64 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



49613 to 49661— Continued. 



49640. LiGUSTRUM confusum Decaisne. Oleacese. 



A small tree, sometimes attaining a height of 40 feet in Sikkim, India, 

 where it is native. The leathery leaves are up to Si inches long, and 

 the white flowers appear in panicles from 1 to 5 inches in length. 

 (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 3, p. 616.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47706. 



49641. LiLiuM GiGANTEUM Wall. Liliacese. Lily. 

 This majestic lily is common in the damp thick forests of the Hima- 

 layas, the Provinces of Kumaon, Gurhwal, and Busehur. The bulb grows 

 close to the surface in rich black mold at altitudes of 7,500 to 9,100 feet, 

 where it is covered with snow November to April. The smooth hol- 

 low stems are commonly from 6 to ,9 feet high and are used for musical 

 pipes. The handsome cordate leaves, shining dark green above, paler 

 below, are 10 to 12 inches long on petioles of equal length ; both become 

 smaller near the apex. In the large, fragrant white flowers, 12 to a 

 raceme, the perianth tube is slightly greenish, and the inner surfaces of 

 the segments are tinged with deep purple. (Adapted from Ci/^tis's 

 Botanical Magazine, pi. 4673.) 



49642. MicHELiA EXCELSA Blume. Magnoliaceae. 



A lofty deciduous tree found in the temperate Himalayas from Nepal to 

 Bhutan, at altitudes of .5,000 to 8.0(X) feet, and on the Khasi Hills. The 

 tree is known as the white magnolia ; the sapwood is small and white and 

 the heartwood olive brown and glossy. The wood is soft but very durable 

 and is used for planking, for door and window frames, and for furniture. 

 It is the principal wood employed for these purposes in the Darjiling 

 Hills. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of 

 India, vol. 5, p. 2^3.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47731. 



49643. MicHELiA LANUGINOSA Wall. Magnoliaceae. 



A Himalayan tree of variable height, with leaves white and fuzzy 

 beneath and white flowers 3 to 4 inches in diameter. In Sikkim it forms 

 a large bush, flowering in autumn. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of 

 British India, vol. 1, p. 43.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47732. 



49644. Panax pseudoginseng Wall. Araliacese. 

 (Aralia psetidogimseng Benth.) 



An herbaceous perennial from Nepal, with 3 to 5 fascicled tubers, which 

 are mucilaginous and slightly aromatic. The purplish stem is erect and 

 simple, and the three or four radical leaves, 2 to 6 inches long, are pal- 

 mate. The upper leaves are somewhat rough with copious gray, bristly 

 hairs. The leaflets are lanceolate and deeply serrate. The small white 

 flowers are in three umbels, followed by globose scarlet berries. (Adapted 

 from Wallich, Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, vol. 2, p. 30.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 42622. 



49645. PiPTANTHUs NEPALENSis (Hook.) Swect, Fabacece. 



A fairly hardy evergreen climber with beautiful foliage and flowers, 

 which are attractive throughout the summer. It thrives in poor soils 

 if the situation be warm, sunny, and sheltered. In common with most 

 leguminous plants Piptanthus makes simple vertical roots 3 feet in 



