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102310 to 102332— Continued. 



102314. Eranthemum ixdicum Hort. 

 Acanthaceae. 



A name for which a place of publica- 

 tion and a description have not been 

 found. 



102315. Gentiaxa sikkimensis C. B. 

 Clarke. Gentianaceae. Gentian. 



A decumbent perennial herb native to 

 the Sikk.im Himalayas at altitudes be- 

 tween 10.000 and 14,000 feet. The rad- 

 ical leaves are orbicular, and those of 

 the stem are elliptic to oblong and 1 inch 

 long. The tubular funnel-shaped blue 

 flowers, about 1 inch long, are in head- 

 like clusters. 



102316. Gentiana stylophora C. B. 

 Clarke. Gentianaceae. Gentian. 



A stout herbaceous perennial native to 

 the Himalayas in Sikkim between 11,000 

 to 14,000 feet altitude. The simple stems 

 are 3 to 6 feet high, the lower leaves are 

 elliptic and 12 inches long, and the upper 

 leaves are sessile, about 5 inches long. 

 The widely funnel-shaped solitary flow- 

 ers are borne on axillary peduncles up to 

 8 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 99868. 



102317. Lilium giganteum Wall. Lilia- 

 ceae. Giant lily. 



A lily, native to the Himalayas, at 

 altitudes of 5,000 to 10,000 feet, with 

 bulbs which grow close to the surface. 

 The hollow stems are 6 to 9 feet high, 

 and the handsome cordate leaves are 

 shining dark green above and paler be- 

 neath. The large fragrant white flowers, 

 often 12 in a raceme, are slightly green- 

 ish without, and the inner surface of the 

 segments is tinged with deep purple. 



For previous introduction see 99893. 



102318 to 102320. Meconopsis spp. 

 Papaveraceae. 



102318. Meconopsis discigera Prain. 

 An alpine perennial about 1 foot 



high, with a basal rosette of spatu- 

 late, coarsely dentate, or somewhat 

 lobed leaves about 3 inches long, and 

 flowers in racemes. Native to west- 

 ern Sikkim. 



102319. Meconopsis napaulensis DC. 



A stout perennial herb, 3 to 5 feet 

 high, with the young parts clothed 

 in softly villous golden hairs ; native 

 to the temperate slopes of the Sikkim 

 Himalayas. The sinuate-lobed or 

 pinnatifid leaves are 10 to 16 inches 

 long, and the golden yellow flowers, 2 

 to 4 inches across, are in elongated 

 racemes. 



For previous introduction see 99669. 



202320. Meconopsis simplicipolia 

 (Don) Hook. f. and Thorns. 



A stemless annual or biennial herb, 

 native to temperate regions of north- 

 ern India. The ovate-lanceolate 

 toothed or entire leaves, 2 to 3 inches 

 long, are in a tufted rosette from 

 which rise the deflexed hairy scapes, 

 12 to 18 inches high, bearing solitary 

 poppylike clear-blue flowers 3 inches 

 across. 



102321. Piptanthus nepalensis (Hook.) 

 Sweet. Fabaceae. 



A shrub, 6 to 10 feet high, native to 

 Nepal, India, at altitudes of 7,000 to 

 9,000 feet. The palmately trifoliolate 



102310 to 102332— Continued. 



leaves have lanceolate leaflets 2 to 4 

 inches long ; and the yellow pea-shaped 

 flowers, 1 inch long, are borne in dense 

 racemes resembling bunches of grapes. 



102322. Potentilla peduncularis D. 

 Don. Rosaceae. Cinquefoil. 



A perennial herb 12 to 18 inches 

 high, native to the alpine slopes of the 

 Himalayas in India at altitudes of 

 12,000 to 14,000 feet. The pinnate 

 leaves, 6 to 18 inches long, have oblong 

 deeply serrate leaflets 1 to 3 inches 

 long, clothed beneath with soft appressed 

 silky hairs. The yellow flowers, nearly 

 an inch across, are borne in few-flowered 

 corymbs. 



102323. Poterium diandrum Hook. f. 

 Rosaceae. Burnet. 



A glabrous erect perennial herb 2 to 

 3 feet high, native to the temperate 

 slopes of the Himalayas at altitudes of 

 10,000 to 13,000 feet. The pinnately 

 compound leaves, 6 to 10 inches long, 

 are made up of crenate cordate leaflets 1 

 inch long, and the small dark-purple 

 flowers, in heads an inch in diameter, are 

 followed by pendulous four-winged fruits 

 one- fourth of an inch long. 



102324. Primula kingii Watt. Prinru- 

 laceae. Primrose. 



A glabrous perennial herb native to 

 the Sikkim Himalayas. The elliptic- 

 lanceolate crenulate leaves, 2 to 3 

 inches long, are in a crowded rosette, 

 and the slender scapes, 6 to 10 inches 

 high, bear 4 to 5 claret-colored funnel- 

 shaped flowers nearly an inch across. 



102325. Primula stuartii Wall. Primu- 

 la ceae. Primrose. 



A mealy or quite glabrous perennial 

 herb native throughout the alpine and 

 subalnine Himalayas of India and Tibet 

 at altitudes of 12,000 to 16,000 feet. 

 The coriaceous oblanceolate leaves with 

 entire or crenulate margins are 4 to 10 

 inches long, and the scapes. 12 to 18 

 inches high, bear loose umbels of light- 

 yellow drooping flowers. 



102326. Saxifraga purpurascens Hook. 

 f. and Thorns. Saxifragraceae. 



Saxifrage. 



A beautiful herbaceous rock plant na- 

 tive to the temperate regions of the 

 Sikkim Himalayas between 10.000 and 

 14,000 feet altitude. The bright glossy 

 green leaves are elegantly margined with 

 red, and the scape and inflorescence are 

 bright vinous-red purple. 



For previous introduction see 99752. 



102327 to 102329. Senecio spp. Astera- 

 ceae. . Groundsel. 



102327. Senecio kingianus W. W. 

 Smith. 



A stout alpine perennial 2 to 3 

 feet high, with large orbicular basal 

 leaves 8 inches wide and broadly 

 reniform stem leaves about 6 inches 

 across. The flower heads are in nu- 

 merous wide-branching corymbs. Na- 

 tive to Sikkim. 



102328. Senecio pachycarpus C. B. 

 Clarke. Asteraceae. 



A stout erect perennial herb native 

 to the Sikkim Himalayas between 

 10,000 and 14,000 feet altitude. The 

 ovate-cordate leaves are toothed and 



