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49613 to 49661— Continued. 



49621. Bkomus sp. Poaceae. Grass. 

 Received as Avena aspera; identified at the Grass Herbarium. 



49622. Calamagrostis sp. Poacea^. Grass. 



Received as Deyeiixia seratescens ; sample identified at the Grass Her- 

 barium. 



49623. Cassiope fastigiata (Wall.) D. Don. Ericacese. 



A beautiful free-flowering alpine shrub, about 9 inches high, one of the 

 choicest from the northwestern Himalayas. These shrults are fairly- 

 abundant at elevations of 12,000 to 13,000 feet in shady situations and in 

 moist, peaty, well-drained soil. The solitary white bell-shaped flowers 

 have the corolla segments recurved, showing the pink center and the curi- 

 ous awned stamens, like those of the arbutus. The tiny leaves, imbri- 

 cated in four rows which give the stem a four-sided appearance, have white, 

 membranous, ciliated margins. (Adapted from Gardeners' Chronicle, 3d 

 3er., vol. 47, p. 379.) 



49624. Cathcartia villosa Hook. f. Papaveracese. 



A hardy annual or biennial found in the Sikkim Himalayas. The 

 abundance of long, shaggy, fulvous hairs and the bright-yellow glabrous 

 flowers give it a handsome appearance. The cordate radical leaves are long 

 petioled and palmately five lobed ; the stem leaves are sessile, and the 

 uppermost are pinnatifid. The large nodding flowers have golden 

 anthers and a green fleshy stigma. (Adapted from Curtis's Botanical 

 Magazine, pi. 4596.) 



49625. Cautleya lutea Royle. Zinziberacese. 

 {Roscoea elatior Smith.) 



A plant common in the eastern Himalayas at altitudes of 5,000 to 8.000 

 feet, where it develops erect tufted stems, 8 to 10 inches long, with 

 pale or reddish brown lower surfaces. The golden yellow flowers are 

 borne in spikes 4 to 8 inches high. (Adapted from Curtis's Botanical 

 Magazine, pi. 6991.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47656. 



49626. CoRYLXJS ferox Wall. Betulacefe. Hazel. 



A Chinese tree 20 feet in height, with light, compact, pale wood. 

 The nuts are small and precisely like the common hazelnut in taste. 

 The tawny yellow shell is exceedingly hard and thick. The involucre 

 is made up of beautiful greenish gray laciniate bracts. (Adapted from 

 Wallich, Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, vol. 1, p. 77.) 



49627. CoTONEASTEB ACUMINATA Liudl. Malaccse. 



An ornamental shrub native to the Himalayas, with erect branches, 

 ovate-lanceolate leaves li inches long, and white or pinkish flowers, 

 followed by orange-red globosely obovoid fruits. (Adapted from Revue 

 Horticole, vol. 61, p. 3ff8.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47663. 



49628. Cypebus sp. Cyperaceae. Sedge. 

 Received as Stipa orthoraphium ; identified at the Grass Herbarium. 



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