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119252 to 119266— Continued. 

 119253 to 119258. Allium spp. Liliaceae. 

 119253. Allium cepa L. Onion. 



No 1370-A. Bulbs from Kampuk, 

 Baltistan, at 9,000 feet altitude, Septem- 

 ber 9. 1936. Au onion which will stand 

 freezing. 



119254 to 119256. Allium SATIVUM L. 

 Liliaceae. Garlic. 



119254. No. 1511. OoJcpa. From Ra- 

 iling, Lahul, at 12.000 feet altitude, 

 October 12, 1936. Bulbs of a pun- 

 gent sort. 



119255. No. 1510. Gokpa. From 

 Kampuk, Shyok Valley. Baltistan, 

 September 9, 1936, at 12,000 feet 

 altitude. Bulbs of a highly scented 

 variety. 



119256. No. 1741. Lassan. Bulbs 

 from Kulu, Kulu. Punjab, at 4,500 

 feet altitude, November 13, 1936. 



119257. Allium sp. 



No. 1475. Rigok. From Kyelang, 

 Lahul, at 10.000 feet altitude, October 

 21, 1936. Bulbs of a very attractive 

 species, with cylindrical leaves and heads 

 of clear-purple flowers iy 2 inches in 

 diameter. Grows on dry slopes and 

 blooms in the damp earth of sprinsc 



119258. Allium sp. 



No. 1720. Pram. Presented by the 

 Director of Agriculture. Kashmir. Bulbs 

 said to be used for flavoring. 



limonia Osbeck. Ruta- 

 Lemon. 



From Bandrole. Kulu, 



119259, Citrus 

 ceae. 



No. 1743-A. 

 Punjab. 



119260, Iris kashmiriaxa Baker. Irida- 

 ceae. 



No. 1664. Roots of a wild species pre- 

 sented by the Director of Agriculture, 

 Kashmir, November 14, 1936. 



119252 to 119266— Continued. 



119261. LlLIUM POLYPHYLLUM 



Liliaceae. 



D. Don. 



No. 1740. Bulbs presented by the Di- 

 rector of Agriculture, Kashmir. 



For previous introduction see 112748. 



119262. LlGUSTRUM COMPACTUM Hook. f. 



and Thorns. Rhamnaceae. Privet. 



No. 1742. From Bandrole, Kulu, Pun- 

 jab, at 5,000 feet altitude, November 14, 

 1936. A well-formed evergreen tree with 

 large trusses of creamy flowers, followed by 

 blue-black fruits. 



For previous introduction see 114763. 



119263. Sarcococca saligna (D. Don) 

 Muell. Arg. Buxaceae. 



No. 1654. From Bandrole, Kulu, Pun- 

 jab, at 6,000 feet altitude, November 14 

 1936. An evergreen shrub from 2 to 3 

 feet high, which covers the ground in 

 well-watered shady places. Interesting 

 chiefly from its very fragrant green flowers 

 in short axillary racemes and the purple 

 ovoid fruits nearly an inch long. Game 

 birds find both food and shelter among 

 the clumps. 



For previous introduction see 92760. 



119264. Taxus sp. Taxaceae, 



No. 1661. Rak Kahr. From above 

 Bandrole, Kulu, Punjab, at 8,000 feet al- 

 titude, November 14, 1936. A handsome 

 evergreen tree that becomes 4 feet in di- 

 ameter, but occurs spaiingly in the 

 spruce-balsam forest. 



119265. Tulipa sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 1665. Bulbs presented by the Di 

 rector of Agriculture, Kashmir. 



119266. (Undetermined.) 



No. 1472. Kukum. From Lahul, Pun- 

 jab, at 9,000 feet altitude, October 22, 

 1936. Bulbs of a plant with crocuslike 

 yellow flowers which bloom early in the 

 spring ; said to be poisonous to horses until 

 after blooming. 



