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3. DEUTZIA, Tliunb. 



Contains 3 species. D. macrantJia, Hook, f . and Th. is a shrub of the Kumaun 

 Hills above 5,500 feet, 



1. D. corymbosa, Brown ; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 406; Brandis 212. Vern. 

 Daloutchi, (hutsch, bknjru, Simla. 



A shrub. Outer bark yellowish grey, peeling off in long thin papery- 

 rolls, leaving the smooth, thin, greenish brown inner bark exposed. 

 Wood, white, soft, even-grained. Pores small, very numerous. Medul- 

 lary rays moderately broad, alternating- with numerous very fme rays. 



Himalaya, from the Sutlej to Bhutan, from 6,000 to 10,000 feet, 



H 2850. Mahasu, Simla, 7,000 feet 46* 



H 2898. Nagkanda, Simla, 8,000 feet 



2. D. staminea, Brown; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 407 ; Brandis 212. Vern. 

 Muneti; Kumauu ; Deutsch, Simla. 



A shrub. Baik grey, soft, peeling off in small strips, but to a less 

 degree than in D. corymlosa. Wood white, soft ; structure similar to that 

 of D. corymbosa. 



Himalaya, from Kashmir to Bhutan, from 5,000 to 8,000 feet. 



ibs. 



] Simla, 6,000 feet 43 



4. PHILADELPHIA, Linn. 



1. P, coronarius, Linn. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 407 ; Brandis 212. Vern. 

 Dalunchi, b/toj, Simla. 



A shrub with soft, light grey bark. Wood soft, white, with large 

 pith. Pores small and very small, more numerous near the inner edge 

 of each annual ring. Medullary .rays of two classes, very fine and 

 moderately broad. The structure of the wood of the Indian shrub 

 is the same as that of the European shrub, the " Syringa " of gar- 

 dens. 



Himalaya, from Kishtwar to Sikldm, from 6,000 to 10,000 feet. Often planted 

 for ornament. 



ibs. 

 H 3038. Nagkanda, Simla, 7,000 feet ,, . 44 



5. RIBES, Linn. 



Contains about 8 species of Himalayan'shrubs. R. Grossularia, Linn. ; Hook. Fl. 

 Intl. ii. 410; Brandis 213. The Gooseberry. Vern. Pilsa, piliJccka, kansi, teiht, 

 amla-ncJt, Upper Chenab andLahoul, is indigenous to the arid parts of the North-West 

 Himalaya above 8,000 feet, and is cultivated in the hills. It. nigrum, Linn. The Black 

 Currant. Vern. Papar, Kumaun, is found in Kashmir, Kunawar, Garhwal and 

 Kumaun above 6,000 feet. R. rulrum, Linn. The Red Currant. Vern. Niangha, 

 Lahoul, occurs in the Himalaya between 5,000 and 12,000 feet. R. oricniale, Poiret ; 

 Brandis 214. Vern. Gicaldvkh, kagh aJc, Kaghan; Nanrfke, nydi, phulanch, Chenab; 

 '/(/, Ladak ; Yanrje, Piti, is a shrub of the Safedkoh and arid tracts of the 

 lunor Himalaya. .A*, desmocarpum, Hook. f. and Th., R. Juriduin, Hook. f. and Th., 

 and R. Gr/J/it/tii, Hook, f.andl'h. arc all shrubs of the Sikkim and Bhutan Himalaya. 



1. R. glaciale, Wall.; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 410; Brandis 214 ; Gamble 

 38. Vern. UMay, Bhutia. 



