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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



122048 to 122152— Continued 



122091. Gentiana tibetica King. Genti- 

 anaceae. Himalayan gentian. 



No. 1997. An erect perennial 18 inches 

 high, with oblong-ovate leaves 5 to 7 inches 

 long and small dull yellowish-white axil- 

 lary flowers an inch long. Native to Tibet. 



For previous introduction see 80285. 



122092. Gentiana sikkimensis C. B. 

 Clarke. Gentianaceae. Gentian. 



No. 1998. A decumbent perennial, na- 

 tive to the Sikkim Himalayas at altitudes 

 between 10,000 and 14,000 feet. The radi- 

 cal leaves are orbicular and those of the 

 stem are elliptic to oblong, and 1 inch long. 

 The tubular, funnel-shaped blue flowers, 

 about 1 inch long, are in headlike clusters. 



For previous introduction see 102315. 



122093. Hydrangea anomala D. Don (H. 

 altissima Wall.). Hydrangeaceae. 



No. 2039. A climbing shrub up to 15 

 feet high, with ovate leaves 3 to 6 inches 

 long and large corymbs of white flowers. 

 Native to Nepal at 4,000 to 10,000 feet alti- 

 tude. 



For previous introduction see 114753. 



122094. Hypericum sp. Hypericaceae. 

 No. 2020. 



122095. Ilex insignis Hook. f. Aquifolia- 

 ceae. Holly. 



No. 1919. An evergreen holly, native to 

 the Sikkim Himalayas, where it grows at 

 7,000 feet altitude. It forms a small tree 

 or shrub with thick grooved branches which 

 are purplish when young. The dark-green, 

 leathery leaves, 5 to 9 inches long, are 

 armed at the margins with small spine- 

 tipped teeth. The bright-red, oval berries 

 are nearly one-half inch long. 



For previous introduction see 102906. 



122096. Ilex sp. Aquifoliaceae. Holly. 



No. 1920. A tree much like the Ameri- 

 can holly. 



122097. Impatiens sp. Impatientaceae. 



No. 2009. From high altitudes in the 

 Sikkim mountains. 



122098. Ipomoea sp. Convolvulaceae. 



No. 1948. A woody vine, with large 

 cordate leaves, bearing an abundance of 

 orange capsules 1 inch in diameter. 



122099. Iris clarkei Baker. Iridaceae. 

 No. 2025. From the Sikkim Himalayas. 



122100. Lactdca sp. Cichoriaceae. 



No. 2045. Grown in the Sikkim high- 

 lands at 13,000 feet altitude. 



122101. Lactuca macrantha Clarke. 

 Cichoriaceae. 



No. 2046. A stout perennial lettuce up 

 to 2 feet high, with large pinnatifid leaves 

 and loosely panicled heads of blue flowers. 

 Native to the Sikkim Himalayas at alti- 

 tudes of 10,000 to 14,000 feet. 



For previous introduction see 116593. 



122102. Ligularia sp. Asteraceae. 

 No. 1957. 



122103. Ligustrum confusum Decaisne. 

 Oleaceae. 



No. 1962. A small tree up to 40 feet 

 high, which is one of the tropical relatives 



122048 to 122152— Continued 



of the California privet (Ligustrum ovali- 

 folium). The obtuse leathery leaves are 

 about 9 inches long, and the small white 

 flowers are in panicles 1 to 5 inches long. 



For previous introduction see. 116594. 



122104. Lilium sp. Liliaceae. Lily. 

 No. 2021. 



122105. Lobelia sp. Campanulaceae. 



No. 2048. From 12,000 feet altitude in 

 the Sikkim Highlands. Received as Lobelia 

 erecta, an invalid name. 



122106. Lonicera tomentella Hook. f. and 

 Thorns. Caprifoliaceae. Honeysuckle. 



No. 2040. Grown at 12,000 feet alti- 

 tude in the Sikkim Highlands. 



122107 to 122109. Meconopsis spp. Papav- 

 eraceae. 



Native to the Sikkim Himalayas between 

 10,000 and 12,000 feet altitude. 



122107. Meconopsis sinuata Prain. 



No. 2031. An annual 1 to 2 feet high, 

 with irregularly lobed, sparely prickly 

 leaves and blue flowers 2 to 3 inches in 

 diameter. 



122108. Meconopsis paniculata (Don) 

 Prain. 



No. 2032. A tall perennial, soft-hairy 

 throughout, with yellow flowers in lax 

 cymes, found on the slopes of the Hima- 

 layas of western India and Tibet. 



For previous introduction see 111065. 



122109. Meconopsis simplicifolia (Don) 

 Hook. f. and Thorns. 



No. 2030. A stemless annual or biennial, 

 native to temperate regions of northern 

 India. The ovate-lanceolate, toothed or 

 entire leaves, 2 to 3 inches long, are in a 

 tufted rosette from which rise the deflexed 

 hairy scapes, 12 to 18 inches high, bearing 

 solitary, poppylike, clear-blue flowers 3 

 inches across. 



For previous introduction see 102320. 



122110. Desmodtdm floribundum (D. 

 Don) G. Don. Fabaceae. 



No. 1967. A woody, thickly pubescent, 

 Himalayan plant with very copious axil- 

 lary and terminal racemes of pale pink or 

 lavender flowers. 



For previous introduction see 116598. 



122111. Michelia excelsa Blume. Mag- 

 noliaceae. 



No. 1971. A tall tree, native to the 

 temperate Himalayas of northeastern In- 

 dia between 5.000 and 6.000 feet altitude. 

 The long narrow leaves are silky, brown 

 beneath, and the handsome white flowers 

 are from 4 to 5 inches across. 



For previous introduction see 116602. 



122112. MOMORDICA CHARANTIA L. CuCUr- 



bitaceae. 



No. 2085. Karela. From Calcutta, Jan- 

 uary 1, 1937: 



122113. OSBECKIA NEPALENSIS Hook. 



Melastomaceae. 



No. 2051. An evergreen shrub, native 

 to the Himalayas, with a rough erect stem 

 18 inches high, opposite, lanceolate, rigid 

 leaves, and large purplish-rose flowers in 

 terminal and axillary panicles or corymbs. 



For previous introduction see 47744. 



