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Col. No. 29. Southeast slope, Mt. Tonglu, West Bengal. Elevation 8,600 

 feet. Evergreen shrub to 15 feet. Leaves lanceolate, veins deeply im- 

 pressed on upper surface. Fruit red. Fruit. 



307208. Begonia josephi A. DC. Begoniaceae. 



Col. No. 143. Above Rimbick Forest Station, West Bengal. Elevation 

 7,500 feet. Growing on damp rock walls and in moss at base of tree. Seed. 



307209. Begonia sp. 



Col. No. 185. Moist woods near Batasi, West Bengal. Elevation 7,300 

 feet. Herbaceous perennial. Leaves lopsidedly cordate, with stiff short 

 hairs. Flowers white. Plants. 



307210. Betula Utilis D. Don Betulaceae. Himalayan birch. 



Col. No. 189. Sandakphu, West Bengal. Elevation 10,000 feet. Decidu- 

 ous tree. Seed. 



307211. Buddleia colvillei Hook. f. Loganiaceae. Butterflybush. 

 Col. No. 190. Mt. Tonglu, West Bengal. Elevation 9,000 feet. Seed. 



307212. Bulbophyllum sp. Orchidaceae. 



Col. No. 124. Between Samanden and Ramam, West Bengal. Elevation 

 8,600 feet. Epiphytic. Plants. 



307213. Bulbophyllum sp. 



Col. No. 125. Between Samanden and Ramam, West Bengal. Elevation 

 8,600 feet. Epiphytic. Plants. 



307214. Bulbophyllum sp. 



Col. No. 141. Between Sirikhola and Rimbick. Growing in moss on rock. 

 Elevation 7,400 feet. Orchid with ovate-elliptic fleshy leaves. Plants. 



307215. Calanthe sp. Orchidaceae. 



Col. No. 46. East Slope, Mt. Tonglu, West Bengal. Elevation 7,800 feet. 

 Terrestrial orchid to 18 inches. Growing in open woodland. Leaves to 

 18 inches long. Flowers white, 46 per stalk. Plants. 



307216. Calanthe sp. 



Col. No. 107. Phalut, West Bengal, in rhododendron-fir forest with 

 bamboo. Elevation 11,500 feet. Terrestrial orchid. Leaves long lanceo- 

 late, ribs prominent. Old scape one foot. Plants. 



307217. Calanthe sp. 



Col. No. 154. Common in moist woods along traij from Rimbick to 

 Sandakphu, West Bengal. Elevation 7,600 feet. Terrestrial orchid. 



Flowers small-in spike to 2 feet, yellow. Plants. 



307218. Calanthe sp. 



Col. No. 171. Batasi Forest, West Bengal. Elevation 7,400 feet. Ter- 

 restrial orchid. Flowers on one foot spike, pink. Plants. 



307219. Castanopsis sp. Fagaceae. 



Col. No. 38. East slope, Mt. Tonglu, West Bengal. Elevation 9,000 feet. 

 Deciduous tree, 30 feet. Twigs stout, terminal buds sticky. Fruits clus- 

 tered, spiny. Seed. 



307220 and 307221. Cautleya lutea Royle Zingiberaceae. 



307220. Col. No. 187. Below Batasi on trail to Manibanjang, West Ben- 

 gal. Growing on rock. Elevation 7,000 feet. Fleshy rooted, herbace- 

 ous perennial, flowers yellow orange in terminal cluster. Plants. 



