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47629 to 47830— Continued. 



47639. Anemone vitifolia Buch.-Ham. Ranunculacese. 



This Himalayan plant resembles in many respects tlie well-known Jap- 

 anese anemone. The woolly foliage, however, is thicker and larger. The 

 large flowers are pure white and are produced very freely during the 

 summer months. This plant is not quite so hardy as its Japanese rela- 

 tive. (Adapted from The (Inrdciteia- VhronU.lc, 3d nvr., vol. 67. ;). S.S.) 



47640. Ardisia involuckata Kurz. Myrsinacese. 



A pink-flowered, evergreen shrub, 3 to 6 feet high, native to Sikklm, 

 India. The globose berries are one-fourth of an inch in diameter. 

 (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 3, p. 528.) 



47641. Arundinella hispida (Humb. and Bonpl.) Kuntze. Poacese. 

 (A. brasiliensis Raddi.) Orass. 



A perennial grass with a stout, hard, creeping rootstock, and with a 

 simple or branched stem from 1 to 5 feet in length. The leaves are from 



6 to 12 inches long, and the panicles are 4 to 18 inches in length. This is 

 an abundant grass throughout the hilly parts of India, and is distributed 

 through the East Indies, South Africa, Australia, and tropical America. 

 In Sao Paulo, Brazil, it is considered a good forage plant for dry lands. 

 (Adapted from Correa, Flora do Brazil, p. 128, and Hooker, Flora of 

 British India, vol. 7, p. 73.) 



47642. Aster himalaicus C. B. Clarke. Asteraceae. Aster. 

 A small, robust Himalayan aster with rather hairy, leafy, ascending 



stems and solitary flower heads about 1^ inches in diameter. The 40 to 

 50 ligules are very narrow. In Sikkim, India, this aster is found at alti- 

 tudes of 13,000 to 15,000 feet. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British 

 India, vol. 3, p. 250.) 



47643. AsTiLBE RivuLARis Buch.-Ham. Saxifragacese. 



An erect, herbaceous plant with a perennial creeping rootstock, al- 

 ternate compound leaves, and terminal panicles of small greenish flowers. 

 It is very common in the temperate portions of the Indian Himalayas. 

 (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 2, p. 389.) 



47644. Begonia amoena Wall. Begoniacese. Begonia, 



A stemless or short-stemmed tuberous-rooted plant, native to the tem- 

 perate regions of the central and western Himalayas, with ovate or 

 oblong acuminate leaves about 3 inches long. The few-flowered scape 

 is from 3 to 6 inches in height. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British 

 India, vol. 2, p. 642.) 



47645. Bereeris insignis Hook. f. and Thoms. Berberidaceiie. Barberry. 

 " This magnificent species forms a large bush, with deep-green leaves 



7 inches long and bunches of yellow flowers." {Hooker, Himalayan 

 Journals, vol. 1, p. SIfO.) 



47646. Beeberis napathlensis (DC.) Spreng. Berberidacese. Barberry. 

 A shrub or small tree, common in eastern India at altitudes above 



5,000 feet. The wood is bright yellow and hard, is used to a small ex- 

 tent by the natives as a yellow dye, and because of its handsome color 

 might be useful for inlaying. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the 

 Economic Products of India, vol. 1, p. 446.) 



