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55669 to 55706— Continued. 



55672. Bebberis NAPAULENSis (DC. I SpreiiK. 



An erect shrub, 3 to 20 feet hinJi. native to Uie tem|x«rate 

 Himalayas at altitudes of 4,000 to S,(hr) f«H't. It is leafv orilv n»»or 

 the top, the leaves beiii-; G to 18 inrhes in lenKtli. wltii leathery ii^af- 

 lets. The flowers are borne in erect tlense-flowj-red nu-fniet*, :in<l 

 the bitter, violet fruits are jibout half an in.h in «liain»'t.'i i Vdaptetl 

 from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 1. p. 109.) 



For previous introduction, see R. V. I. Nn. r»07irt 



55673. Rerbkkis wat.lu iiiana !"><". 



An everfrreen barberry found in lurests ..f tlie teniiH-rate 

 Himalayas at altitudes of S.lXK) to lO.tMH) f^t. The leaves are 

 narrow and the flowers, which are l)orne many In a cluster, are 

 followed by oval or oblon^i shining,' biacji -purple berrie-^. ( .\dapteti 

 from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. I. p. 110.) 



55674. BucKLANDiA POPULNEA R. Br. Hamamelidacea'. 



A large evergreen tree, up to 80 ft^'t in height, n.ilive to llic eastt-ni 

 Himalayas at altitudes of 3,000 to 8,(X»0 feet. The wood is Rraylsh 

 brown, close grained, and durable and is very much u.sed in Harjllinc 

 for planking and for doors and window frames. (Adapted from M'att, 

 Dictvonary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 1, p. .I}.?.^ 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 4704! t. 



55675. BxjDDLEiA coLviLEi Hook. f. Loganiaccp. 



A shrub or small tree 15 to 20 feet high from tiie vicinity of Slkkim, 

 India, where it is found at altitudes of 9.000 to 12,000 feet. " The oblong 

 toothed leaves are about 6 inches long and the crimson flowers, an Inch 

 in length, are borne in large loose terminal clusters. (Adapted from 

 Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. //, p. 81.) 



55676. CEPHALOSTACHYVii CAPiTATUM Munro. Poaceie. Bamboo. 



A bamboo from the hills of Sikkim, India, which develops strong, 

 slender, yellow stems up to 30 feet in height. These stems are used by 

 the natives for bows and arrows, and the leaves are considered good 

 fodder. (Adapted from Gamble, Manual of Indian Timbers, p. Ji29.) 



55677. Clematis grewiaeflora DC. Ranuncuhicea'. 



A large woody climber with densely hairy, deeply 5-lobed leaflets and 

 many-flowered panicles of hairy, tawny yellow flowers, with oblong sepals 

 1^ inches long. The plant is native to the lower temperate and sub- 

 tropical Himalayas at altitudes of 3.000 to 5,000 feet. (Adapted fn)m 

 Johnson's Gardener's Dictionary, p. 230, and Hooker, Flora of Briti$h 

 India, vol. 1, p. 6.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 33765. 



55678. Cracca Candida (DC.) Kuntze. Fabacere. 

 (Tephrosia Candida DC.) 



A low shrub with slender velvety branches, smootli green leaves n to 

 inches long, with gray-silky lower surfaces, and copious terminal and 

 lateral racemes of reddish or white flowers. The shrub is luitive to tho 

 more tropical of the Himalayas, ascending to 5,000 feet altitude. 

 (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 2, p. 111.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 50303. 



55679. Eriobotrya hookebiana Decaisne. Malaceae. 



A small stout-branched tree with thick leathery oblong .sharply tootheil 

 leaves up to a foot in length, large panicles of small white flowers, and 

 egg-shaped yellow fruits about three-fourths of an inch long. It is a 

 native of the eastern Himalayas at altitudes of 6,500 to 8,000 feet, 

 (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 2, p. 371.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 50717. 



