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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



34523 to 34601— Continued. 



34536. Deutzia glomeruliplora Franch. 



''(Wilson No. 4383.) From Chetoshan, southwest of Tachienlu, Szechwan; 

 altitude, 3,500 meters; October, 1910." 



34537. Ampelopsis megalophylla Diels and Gilg. 



' ' (Wilson No . 143. ) From north and south Ichang, western Hupeh, in woods, 

 at an altitude of 1,200 to 1,500 meters; June and September, 1907. One of the 

 most interesting of the recently discovered species from western China, having 

 canes 20 to 30 feet long and large divided leaves often more than 3 feet in diam- 

 eter. Survived the winter of 1911-12 without injury at the Arnold Arboretum. ' ' 



34538. PiNus SINENSIS Lambert. Pine. 

 "(Wilson No. 1370.)" 



34539. Prunus dehiscens Koehne. 



"(Wilson No. 4029.) From western Szechwan. A shrub from 2 to 4 meters 

 in height, with a green fruit having thin flesh easily soluble, which, according 

 to Wilson, is dehiscent. Very similar to P. mongolica Maximowicz." 



34540. Juniperus formosana Hayata. Juniper. 

 "(Wilson No. 696.) (cf. /. taxifoUus.) Thin tree 8 to 12 meters tall; fruit 



orange; moist thickets, 600 to 1,300 meters altitude; south of Ichang." 



34541. Thuja orientalis L. Arbor vitse. 

 " (Wilson No. 1272.) A tree 8 meters tall, one tree by the wayside; altitude, 



1,300 meters; Mupin, western Szechwan; a distinct arbor vitse." 



34542. Neillia affinis Hemsley. 



" (Wilson No. 916 A.) Shrub, 1 to 1.5 meters; flowers, pink; thickets, 200 to 

 2,500 meters altitude; Washan, western Szechwan." 



34543. Stranvaesia da vidian a Decaisne. 

 "From western Szechwan." 



34544. Acer catalpifolium Rehder. Maple. 

 " (Wilson No. 4208. ) From near Yachoufu, western Szechwan, along streams, 



at an altitude of 450 to 600 meters, October, 1910. A tree reaching 10 to 23 

 meters in height, with a trunk sometimes 1.2 meters in diameter, having undi- 

 vided leaves which turn yellow in autumn, making the tree very handsome." 



34545. CuPRESSus funebris Endlicher. Cypress. 

 "(Wilson No. 798.) Tree, 10 to 30 meters; abundant in western Hupeh 



up to 1,100 meters; seeds from altitudinal limits. One of the most useful and 

 beautiful of Chinese conifers. The wood, known as Pah mu, is largely employed 

 in boat building and general carpentry." 



34546. Ilex macrocarpa Oliver. Holly. 

 "(Wilson No. 151.) From western Hupeh, 1907." 



34547. Cephalotaxus fortunei Hooker. 



"(Wilson No. 1386.) Tree, 8 meters; fruit, purple; roadsides, etc., 1,500 

 meters altitude; near Washan, western Szechwan." 



34548. Pinus massoniana Lambert. Pine. 

 "(Wilson No. 1468.) Kiating and vicinity, west to Mupin, western Szech- 

 wan; altitude up to 1,000 meters; May and November, 1908." 



34549. Pinus sinensis Lambert. Pine. 

 "(Wilson No. 1472.) From Mupin, western Szechwan; altitude, 1,500 to 



2,000 meters; November, 1908." 



