altitudes of 8,000 to 9,000 

 feet. The leaves are basal, linear-lanceolate, 

 and the flowers are produced in long spikes 

 (candelabra) . 



59435. Rhododendron araliaeforme Balf. f. 

 and Forrest. Ericaceae. 



No. 11404. November, 1923. Collected in pine 

 forests of the Likiang Snow Range between 9,000 

 and 10,000 feet altitude. The large, fragrant 

 flowers are white, pink, or purplish, but usually 

 pink. This species is found all over Yunnan. 



59436 to 59638. Rhododendron spp. Ericaceae. 



59436. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 1372 (fruit) , 8500 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A shrub 4 feet high growing on alpine 

 slopes among limestone rocks on the Likiang 

 Snow Range at altitudes of 13,000 to 14,000 feet. 

 The pale, thin leaves are obovate oblong and 

 covered beneath with yellow tomentum. The 

 flowers are rich pink. 



