JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1922. 11 



55609 to 55610— Continued. 



55609. LihiUAi SUTCHUENENSK Fraiicli. Lily. 



"(No. 4402. Likiauji, Yunnan. June 1.;. I'.C'J. i .V lily :; lo 4 feot 

 in heiglit, .growiug among limestone rocks and along limoks in scrult vege- 

 tation at au altitude of 10.(l(»(t to 11. (MM) feet on the Liklang Snow Uunpe. 

 near the Mo.so village of Ngulnke. Tlic lloweis are borne at the apex of 

 the stem in twos and threes and are very variahle in eolor. ranglni; from 



orange-yellow to i-ed and reddish hrown. the iinii-r part of ilu rolla 



being spotted purple." 



55610. I.iLiUM sp. Lily. 



-[So. 4~>H2. Ivikiang. Yunnan. .Inne 17, I'.fjj. > \ plant L' to L'i t'«H«t 

 high, growing among limestone crags in i>ine and tir forests at altitudes 

 of 112. (MHI feet ami higlier. These hulbs were colleclt'd on the Hln|)es of 

 the Likiang Snow Kange. The flowers, whieh are smaller than tliow of 

 Liliviii fiutchuownxc, are green and luarketl on the outside and inshle wltli 

 deeji puritlish spots. The lohes are much reflexed. making the itorlanth 

 pitcher shaped. This species is not <'onnnon. while L. MiitrhurnniMr |h 

 found more frequently." 



55611 to 55615. Phoenix spp. Pha'nicaceiF. Palm. 



From Nice, Fi'unce. Seeds presented hy Dr. .\. Uohert.s<in I'rosdiowsky. 

 Received July 25, 1922. 



"These Phoenix hybrids are all small plants, develojiing shoots from the 

 base, and are highly ornamental. They have proved quite iiardy here, with- 

 standing the severe frost of 1920 (20° or 21° F. ), the lowest temperature since 

 1829." ( ProscliOHsky. ) 



55611. Phoenix sp. 55614. Phoenlx sp. 

 (No. 1.) (No. 4.) 



55612. Phoenix sp, 55615. Phoenix sp. 

 (No. 2.) (No. 5.) 



55613. Phoenix sp. 

 (No. 3.) 



55616. Phleum PRATENSE L. Poaceae. Timothy. 



From Prague. Czechoslovakia. Presented hy Basil Bcnz.in. Received 

 August 12, 1922. 

 Locally grown timothy .seed introduced for the use of forage-crop .<«iiecla lists. 



55617 and 55618. 



From Aitutaki. Cook Lslands. Tubers presentetl by W. T. llewotf. Re- 

 ceived August 11, 1922. Quoted notes by R. A. Young. 



55617. CoLOCASiA ESCULENTA (L.) Scliott. Aracejp. Taro. 

 " Taro-rei>o. A taro with slightly pink buds." 



55618. Xanthosoma .sp. Aracese. Yautia. 

 "A white-fleshed yautia of good «pnilily. re<-eived under the name 



' taro-tarua.' The hiids are very slightly tinged with jilnk." 



55619 and 55620. 



From Auckland. New Zealand. Seeds presented by Stanley G. Chambers, 

 secretary, Auckland Acclimatisation Society. Received August 11. 19"—. 



55619. Rhopalostylis sapid.x (Soland. i \Vendl. and Drude. Pho>ni- 



cace». Nikau. 



An elegant palm fr(jm New Zealand: it is of peculiar interest l)ecause 



of its distribution, as it occurs farther south than any species of palm 



in either \ustralia or South America, being found at 38° 22' south lati- 



