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The compre88ed-f ig-shaped fruits are an inch in diameter." 
56126. ROSA sp. "(No. 6692. September 7, 1922.) A large ramb- 
ling or climbing shrub with long, stout branches, which grows in the 
pine forest back of Yangpi, 2 days west of Talifu at an altitude of 
6,000 feet. The flowers are said to be large and whitish cream-colored, 
and the fruits deep red to orange." 
rubus sp. (Rosaceae) , 56114. From Yunnan, China. Seeds collect- 
ed by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant Industry. 
"(No. 6706. October, 1922.) A spineless shrub 8 feet high, with ascend- 
ing branches, found at an altitude of 8,000 feet on the top of the range 
separating the Salwin and Shweli watersheds. The leaves, palmately 
divided into 3 to 5 separate leaflets, are prominently ribbed and 
silvery beneath, and the solitary, small fruits are yellowish red and 
watery. The shrub is very ornamental." (Rock.) 
thea sp. (Theaceae), 56115. From Yunnan, China. Seeds collect- 
ed by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant Industry . 
"(No. 6697. October 2, 1922.) A tree 40 to 50 feet tall, with a trunk 
over a foot in diameter, found growing in the temple grounds of Yung 
Kwe Ssu, between Yungping and Shayang, at an altitude of 8,000 feet. 
The flowers are said to be white and 4 inches across, and the fruits 
as large as a man's fist." (Rock.) 
viburnum sp. (Caprifoliaceae) , 56116. From Yunnan, China. Seeds 
collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant 
Industry. "(No. 6699. October 4, 1922.) A beautiful shrub 5 to 8 
feet high, of spreading habit, found on the ridges beyond the valley 
of the Mekong, between Pingpo and Pangchiao, at an altitude of 8,000 
feet in a forest composed of Pinus armandi and Thea sp. The shrub was 
covered with clusters of small crimson berries which were almost trans- 
parent. They are somewhat acid and may be used for making jellies." 
(Rock. ) 
ziziphus sp. (Rhamnaceae) , 56127. From Yunnan, China. Seeds col- 
lected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant In- 
dustry. "(No. 6695. September 27, 1922.) A very hardy tree 20 feet 
high, with a large, spreading crown, found growing wild in yellow clay 
doil on the hills back of Yangpi , in company with Pinus sinensis, at an 
altitude of 6,500 feet. The fruits, the size of small olives, are 
borne in large numbers; they are green with a slight reddish tinge, 
inedible, with almost no flesh, being mostly skin and stone. The seeds 
are large, angular, and brown." (Rock.) 
