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116856 to 116896— Continued. 



116882. Rhamnus sp. Rhamnaceae. 



No. 700. A shrub 8 feet high with 

 black fruits ; found on rocky slopes in for- 

 ests at 1,875 feet altitude. 



116883. Rhus sylvestkis Sieb. and Zucc. 

 Anacardiaceae. 



No. 468. A tree 12 feet high with 7 

 to 12 ovate-oblong leaflets and loose axil- 

 lary panicles of small brownish-yellow 

 fruits, more or less flattened. The hand- 

 some foliage turns dark-red or scarlet in 

 the autumn. Found on an exposed slope 

 at 1.875 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 111377. 



116884. Smilax china L. Smilacaceae. 



Greenbrier. 



No. 495. A shrubby species with bright- 

 red fruits, found on an open slope at 

 1,875 feet altitude. The tuberous rhizome 

 "has been used for centuries in medicine 

 and is still recognized as having medicinal 

 value. 



For previous introduction see 48743. 



116885. Smilax sp. Smilacaceae. 



No. 560. A shrub 3 feet high with 

 ^deep-blue fruits crowned with the reddish 

 calyx. Found on an exposed slope at 

 2,030 feet altitude. 



116886. Solanum dulcamara L. Solana- 

 ceae. Bitter nightshade. 



No. 523. A hairy herb with purplish- 

 red flowers and red fruits, found in shade 

 on a slope at 2,030 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 116154. 



116887. Sorbus sp. Malaceae. 



No. 701. A shrub 5 feet high with 

 edible orange fruits, found on a rocky slope 

 at 1,875 feet altitude. 



116888. Sorbus sp. Malaceae. 



No. 697. A shrub 5 feet high with 

 -edible orange fruits ; found on a rocky 

 slope at 1,875 feet altitude. 



116889. Symplocos laurina (Retz.) Wall. 

 Symplocaceae. 



No. 472. A shrub 5 feet high with 

 leathery leaves and white flowers ; found 

 on an exposed slope at 1,875 feet altitude. 



116890. Symplocos sp. Symplocaceae. 



No. 687. A shrub 8 feet high with 

 blackish fruits ; found near a stream at 

 1,875 feet altitude. 



116891. Taxus chinensis (Pilger) Rehder. 

 Taxaceae. 



No. 644. A tree 30 feet high with 

 edible yellowish fruits, the aril becoming 

 Ted; found on a slipe at 1,875 feet alti- 

 tude. 



For previous introduction see 99228. 



116892. Viburnum erosum Thunb. Capri- 

 foliaceae. 



No. 168. From Yang-Shan, Cbangning 

 Hsien. An upright shrub to 6 feet high, 

 with elliptic-ovate to oblong-obovate leaves 

 about 4 inches long and small white flow- 

 ers in terminal and lateral cymes up to 2 

 inches in diameter, followed by small red 

 drupelike fruits ; found on a brushy slope 

 at 2,125 feet altiude. 



116856 to 116896— Continued. 



116893. Viburnum sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 570. A shrub 5 feet high with red 

 fruits ; found on an exposed slope at 1,875 

 feet altitude. 



116894. Viburnum sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 451. A shrub 8 feet high with 

 leaves tomentose beneath and reddish 

 fruits ; found on a brushy slope at 1,875 

 feet altitude. 



116895. Vigna vexillata (L.) Rich. Fa- 

 baceae. 



No. 460. A vine with trifoliolate leaves 

 of ovate-oblong pointed leaflets and usu- 

 ally two-flowered peduncles bearing light- 

 purple flowers. Found on a grassy slope 

 at 1,875 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 89079. 



116896. Zanthoxylum alatum Roxb. Ru- 

 taceae. Prickly-ash. 



No. 481. A shrub or small tree 7 feet 

 high, native to the subtropical Himalayas', 

 ascending to 6,000 feet. The compound 

 leaves are made up of 5 to 11 lanceolate 

 to ovate, finely serrate leaflets 1 to 5 

 inches long on a winged prickly rachis, 

 and the yellow-green flowers in small 

 panicles are followed by fragrant warty 

 red fruits which open and show the lus- 

 trous black seeds. Collected in a forest 

 at 1,875 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 102787. 



116897 to 116964. 



From India and Afghanistan. Seeds and 

 bulbs collected by Walter Koelz, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received June 26, 

 1936. 



Unless otherwise stated, the material was 

 collected at Kabul, Afghanistan, May 12 to 

 16, 1936, and was introduced as seeds. Col- 

 lected at 6,000 feet altitude. 



116897 to 116899. Allium cepa L. Lilia- 

 ceae. Onion. 



116897. No. 840. Bulblets from Para- 

 chinar, North West Frontier Prov- 

 ince, May 8, 1936. 



116898. No. 869. Safed pujaz. A flat 

 white onion, 3 inches across. 



116899. No. 860. Surkh pujaz. A 

 handsome black-red onion, flattened, 

 3 inches in diameter. 



116900. Allium porrum L. Liliaceae. 



Leek. 



No. 896. Oandana. Widely cultivated ; 

 the cut-off tops are sold in the market. 



116901. Wistaria sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 912. From Baijnath, Kangra Val- 

 ley, Punjab, May 22, 1936, at 3,000 feet 

 altitude. A woody climber up to 20 feet, 

 with pinnate leaves a foot long, and flat 

 velvety pods 5 inches long. 



116902. Woodfordia pruticosa (L.) Kurz. 

 Lythraceae. 



No. 919. From Baijnath, Kangra Val- 

 ley, Punjab, May 23, 1936. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 116767. 



116903. (Undetermined.) 



No. 904. From Oot, Mandi State, In- 

 dia, May 30, 1936. A medium'-sized, well- 



