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118007 to 118098— Continued. 



118078. Rubus sp. 



No. 1002. From Harwan, Kashmir, 

 July 10. 1936, at 7.000 feet altitude. 

 Sweet purple-black fruits, one-half inch 

 in diameter. 



118079. Rubus sp. 



No. 1003. From Nishat Gardens, 

 Kashmir. July 19, 1936. Fruits sweet, 

 crimson, but a bit watery, one-half inch 

 across : purchased from a native. 



118080. RlBUS ULMIFOLIUS ScllOtt. 



No. 1012. From Srinagar, Kashmir. 

 July 22. 1936, at 5,200 feet altitude. 

 Well rounded, dense, heavily armed 

 shrubs up to 8 feet high, with res - 

 colored flowers, borne in profusion. 

 Fruits black, one-half inch in diameter, 

 and of good flavor. 



118081 to 118083. Salvia spp. Mentha- 

 ceae. 



118081. Salvia moorcroftiana Wall. 



No. 9~>8. From near Brahmnur, 

 Chamba State. July 8, 1936. at 7.000 

 feet altitude. An herb about 2 feet 

 high, with spikes of large blue-purple 

 flowers and lax*ge woolly leaves ; related 

 to Salvia sc^area. It will tolerate hot 

 sun and a dry situation. 



For previous introduction see 101795. 



118082. Salvia verbenaca oblongifolia 

 Benth. 



No. 1010. From Sopor, Kashmir, 

 Juy 22, 1936. at 5.000 feet altitude. A 

 plant 18 inches high with spikes of 

 attractive blue-purple flowers and thick 

 rugose leaves. It prefers rather dry 

 open ground. 



118083. Salvia sclarea L. 



No. 1011. From Sopor, Kashmir, 

 July 22, 1936, at 5,000 feet altitude. 

 Plant 18 inches high with spikes of 

 large pale-purple-blue flowers and thick 

 rugose leaves. Prefers rather dry open 

 ground. 



118084. Sedum sp. Crassulaceae. 



No. 943. From Kukti, Chamba State, 

 July 4. 1936. A small plant 4 inches hig i 

 with leaves one-fourth inch long, and white 

 flowers. Grows on mossy cliffs ; a rock 

 garden plant. 



118085. Solaxum melongena L. Solana- 

 ceae. Eggplant, 



No. 966. Bencjan. From Chambi, 

 Chan/oa State, July 12, 1936. Said to be 

 a long purple variety. 



118086. Sophora sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 95'9. From near Brahmaur. Chamba 

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

 A l"2uminous shrub about 5 feet high, 

 found on hot dry slopes. Leaves glau- 

 cous, pinnate, and 4 inches long. A pos- 

 sib'e ornamental for semiarid, hot situa- 

 tions. 



118087 and 118088. Spinacia oleracea L. 

 Chenopodiaceae. Common spinach. 



PaJag. From Chamba, Chamba State. 

 July 11, 1936. A potheib. 



118087. No. 963. 



118088. No. 962. 



118007 to 118098— Continued. 



118089. Viburnum sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 941. From Kukti, Chamba State, 

 July 4. 1936, at 9,000 feet altitude. A 

 shrub 7 feet high, with attractive white 

 to pink flowers which appear as the snow 

 begins to melt. The flowers have a pleas- 

 ant scent, like that of trailing-arbutus. 



118090. Viburnum sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 1009. From Pir Pinjal, Kashmir, 

 June 16. 1936, at 9,000 feet altitude. 

 Shrubs 5 feet high, said to have fragrant 

 pink flowers borne early in the spring. 



118091 and 118092. Vicia faba L. Faba- 

 ceae. Broadbean. 



From the bazar at Srinagar, Kashmir, 

 July 23. 1936 ; a form used dry, like 

 pigeonpeas. 



118091. No. 1033. 118092. No. 1034. 



118093 to 118095. Vigna CTLindRICa 

 (Stickm.) Skeels. Fabaceae. Catjang. 



118093. No. 1026. Wair m.tt*. From 

 Srinagar, Kashmir, July 23. 1936. 

 Used as green pods and dried beans. 



118094. No. 973. From Chamba. Cham- 

 ba State. July 12. 1936. Said to be 

 a climbing bean with long edible pods. 



118095. No. 1025. Wair mut or loba. 

 From Srinagar. Kashmir, July 23, 

 1936. A climbing bean with edible 

 pods 18 inches long. The beans are 

 also used dried. 



118096 to 118098. Viola spp. Violaceae. 



118096. Viola sp. 



No. 942. From Kukti, Chamba State, 

 July 5. 1936: 



118097. Viola sp. 



No. '947. From Hursar, Chamba 

 State, July 5, 1936. 



118098. Viola sp. 



No. 951. From Brahmaur, Chamba 

 State, July 7, 1936. 



118099 and 118100. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by J. W. T. 

 Duvel. Commodity Exchange Administra- 

 tion. United States Department of Agri- 

 culture. Received September 26, 1936. 



118099. Astrocaryum T u C u M a Mart. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



For previous introduction see 97803. 



118100. Orbigxya sp. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



The orbignyas are oil-bearing palms, na- 

 tive to the northern part of South 

 America. 



118101 to 118104. 



From India. Bulbs and seeds collected by 

 Walter Koelz. Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received September 15, 1936. 



118101. Allium sativum L. Liliaceae. 



Garlic. 



No. 1036. Rohan. Bulbs from the 

 Srinagar bazar, Kashmir, July 23, 1936. 

 Said to be locally grown. 



118102. Nelumbo n u c i f e r a Gaertn. 

 Nymphaeaceae. Hindu lotus. 



No. 1044. Pamposh. From Srinagar, 

 • Kashmir, July 27, 1936. 



