500 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XIX. 



Cautlnoea sjncata. Fairly common, flowers during the rains. 



LXXV. H^iVIO 

 DORA.CEAE. 



Ophiupngon interme- Known here as the lilly of the valley, is very 

 diug, common, blooms in June. 



Aletyrix nepahnm. Common, growing on trees and rocks, flowers 



during rains. 

 LXXVI.-HYPO- 



xideh:. 



Hypoxis aurra. Growing on road sides, in flower during July. 



LXXVII.-DIOSC- 

 0REACE2S. 



Diogcorea kumaonensix. In valleys below Mussoorie, often cultivated for 



its tubers which after preparation are eaten by the 

 natives. 



Dioscorea sativa. In valleys below 5,000 feet, generally. Cultivated 



Diosooi-ea deltoidea. by villagers. In Chamba the tubers are used to 



wash blankets, flower during the rains. 



LXXVIII.-LILIA- 



GE.^. 



Smila^r parviftora Is common, as also two other varieties not yet 



identified. 



Asparagus adscendens. Both are found though nowhere plentiful, the 

 and Asparagtis race- former flowers in November, the latter in the rains. 

 mosus. 



Allnim Tubelluvi . Common, gi'owing on grassy slopes, flowers during 



the rains. 



Lilivm giganteum. Is not found in the immediate vicinity of Mussoorie 



but plants iu flower are often brought in and offered 

 for sale by the paharis from the interior. 



JAlium polyphyllum. Found in woods on the north slopes, flowers during 



rains. 



lAUum waUichlanum. Found further in the interior, flowers during the 



rains. 



Lilium thomsonianum. Is common, in flower during April, when bundle.s 



of this pretty plants may be seen being hawked about 

 the Station for sale. 



Glonoaa tuperba. Common in the Dun, but I have not found it at 



Mussoorie. flowers in August and September. 



