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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



105373 to 105932. 



From India. Seeds presented by Dr. Walter 

 Koelz, through Prof. H. H. Bartlett, Uni- 

 versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 

 Received June 12, 1934. 



105873 and 105874. Amphicome ARGUTA 

 Boyle. Bignoniaceae. 



A low herbaceous perennial, not over 3 

 feet high, native to northern India. The 

 compound leaves are made up of 5 to 9 

 deeply serrate, lanceolate leaflets 2 inches 

 long, and the rose-colored, funnel-shaped 

 flowers, 1 inch long, are borne in terminal 

 racemes 6 to 8 inches long. 



105873. Collected on sunny bare cliffs 

 at Urni, Rampur, Bashahr. 



105874. Collected at Wangtu, Rampur, 

 Bashahr. 



105875. Amtgdaltjs sp. Amygdalaceae. 



From Roghi, Rampur, Bashahr. A wild 

 white peach which becomes 30 feet high. 

 The flowers are attractive, but the fruit 

 is useless. 



105876. Aster sp. Asteraceae. 



From Rapshu, at 1,300 feet altitude. 

 A very attractive aster with purple flow- 

 ers 6 inches in diameter. 



105877. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



From Buzuri, Kulu. A thick-skinned, 

 orange-colored lemon 6 inches long. 



105878 to 105880. Clematis spp. Ranun- 

 culaceae. 



105878. Clematis sp. 



From Nago, Rampur, Bashahr, at 

 12,000 feet altitude in a cold dry situa- 

 tion. An attractive vine with yellow 

 flowers. 



105879. Clematis sp. 



From Kibor, Spiti, at 12,000 feet 

 altitude in a dry cold situation. 



105880. Clematis sp. 



From Sungnam, Rampur, Bashahr, at 

 10,000 feet altitude. 



105881. Colutea sp. Fabaceae. 



From Rampur, Bashahr, at 10,000 feet 

 altitude. The coluteas are ornamental 

 leguminous shrubs, useful as soil binders. 



105882. Cotoneaster sp. Malaceae. 



A very attractive shrub, 3 feet high, 

 with dark-green leaves. 



105883. Cotoneaster sp. Malvaceae. 

 From Dankhar, Spiti, a dry cold re- 

 gion. A shrub 7 feet high, with very at- 

 tractive carmine fruits. 



105884. Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Pumpkin. 

 From Nachar, Rampur, Bashahr. A 



cultivated green pumpkin which grows 

 chiefly in a hot climate. 



105885. Eremurus himalaicus Baker. 

 Lihaceae. Himalayan desertcandle. 

 From Hang La, Rampur, Bashahr, at 



13,000 feet altitude. A tall herbaceous 

 perennial, found growing in masses, with 

 lanceolate leaves 1 to 2 feet long in a 

 rosette at the base of the stem. This 

 stem rises to 6 feet and bears a spike 2 

 to 3 feet long of white flowers. It is 

 native to India. 



For previous introduction see 91626. 



105873 to 105932— Continued. 



105886. HlPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES L. 



Elaeagnaceae. Common sea-buckthorn. 



From Po, Spiti, at 10,000 feet altitude. 

 A hardy spiny deciduous shrub with 

 silvery foliage and orange-yellow fruits, 

 found along watercourses. 



For previous introduction see 92240. 



105887. Hordeum vdlgare L. Poaceae. 



Barley. 



From Gya, Ladakh, at 1,400 feet alti- 

 tude. 



105888. Ilex sp. Aquifoliaceae. 



From Sarahan, Rampur, Bashahr. An 

 attractive tree with a trunk 12 inches in 

 diameter. 



105889. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 



From Po, Spiti, in a field at 10,000 

 feet altitude. 



105890. Jasminum sp. Oleaceae. 



From Bathad, Kulu. A vine which 

 bears very fragrant white flowers through- 

 out the summer. 



105891. Nepeta sp. Menthaceae. 



From Taho, Spiti, at 10,000 feet alti- 

 tude. A prostrate annual mint with pale- 

 lilac flowers ; found in a dry cold atmos- 

 phere. 



105892. Nepeta floccosa Benth. Men- 

 thaceae. 



From Hemis, Ladskh, at 11,000 feet 

 altitude. A stout herb up to 3 feet high, 

 white woolly throughout, with rounded 

 cordate long-stemmed leaflets 1 to 3 inches 

 across and dense whorls of rose-colored 

 or purple flowers. Native to northwest- 

 ern India at altitudes of 7,000 to 11,000 

 feet. 



105893. Lilium giganteum Wall. Lilia- 

 ceae. Giant lily. 



From Bathad, Kulu. A lily, native to 

 the Himalayas between 5,000 and 12,000 

 feet altitude, with bulbs that 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 beneath. The large fragrant white 

 flowers, often 12 in a raceme, are slightly 

 greenish without, and the inner surface 

 of the segments is tinged with deep 

 purple. 



For previous introduction see 102833. 



105894. Lonicera sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



Honeysuckle. 



From Sungnam, Rampur, Bashahr, on a 

 cold semiarid slope at 10,000 feet alti- 

 tude. A well-formed bush 7 feet high, 

 with transparent white fruits that are 

 eaten by birds. 



105895. Lonicera bicolor Klotzsch. Ca- 

 prifoliaceae. Honeysuckle. 



From Sungnam, Rampur, Bashahr, at 

 10,000 feet altitude. A small much- 

 branched shrub with small, elliptic-or- 

 bicular, entire leaves, green and nearly 

 glabrous above, more or less hairy 

 beneath. The orange flowers are borne 

 in pairs toward the ends of the branch- 

 lets. Native to the Himalayas, and close- 

 ly allied to L. hypoleuca. 



