COLLECTIONS OF 191 4. 
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Muscarioides group — P. aerinantha (23). 
(?) Souliei group— P. citrina (n). 
(P. No. 4 (P. Loczii). 
P. gemmifera (9). 
Farinosa-Auriculata group ^ 
P. conspersa (12). 
P. gemmifera (13). 
P. No. 19 (P. cognata) 
P. stenocalyx (19). 
(P. No. 5- 
I P. No. 7 (P. lichiangensis). 
Cortusoides group \ P. No. 21. 
P. alsophila (15). 
\P. No. 25 (P. septemloba). 
(P. scopulorum (2). 
Incertae Sedis J P. No. 20. 
( P. No. 24. 
Mollis group — P. riparia (3). 
Prinsepia uniflora (F 272) is the correct name of the shrub erro- 
neously called Plagiospermum sinense. True Plagiospermum 
has a limited distribution in Eastern China, but this plant is 
abundant throughout the lower loess regions of South Kansu, 
decorating the bare field-banks with its thorny, gracefully arising, 
arching boughs of 4-6 feet, which break into fluffs of small white 
flowers like Myrtle, to be followed by beautiful pendent oval 
berries of rich crimson on long pedicels. Seed was collected from 
the hedgerows high above Siku, on the topmost loess plateau 
beneath the Thundercrown ascent. Mr. Mayer believes the fruit 
of this may have comestible merit ; perhaps this may be so in 
America, but for my own part I have always found that the splendid 
crimson drop, so elegantly dangling, consists of almost nothing 
but skin and stone. 
Pyrus sp. (F 338) is a magnificent tree of 25-30 feet, of the Sorbus 
group, with oval-pointed undivided foliage, which turns of an 
unequalled scarlet in autumn. It is stately and graceful in habit, 
with terminal bunches of pendent fruit. Only one tree of this 
was seen (by Purdom) just below Chago, on the edge of the 
forest, and the seed may not yet be sufficient for distribution. 
Pyrus sp. (F 397) was collected by our Chinese headman, and cannot 
be precisely described, except that it is a small tree of the lower 
alpine woodland opposite Satanee, standing quite close, I take 
it, to the White Mountain Ash, but with larger oval fruits of 
pale fleshy tone, suggesting little oblong Whiteheart Cherries. 
Pyrus sp. (F 398) belongs to the Satanee range, and was particularly 
beautiful in the steep sacred forest behind the village, a small 
round tree, with straight branches enclouded all along in loose 
flights of pearl-white flower in May, followed by a rich display of 
hard little crimson Morello Cherries in November, hanging long, 
and very showy. It must be near P. spectabilis. 
