COLLECTED IN SIKKIM. 467 
Prunus nura, Wall. A few double flowers mixed with the rest. N. slope of 
Tonglo, с. 9500, 8. v. (15733). 
RUBUS LASIOCARPUS, Sm. Soshing Gompa above Keuzing, c. 6000, 2. v. (15725, 
15726). 
LINEATUS, Reinw. Leaves only; Darjiling, by the Auckland road, с. 7200", 
14. iv. (15728); Senchal, с. 8500, 11.17, (15727). 
ROSÆFOLIUS, Sm. Flower; between Darjiling and Takvar, с. 5000’, 8.iv. 
(15722). Fruit; Rhikisum, с. 6400’, 24. iv. (15723, 15724). 
FRAGARIA INDICA, Andr. Gumpahar, sunny banks, е. 7000', 13. iv. (16091, 16092). 
The two following Fragarias ave regarded by Hooker in Fl. Brit. Ind. as 
varieties of F. vesca, Linn. ‘There is no need to discuss here what is the 
best arrangement of the strawberries allied to F. vesca, and whether they 
should finally be treated as species or varieties. What I am sure of is that 
these two Sikkim forms are so distinct from each other, and from any 
European form, that they are just as well entitled to rank as species as 
are the European Fragaria collina and F. elatior. I have therefore 
unhesitatingly given a specific name to the plant which has not hitherto 
possessed one. | 
FRAGARIA NUBICOLA, Lindl. Woodland glades in glen of Kulhait Chu, с. 8000’, 
5.v. (15426); Tonglo, in woodland, с. 9250", 8.v. (15424, 15425). 
RUBIGINOSA, mihi = F. vesca, var. collina, Hook. fil, saltem quoad pl. 
Sikkimensem, sed minime F. collina, Ehrh. 
Nana, caule basi crasso quasi sublignoso. 
Caules, pedunculi et petioli omnes patenter villosissimi, pilis in sicco 
saltem rubiginosis, pedunculi diametro duplo triploque longioribus. 
Folia petiolo usque ad 4 em. longo suffulta; foliolis 6-8 nerviis, subrotundo- 
rhomboideis, mediano subsessili 20-25 mm. longo 15-18 mm. lato; basi 
cuneata integra, ceterum profunde dentato-serratis, dentibus utrinque 5-7; 
supra glabris lucentibus, inter nervos propter venulas impressas crebre 
rugosis; subtus precipue ad nervos laxe pilosis, pilis substrigosis; serius 
vero, nervis exceptis, ibi glabrescentibus. 
Calyx extus sparse sed patenter hirsutus, laciniis apice sepissime trifidis, 
ibique rubro notatis et denso pilorum fasciculo terminatis. Petala parva, 
alba, basi rubro punctata, calycem paululum excedentia. Fructus usque ad 
basin carpellis obsitus, calycibus ut videtur adpressis, sed fructus perfecte 
maturos non vidi. 
Fragaria nubicola, silvarum saltus prædiligens, quoad exemplaria Sikki- 
mensia toto cælo differt caule petiolisque longioribus, et præsertim hirsutia, 
argentea nec rubiginosa, pilis caulinis et petiolorum patulis, pedunculorum 
vero adpressis ; foliolis oblique ovatis vel ovalibus, 9-10 nerviis, usque ad 
basin fere dentatis, dentibus utrinque circa 10 ; supra sparse pilosis et inter 
nervos planis nec rugosis, subtus adpresse sericeo-pilosis; calyce pilis adpressis 
sericeo, laciniis augustioribus, plerumque integris, apice nec rubro notatis 
nec tam conspicue barbatis ; flore duplo majore petalis, nisi fallor, immacu- 
latis, Fructus F. nubicolæ non vidi. 
