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fourths of an inch in diameter. Native 

 to the western Himalayas at altitudes 

 of 12.000 to 16,500 feet. 



122067. Aster tricephalus Clarke. 



No. 1968. A small vigorous subtropi- 

 cal herbaceous perennial, with reddish 

 flower heads. Native to Sikkim, India. 



For previous introduction see 99653. 



122068. Astilbe rivularis Buch.-Ham. 

 Saxifragaceae. 



No. 2006. Obtained at Darjeeling, but 

 grown in Sikkim at 9,000 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 46581. 



122069. Betula sp. Betulaceae. Birch. 



No. 2042. Grown in Tibet at 13,000 

 feet altitude. An ornamental birch re- 

 ceived under the name "balsamifera," for 

 which a place of publication has not been 

 found. 



122070. Berberis umbellata Wall. Ber- 

 beridaceae. 



No. 1994. A hardy, half-evergreen shrub, 

 native to the Himalayas, about 3 feet high, 

 with reddish-brown grooved branchlets, 

 obovate leaves an inch long, and umbellike 

 racemes of yellow flowers which are fol- 

 lowed by red berries. 



For previous introduction see 80077. 



122071. Berberis sp. Berberidaceae. 

 No. 1995. 



122072. Calceolaria gracilis H. B. K. 

 Scrophulariaceae. 



No. 1946. An annual calceolaria about 

 18 inches high, with pinnate leaves and 

 attractive yellow flowers about one-half 

 inch long. Native to Ecuador. 



122073. Castanopsis indica (Roxb.) A. DC. 

 Fagaceae. 



No. 2043. An evergreen tree with thin, 

 leathery, oblong or obovate-oblong leaves 

 5 to 8 inches long. Native to the temperate 

 Himalayan region and Assam. 



122074. Clintonia alpina (Royle) Kunth. 

 Convallariaceae. 



No. 2047. Grown in Tibet at 13,000 

 feet altitude. A low perennial, native to 

 the temperate slopes of the Himalayas in 

 India. The lanceolate leaves are 4 to 9 

 inches long, and the small white funnel- 

 shaped flowers are borne in a loose raceme 

 on a scape 1 to 2 feet high. 



For previous introduction see 99658. 



122075. Codonopsis thalictrifolia Roxb. 

 Campanulaceae. 



No. 1956. Grown at 10,000 feet alti- 

 tude in the hills of Sikkim or Tibet. An 

 herbaceous perennial with flexuose stems 

 ascending to sub-scandent, small ovate or 

 reniform leaves, and solitary flowers about 

 1 inch long. Native to Nepal. 



122076. Coix lacryma-jobi L. Poaceae. 



Jobs-tears. 



No. 1930. Plants 6 feet high, found 

 along a stream at 7,000 feet altitude near 

 Darjeeling, Bengal. 



122077 to 122080. Cotoneaster spp. Mala- 

 ceae. 



122077. Cotoneaster sp. 



No. 2013. Grown in Tibet at 13,000 

 feet altitude. 



122048 to 122152 — Continued 



N 122078. Cotoneaster sp. 



No. 2014. Grown at high altitudes in 

 Sikkim. 



122079. Cotoneaster sp. 



No. 1921. A tree much like an apple 

 tree in size and form, covered with large 

 red berries ; from 7,000 feet altitude. 



122080. Cotoneaster sp. 



No. 2057. A cultivated tree. 



122081. Crawfurdia sp. Gentianaceae. 



No. 1929. A herbaceous twiner with 

 large axillary, bell-shaped, blue-purple 

 flowers and attractive maroon capsules, 

 grown at 7,000 feet altitude. 



122082. Crepis depressa Hook, f . and 

 Thorns. Cichoriaceae. 



No. 1963. Grown at 12,000 feet alti- 

 tude. 



122083. Cynanchum vincetoxicum (L.) 

 Pers. Asclepiadaceae. 



No. 2026. A white-flowered perennial 

 2 to 3 feet high, grown at 12,000 feet alti- 

 tude in Sikkim. 



122084. Cynoglossum denticulatum A. 

 DC. Boraginaceae. 



No. 2038. Grown at 9,000 feet altitude 

 in Sikkim. A hardy perennial with small 

 blue flowers in long open one-sided spikes 

 and stems 1% to 2 feet high. Native to 

 India. 



122085. Datura arborea L. Solanaceae. 



Floripondio. 



No. 1937. A shrub or small tree, with 

 ovate-lanceolate leaves and large trumpet- 

 shaped, greenish-white, fragrant flowers. 

 Native to Peru and Chile. 



For previous introduction see 110925. 



122086. Delphinium vestitum Wall. Ra- 

 nunculaceae. Larkspur. 



No. 1960. Grown at nearly 12,000 feet 

 altitude. An alpine perennial with a his- 

 pid stem 1 to 3 feet high, palmately 5- to 

 7-lobed leaves sometimes a foot across, on 

 long stems, and blue flowers in long dense 

 racemes. Native to the temperate Hima- 

 layas from 8,000 to 12,000 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 104368. 



122087. Deutzia corymbosa R. Br. Hy- 

 drangeaceae. 



No. 1996. A deutzia with pure-white 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see 53696. 



122088. Erigeron sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 2022. Grown at high altitudes in 

 Sikkim. 



122089. Euonymus sp. Celastraceae. 



No. 1825. From the Government gar- 

 dens, Saharanpur, United Provinces. 



122090. Fritillaria stracheyi Hook. f. 

 Liliaceae. 



No. 1999. A bulbous plant with narrow 

 linear leaves 4 to 6 inches long on slender 

 stems up to a foot in length and solitary 

 pale-purple flowers 1V 2 to 2 inches long. 

 Native to the Himalayan region at alti- 

 tudes of 9,000 to 13,000 feet. 



