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59403 to 59642— Continued. 



59625. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11408 (fruit), 8223 (flowers). Saba, 

 Likiang Snow Range. November, 1923. One 

 of the finest species, 15 to 20 feet high, found in 

 larch forests at an altitude of 11,000 to 11,500 

 feet. The oval, acute, subcordate leaves are 

 glabrous on both sides and pale beneath. The 

 large, pink flowers, produced in large corymbs, 

 are faintly fragrant. 



59626. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11418. November, 1923. A shrub 3 feet 

 high growing in pine forests of the Likiang 

 Snow Range at an altitude of 10,000 to 11,000 

 feet. The elliptical-oval, green leaves are 

 glabrous on both sides, and the large, purple- 

 lavender flowers are produced on slender 

 pedicels. 



59627. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11429. November, 1923. A handsome 

 species 6 feet high growing on the alpine slopes 

 among rocks on the Likiang Snow Range at 

 an altitude of 14,000 feet. The oval, glabrous 

 leaves are dotted beneath, and the petioles and 

 stems are carmine purple. The flowers are 

 large and red. 



59628. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11452. November, 1923. A tree 8 to 10 

 feet high found in the Sungkwe Mountains, 

 south of Likiang, at an altitude of 11,000 feet. 

 The oblong-ovate leaves are densely covered 

 beneath with cinnamon-brown tomentum. 

 The flowers are large and white. 



59629. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11453. November, 1923. A shrub 8 feet 

 high found on the Sungkwe Mountains south 

 of Likiang at an altitude of 11,000 feet. The 

 oblong, acute, aromatic leaves are green on 

 both sides but dotted with brown beneath. 

 The flowers are pale pink. 



59630. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11454. Sungkwe Mountains. Novem- 

 ber, 1923. A shrub 8 feet high found at an 

 altitude of 11,000 feet. The leaves are cori- 

 aceous and pale yellow beneath. The flowers 

 are large and white. 



59631. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11455. Sungkwe Mountains, south of 

 Likiang. November, 1923. An aromatic 

 shrub 1 to 3 feet high found among rocks at 

 an altitude of 11,000 feet. The small, elliptical 

 leaves are covered with pale-brown pubescence 

 beneath, and the flowers are white. 



59832. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11460. November, 1923. A shrub 10 feet 

 high growing on the alpine slopes of the Likiang 

 Snow Range at an altitude of 13,000 feet. The 

 very large, oblong leaves are glossy green above 

 and cinnamon brown beneath. The flowers 

 are large and produced in large corymbs. 



59633. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11461. November, 1923. A shrub 5 feet 

 high found on the alpine slopes of the Likiang 

 Snow Range at an altitude of 14,000 feet. The 

 oval, acute, white to cream-colored leaves are 

 faintly pubescent. The flowers are large and 

 white. 



59634. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11468. November, 1923. A shrub 2 feet 

 high growing on the alpine, rocky slopes of 

 the Likiang Snow Range at an altitude of 

 14,000 feet. The oval leaves are brown beneath; 

 the flowers are white, tubular, and fragrant. 



59403 to 59642 — Continued. 



59635. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11470. November, 1923. A tree 15 feet 

 high found in fir forests on the alpine slopes 

 of the Likiang Snow Range at an altitude of 

 14,500 feet. The oblong, acute leaves are pale 

 tomentose beneath, and the flowers are white, 



59636. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11471. November, 1923. A shrub 3 to 4 

 feet high found in fir forests on the alpine slopes 

 of the Likiang Snow Range at an altitude of 

 14,500 feet. The leaves are oblong acute and 

 are covered beneath with pale-brown tomen- 

 tum. The flowers are large and pink. 



59637. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11473. November, 1923. A shrub 4 feet 

 high found on the alpine slopes of the Likiang 

 Snow Range at an altitude of 14,000 feet. The 

 oblong-ovate leaves are pale brown silky be- 

 neath. The flowers are white. 



59638. Rhododendron racemosum Franch. 



No. 11476. November, 1923. A shrub VA 

 feet high growing with pines on the dry, rocky 

 limestone range opposite the Likiang Snow 

 Range. The leaves are oval and dotted with 

 gray beneath. The flowers are small and red. 



5963S. Rosa sp. Rosacea^. Rose. 



No. 11218. October, 1923. A climber grow- 

 ing in the Salwin Vallev, Champutong, at an 

 altitude of 7,000 feet. The flowers, 2 inches 

 in diameter, are rich red. 



59640. Scabiosa sp. Dipsacaceae. 



No. 11406. November, 1923. A herb, found 

 in alpine meadows at Saba, Likiang Snow 

 Range, at an altitude of 11,000 feet, with a 

 rosette of lanceolate leaves and small flowers 

 produced in drooping, white, globose heads on 

 long peduncles. 



59641. Sophora david II (Franch.) Komorov 

 (S. viciifolia Hance). Fabaceae. 



December, 1923. A spiny shrub, which is a 

 prolific fruiter, 6 to 10 feet high, most common 

 in the arid region of the Mekong, north of 

 Yangtze, and in the Atuntze Valley, at an 

 altitude of 8,000 to 10,000 feet. The leaves are 

 small. This shrub forms the sole food for goats 

 and sheep of this region. 



59642. (Undetermined.) 



No. 11009. October, 1923. A plant 2 to 3 

 feet high found in the alpine meadows of 

 Tsehchung. The flowers are yellow and have 

 greenish veins. 



59643 to 59648. 



From Soledad, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Cuttings col- 

 lected by David Fairchild. Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received April 7, 1924. Quoted notes 

 by Doctor Fairchild. 



This collection was made at the Cuban Gardens, 

 maintained by Harvard University. 



59643. Antigonon guatimalense Meisn. Foly- 

 gonaceae. 



"The globular heads of this plant appear to be 

 a deeper red than those of the ordinary type. 

 Since the typical form is one of the most desirable 

 climbers in Florida, this should be grown there 

 for comparison with the common type." 



59644. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Malvaceae. 



" Var. Hedda. An attractive single, pure-white 

 variety." 



59645 and 59646. Mangifera indica L. Ana- 

 cardiaceae. Mango. 



