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59691 to 59700— Continued. 



59698. Poa violacea Bell. Poacese. Grass. 



An alpine perennial grass, found native only 

 in the European Alps, with rhizomes forming 

 a thick turf. The roughish stems are a foot 

 or two in height, and the blue-green leaves 

 terminate in long bristly points. 



59699. Trifolium pratense frigidum Aschers. 

 and Graebn. Fabaceae. Red clover. 



A Hungarian variety of red clover which 

 differs from the type chiefly in having smaller 

 flower heads and obcordate leaflets in the 

 lower leaves. 



59700. Trisetum carpaticum (Host.) Roem. 

 and Schult. Poaceae. Grass. 



A perennial grass, about a foot high, from the 

 alpine and subalpine regions of central Europe. 

 It is very similar to Trisetum alpestre, but has a 

 wider creeping rhizome. The leaf-sheaths are 

 often very bristly, and the leaves are about a 

 quarter of an inch wide. 



59701 to 59764. 



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

 Rock, National Geographic Society, Washington, 

 D. C. Received April 29, 1924. Notes by Mr. 

 Rock. 



59701. Allium sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 11427. November, 1923. A plant from 2 

 to 3 feet tall found on the alpine meadows of the 

 Likiang Snow Range between 12,000 and 13,000 

 feet altitude. The leaves are long-linear and the 

 deep wine-colored flowers are in large umbels. 



59702. Delphinium sp. Ranunculaceae. 



No. 11435. November, 1923. A beautiful spe- 

 cies which resembles very much Delphinium 

 likiangense, but the plant is smaller. The large, 

 blue flowers are bell-shaped. It was found grow- 

 ing in an alpine meadow of the Likiang Snow 

 Range at an altitude of 14,000 feet. 



59703. Delphinium sp. Ranunculaceae. 



No. 11436. November, 1923. A large, hand- 

 some species 1 to 2 feet high found growing on 

 limestone bowlders at 12,500 feet altitude on the 

 Ladsakodjo-Likiang Range. The steel-blue flow- 

 ers are large and pubescent. 



59704. Delphinium sp. Ranunculaceae. 



No. 11438. November, 1923. A plant 2 to 3 feet 

 high found along streams on the Likiang Snow 

 Range at from 9,000 to 10,000 feet altitude. The 

 leaves are broadly palmatisect, and the deep pur- 

 ple flowers are on long spikes. 



59705. Deutzia sp. Hydrangeaeeae. 



No. 11417. November, 1923. A small bush 5 

 to 8 feet high found on the Likiang Snow Range. 

 The small leaves are oval elliptical and pubescent; 

 the flowers are deep lavender purple and grow in 

 small racemes. 



59706. Pedicularis sp. Scrophulariaceae. 



No. 11442. November, 1923. A small plant 1 

 foot high found on alpine meadows of the Likiang 

 Snow Range at 13,000 feet altitude. The leaves 

 are of millefolium type, and the rich reddish 

 purple flowers grow in spikes. 



59707. Philadelphus sp. Hydrangeaeeae. 



No. 11445. November, 1923. A shrub 5 to 8 

 feet high found growing on the slopes of the Liki- 

 ang Snow Range along the streams at from 9,000 

 to 10,000 feet altitude. This fine species has small 

 leaves and fragrant white flowers. 



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59701 to 59764— Continued. 



59708. Pieris sp. Ericaceae. 



No. 11420. November, 1923. A handsome 

 shrub from 5 to 6 feet high found growing in scrub- 

 forests of the Likiang Snow Range from 10,000 to 

 11,000 feet altitude. The small, oval-elliptical 

 leaves are on red branchlets, and the white bell- 

 shaped flowers are in short racemes. 



59709. Pieris sp. Ericaceae. 



No. 11431. November, 1923. A shrub 5 feet 

 high found in scrub forests on the Likiang Snow 

 Range at 10,000 feet altitude. The oval leaves 

 are glabrous and rich green; the white flowers 

 grow in spikes which protrude beyond the leaves. 



59710. Primula forrestii Balf. f. 



Primulaceae. 

 Primrose. 



No. 11410. November, 1923. A perennial (50 

 to 100 years old) found in limestone crevices in the 

 drier regions of the Likiang Snow Range at from 

 10,000 to 11,000 feet altitude. The deep-green 

 crenate leaves have the fragrance of apples, and 

 the flowers are deep golden yellow. 



59711. Primula pinnatifida Franch. Primula- 

 ceae. Primrose. 



November, 1923. A plant 3 to 10 inches tall 

 found in swampy alpine meadows on the Likiang 

 Snow Range at from 14,000 to 15,000 feet alti- 

 tude in company with P. pseudosikkimensis and 

 P. secundiflora. The thin leaves are pinnatified, 

 and the bright-blue flowers are in spikes. 



59712. Primula septemloba Franch. Primula- 

 ceae. Primrose. 



No. 11439. November, 1923. A plant found in 

 shady places on mossy banks in fir forests at 

 Saba, Likiang Snow Range, at 11,000 feet alti- 

 tude. The large flaccid leaves are irregularly 

 lobed, and the large deep-red wine-colored flowers 

 grow in small umbels. 



59713 to 



Rhododendron spp. Ericaceae. 



CHARTOPHYLLUM 



59713. Rhododendron 

 Franch. 



No. 11422. November, 1923. One of the 

 finest species, found in a fir forest on the Likiang 

 Snow Range at from 9,800 feet to 12,000 feet 

 altitude. It is deciduous at flowering, and the 

 large flowers are all shades from white to mauve, 

 deep pink, and even blue smoke colored. 



59714. Rhododendron heliolepis Franch. 



Nos. 10943 (fruit) , 8889 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A shrub or small tree from 5 to 15 feet 

 high found in forests of fir and spruce on the 

 Londjre Mountains at from 11,000 to 12,000 

 feet altitude. The oval leaves are brown be- 

 neath and punctate; the flowers are deep laven- 

 der purple. 



59715. Rhododendron heliolepsis Franch. 



Nos. 11263 (fruit), 8419 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 6 to 10 feet high found in spruce 

 forests on Mount Lautchun at from 11,000 to 

 12,000 feet altitude. The oval, acute leaves 

 are brown punctate beneath, and the flowers 

 are rich lavender purple. 



59716. Rhododendron lepidotum Wall. 



No. 11430. November, 1923. A shrub only 

 a foot high found among rocks on the out- 

 skirts of pine forests on the Likiang Snow 

 Range at from 9,000 to 10,000 feet altitude. 

 The very small leaves are oval, and the flowers, 

 on slender pedicels, are deep-red wine colored . 



