138 MR. W. B. HEMSLEY ON PLANTS 
Kechu valley at 12,700 ft. Lat. N. 31° 25’, long. E. 96° 28’. 
Aug. 22, 1892. 
On river-bottom. Fine forest-growth, mostly pines (?), on 
hill-sides ; fine grass. 
32. Tretocarya sikkimensis, Oliver, in Hook. Ic. Plant. t. 2255. 
— Basin of Suchu valley, north side, Drayalamo pass, at 14,600 It. 
Lat. N. 31° 52’, long. E. 93° 17’. Aug. 2, 1892. 
Limestone; fine grass ; flowers blue, very abundant. 
Sikkim Himalaya at 11,500 ft., and Western China near 
Tachienlu. Mr. Reekhill’s specimen is much smaller than the 
others and nearly glabrous. 
33. Pedicularis Oederi, Vah/ (P. versicolor, Wahlenb.).— Valley 
of Murus, valley-bottom at 15,640 ft. Lat. N. 33° 44’, long. E. 
91°18’. June 23, 1892. 
Alpine and Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and America. 
34. Pedicularis Przewalskii, Maxim. in Mél. Biol. x. p. 84, 
et xii. p. 787, n. 2. fig. 2.—Large state. Basin of Suchu, valley 
north side, Drayalamo pass, at 14,000 ft. Lat. N. 31° 52’, long. 
E. 93° 17'. Aug. 2, 1892. 
Limestone ; fine grass; flowers blue, very abundant. 
Eastern Himalaya, Tibet, and China. 
35. Lagotis brachystachya, Maxim. in Mél. Biol. xi. p. 300.— 
Hill-slope 2 miles N. of Murus river, head-waters Yangtsekiang, 
at 14,750 ft. Lat. N. 33° 53’, long. E. 91° 31’. June 21, 1892. 
Sandy soil, some clay. 
Kansuh. 
36. Polygonum Bistorta, Zinn.—Pochu valley at 14,000 ft. 
Lat. N. 31° 45’, long. BE. 94° 45. Aug. 14, 1892. 
Temperate and cold regions of Europe, Asia, and America. 
37. Polygonum viviparum, Zinn.—Pochu valley at 14,000 ft. 
Lat. N.31° 45’, long. BE. 94° 45’. Aug. 14, 1892. 
The seeds are parched and ground and eaten mixed with 
barley-meal (tsamba). Tibetans call it ranpa or ramba. 
Temperate and Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and America. 
38. Polygonum bistortioides, Boiss —Ramachu valley, hill-side, 
at 12,800 ft. Lat. N. 31° 48’, long. E. 94° 28’. Aug. 12, 1892. 
Used by the natives for fuod like P. viviparum. 
