JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1949 101 



175035 to 175337— Continued 



175280 to 175285— Continued 



175281. Plantago ovata Forsk. Plantaginaceae. Plantain. 

 No. 9936. Isaphgol. Mussoorie. Sept. 6. Altitude 7,000 feet. 



175282. Poa sp. Poaceae. 



No. 10129. Diar, Tehri. Oct. 9. Altitude 12,000 feet. 



175283. Pkinsepia utilis Royle. Rosaceae. 



No. 10245. Bekal. Kundar, Tehri. Oct. 19. Altitude 6,500 feet. Shrub 

 about 8 feet high ; seeds a source of oil. 



175284. Prttnus armexiaca L. Rosaceae. Apricot. 



No. 9377-A. Kumani. Someswar, Kumaon. June 1. Altitude 5,000 feet. 

 Fruits 1 inch in diameter, stringy, sweet. 



175285. Prunus sp. 



No. 10034. Chitona, Tehri. Altitude 10,000 feet. Tree with cream-col- 

 ored flowers and black fruits. 



175286 to 175291. Raphaxus sativtis L. Brassicaceae. Radish. 



175286. No. 9428-A. Rahlam, Kumaon, United Provinces. June 19. Alti- 

 tude 10,000 feet. Root top-shaped, white ; winter type. 



175287. No. 9485-A. Labuk. Bona, Kumaon, United Provinces. July 9. 

 Altitude 9,000 feet. White winter type. 



175288. No. 9503-A. Labuk. Kuti, Kumaon, United Provinces. July 15. 

 Altitude 10,000 feet. 



175289. No. 9574-A. Tsata. Sonsera, Nepal. July 26. Altitude 7,000 feet. 

 Winter type. 



175290. No. 9603-A. Lafi. Rafla, Nepal. July 26. Altitude 8,000 feet. 

 Probably winter type. 



175291. No. 10059. Mali. Uttarkashi, Tehri, United Provinces. Oct. 2, 

 Altitude 3,500 feet. 



175292 to 175302. From the United Provinces. 



175292. Ribes sp. Saxifragaceae. 



No. 9997. Above Genwali, Tehri. Sept. 23. Altitude 10,000 feet. Forest 

 bush with long thin branches up to S feet in length ; fruit edible. 



175293. Rosa sp. Rosaceae. Rose. 



No. 9514-A. Gunji, Kumaon. July 18. Altitude 9,000 feet. Bush 6 feet; 

 tall ; flowers white to cream- white, 2 to 2% inches across, fragrant. Young 

 shoots have handsome, thick, red thorns. 



175294. Rottbokllia exaltata L. f. Poaceae. Itchgrass. 

 No. 10306. Perola, Tehri. Oct. 24. Altitude 4,000 feet. 



175295. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



No. 9403-A. Pass above Girgaon, Kumaon. June 7. Altitude 9,000 feet. 

 Bush 2 to 2y 2 feet high, growing in forest ; flowers rose-purplish ; fruit yellow. 



175296. Rubus sp. Raspberry. 



No. 9419-A. Bogudiar, Kumaon. June 11. Altitude 7,000 feet. Creeping 

 in damp places ; flowers 1 inch across, white ; fruit translucent, scarlet, acid. 



175297. Rubus sp. 



No. 9429-A. Patori, Kumaon. June 25. Altitude 8,000 feet. Canes 5 

 feet long, weakly armed ; fruit orange-red, y 2 inch in diameter. 



175298. Rubus sp. 



No. 9378-A. Above Someswar, Garhwal. June 1. 



