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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



118007 to 118098— Continued. 



118047 to 118054. Oryza sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



118047. No. 983. Lai cha u I. From 

 Chamba, Chamba State, July 11, 

 1936. A wet rice with low heat re- 

 quirements. Planted now and har- 

 vested in October. 



118048. No. 1000. Nicar. From Veri- 

 nag. Kashmir, July 16, 1936, at 

 6,400 feet altitude. One of the good 

 rices of the State, and there are 

 said to be about 200 varieties. 



118049. No. 1001. Dad Rarer. From 

 Verinag, Kashmir, July 16, 1936, at 

 6,400 feet altitude. A red rice, not 

 widely cultivated here. 



118050. No. 1017. Bozan. From Par- 

 tan, Kashmir, July 22, 1936, at 5,000 

 feet altitude. Said to be a white 

 rice, but not particularly recom- 

 mended. Grown in water. 



118051. No. 1018. Babri Biol. From 

 Partan, Kashmir. July 22, 1936, at 

 5,000 feet altitude. A wet rice, de- 

 scribed as one of the best grown in 

 Kashmir. 



118052. No. 1019. Moghul biol. From 

 Partan, Kashmir, July 22, 1936, at 

 5,000 feet altitude. A wet rice, said 

 to be one of the best white rices 

 grown in Kashmir. 



118053. No. 1020. Bara. From Partan, 

 Kashmir, July 22, 1936, at 5,000 feet 

 altitude. A wet rice, said to be one 

 of the best grown in Kashmir. 



118054. No. 1035. Lulanza. From the 

 Srinagar bazar. Kashmir, July 23, 

 1936. Said to be one of the best of 

 the Kashmir rices. 



118055. Pedicularis sp. Scrophulariaceae. 



No. 946. From Kukti, Chamba State, 

 July 5, 1936, at 10,000 feet altitude. A 

 perennial with very attractive large yel- 

 low flowers in heads 6 inches long. Most 

 species of Pedicularis here grow in wet 

 peaty soil. 



118056 to 118065. Phaseolus vulgaris L. 

 Fabaceae. Common bean. 



118056 to 118060. Bong. Climbing beans 

 with edible pods. 



Nos. 118056 and 118057 were col- 

 lected at Brahmaur, Chamba State, 

 July 7, 1936. 



118056. No. 956. 118057. No. 957. 



118058 to 118060. From Chamba, 

 Chamba State, July 10, 1936. 



118058. No. 960. 



118059. No. 968. 



118060. No. 982. 



118061 to 118065. Razma. From Srina- 

 gar, Kashmir, July 7 to 23, 1936. 

 Used as green beans and also as dried 

 beans. 



118061. No. 1027. 



118062. No. 1028. 



118063. No. 1029. 



118064. No. 1030. 



118065. No. 1031. 



118007 to 118098— Continued. 



118066. Pinus gerardiaxa Wall. Pina- 



ceae. 



Pine, 



No. 964. Neoza. From Chamba, Chamba 

 State, July 11. 1936, but said to be from 

 Brahmaur at 7,500 feet altitude. An at- 

 tractive tree with sycamorelike bark and 

 edible seeds which are exported in quan- 

 tities. 



118067. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. 



Pea. 



No. 1021. Kara. From Srinagar, Kash- 

 mir, July 23, 1936. Eaten roasted or 

 boiled, both green and dried. 



118068. Populus sp. Salicaceae. 



No. 949. From Hursar, Chamba State, 

 July 6, 1936. A tree 60 feet high and 3 

 feet in diameter, found growing in river 

 bottoms and plantations. It is a fast 

 grower and does not seem to spread from 

 the roots. 



118069. Primula sp. Primulaceae. 



No. 938. From Reling, Chamba State, 

 July 2, 1936. at 1,400 feet altitude. Plants 

 8 to 10 inches high. The large purple 

 flowers, one-half inch across, have white 

 eyes. 



118070. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdala- 

 ceae. Apricot. 



No. 955. From Brahmaur, Chamba 

 State, July 7, 1936, at 8,000 feet altitude. 

 Tree between 2 and 3 feet high, with fruit 

 1 inch in diameter. 



118071. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdala- 

 ceae. 



No. 990. Chilli. From* Lahore, Punjab, 

 July 14, 1936, but said to have come origi- 

 nally from Baluchistan. Fruits 1 inch in 

 diameter, the color of a greengage plum, 

 very sweet and pleasant. 



118072. Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. Aniyg- 

 dalaceae. Myrobalan plum. 



No. 994. Alucha. From Jammu, Jammu 

 State, July 16, 1936. Yellow fruits 1 inch 

 in diameter, rather flavorless. 



118073. Raphanus sativus L. Brassica- 

 ceae. Radish, 



No. 965. Mull. From Chamba, Chamba 

 State, July 12, 1936. A long white radish ; 

 used fresh or in curry. 

 118074 to 118080. Rubus spp. Rosaceae. 



118074. Rubus sp. 



No. 944. From Kukti, Chamba State, 

 July 4, 1936. A large well-formed bush 

 6 feet high, growing in pine forest. 

 Fruits not ripe but probably blackish. 



118075. Rubus sp. 



No. 945. From Kukti, Chamba State, 

 July 5, 1936, at 9,000 feet altitude. A 

 small plant between 3 and 4 feet high, 

 with scarlet to crimson fruits one-fourth 

 inch across which are sweet and pleasant. 



118076. Rubus sp. 



No. 948. From Hursar, Chamba 

 State, July 5, 1936. A bush about 5 

 feet high with small, few -seeded fruits. 



118077. Rubus niveus Thunb. Rosa- 



No. 979. From Dalhousie, Punjab, 

 July 12, 1936. at 7,000 feet altitude. 

 Sweet crim'son fruits from a bush 4 feet 

 high. 



