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105873 to 105932 — Continued. 



105896. Malus sp. Malaceae. 



From Po, Spiti, in a cold dry climate at 

 10.000 feet altitude. A tree 2 feet in 

 diameter, with pale-pink to white blossoms 

 and very attractive fruits. 



105897. Meibomia sp. Fabaceae. 



From Chaura, Rampur, Bashahr. A 

 pink-flowered shrub 8 feet high, found in 

 damp situations in semishade. 



105898 to 105900. Pedicularis spp. Scro- 

 phulariaceae. 



From Losar, Spiti, at 13,000 feet alti- 

 tude. Found along the irrigation canals. 



105898. Pedicularis sp. 



105899. Pedicularis sp. 



105900. Pedicularis sp. 



105901. Pinus sp. Pinaceae. Pine. 



From Kulu, Kulu, Punjab. A 5-leaved 

 pine. 



105902. Podophyllum emodi Wall. Ber- 

 boiidaceae. 



From Bushero La, at 12,000 feet alti- 

 tude. A forest mandrake of possible 

 interest to wild-flower growers. 



105903 Prunus armeniaca L. Amygda- 

 laceae. Apricot. 



From Balistan. This fruit is one of 

 the principal foods of the hill people, who 

 eat it fresh or stewed with barley flour. 

 The fruit thus prepared needs no sugar. 

 The edible seeds are used like almonds. 



105904. Pyracantha sp. Malaceae. 



From Arsu, Kulu. An attractive tree 

 with a trunk 12 inches in diameter. It 

 stands full sunshine but not severe cold. 



105905. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. 



From the Kulu Valley at 7,000 feet alti- 

 tude. A wild pear tree with a trunk 

 2 feet in diameter. The flowers are at- 

 tractive, and the small fruits are eaten 

 by the natives. 



105906. Rhamnus sp. Rhamnaceae. 



From Po, Spiti, at 11,000 feet alti- 

 tude. A bushy shrub with blackish fruits. 



105907. Rhamnus sp. Rhamnaceae. 



105908. Rhododendron arboreum J. E. 

 Smith. Ericaceae. Tree rhododendron. 



From Bathad, Kulu. A bushy tree 

 found on slopes too sunny for pines, and 

 also among oaks on shady cold slopes. 



For previous introduction see 97657. 



105909. Rhododendron campanulatum 

 Don. Ericaceae. 



From Bushero La, at 12,000 feet alti- 

 tude, a region covered with snow in 

 winter and never hot in summer, with 

 monsoon rains from July to September. 

 A large evergreen shrub of stiff spreading 

 habit, sometimes 12 feet high, with oval 

 leaves that are densely covered beneath 

 with red-brown felt. The flowers, of va- 

 rious rosy purple shades and 2 inches 

 across, are borne during April in rather 

 loose clusters about 4 inches across. It 

 is native to India. 



For previous introduction see 80656. 



105873 to 105932— Continued. 



105910 to 105917. Rosa spp. Rosaceae. 



Rose. 



105910. Rosa moschata Mill. 



Musk rose. 



From Nacahr, Rampur, Bashahr. 



105911. Rosa sp. 



From Huling, Tibet, at 12,000 feet 

 altitude ; a cold dry region. A very at- 

 tractive shrub 7 feet high, with abun- 

 dant single pink flowers. 



105912. Rosa sp. 



From Nago, Rampur, Bashahr. An 

 attractive bush 8 feet high, with single 

 pink flowers. 



105913. Rosa sp. 



From Li, Rampur, Bashahr, at 

 10,000 feet altitude. A bush 8 feet 

 high, with attractive single pink flow- 

 ers. 



105914. Rosa sp. 



From Nachar, Rampur, Bashahr. A 

 rambler, said to be native, but may be 

 an escape. 



105915. Rosa sp. 



105916. Rosa sp. 



105917. Rosa sp. 



From Nago, Rampur, Bashahr. A 

 shrubby rose 8 feet high, with very 

 large hips. 



105918. Salvia sp. Menthaceae. Sage. 



An attractive herb collected on a dry 

 slope. 



105919. Ulex sp. Fabaceae. 



From Nachar, Rampur, Bashahr. A 

 cultivated leguminous shrub 6 feet high, 

 with yellow flowers which appear before 

 the leaves. 



105920. Viburnum sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



From Pangi, Rampur, Bashabr, at 

 10,000 feet altitude. A well-formed bush. 



105921. Vitis vinifera L. Vitaceae. 



European grape. 



From Nago, Rampur, Bashahr. at 

 10.000 feet altitude where it is dry and 

 cold. A cultivated Malaga grape with 

 sweet white fruits in clusters a foot long. 

 The origin is unknown, but it is not 

 grown below this altitude because of the 

 monsoon which splits the fruit, permit- 

 ting the entry of decay-producing fungi. 



105922. Vitis vinifera L. Vitaceae. 



European grape. 



From Li, Rampur, Bashahr. Fruits 

 said to be red and to ripen a month earl- 

 ier than the white grape with smaller 

 bunches. 



105923. (Undetermined.) 



From Nago, Rampur, Bashahr, on dry 

 slopes at 15,000 feet altitude. A very 

 attractive mint, 3 feet high, found grow- 

 ing in clumps with purple, blue, and pink 

 flowers. 



105924. ( Undetermined. ) 



From Bathad. Kulu, at 9,000 altitude. 

 An orchid found in dense forest. 



