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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



122048 to 122152— Continued 



122133. Rosa sp. 



No. 1976. From 12,000 feet altitude in 

 nearby highlands. 



122134. Sambucus bbdlus L. Caprifolia- 

 ceae. 



No. 1973. Received under the name 

 "odorata." for which a place of publication 

 has not been found. 



122135. Saussurea sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 2037. Grown at 10,000 feet altitude 

 in the Sikkim Himalayas. 



122136. Saxifraga hookeri Engl, and Irm- 

 scher. Saxifragaceae. 



No. 1991. 



122137. Saxifraga diversifolia Wall. 

 Saxifragaceae. 



No. 1992. 



122138. Senecio scandens Buch.-Ham. 

 Asteraceae. Climbing groundsel. 



No. 1993. An attractive autumn-flower- 

 ing composite from the Himalayas, with a 

 woody stem and climbing habit. The yel- 

 low flower heads are in few-flowered, loose, 

 paniclelike clusters. 



For previous introduction see. 111089. 



122139. Senecio sp. Asteraceae. 

 No. 1970. 



122140. Smilax ferox Wall. Smilacaceae. 



No. 1941. A stout prickly shrub with 

 ovate leathery leaves about 3 inches long 

 and umbels of small red berries. Native 

 to the Himalayas at altitudes of 5,000 to 

 8,000 feet. 



For previous introduction see 111090. 



122141. Spiraea sp. Rosaceae. 



No. 1965. Grown at 12,000 feet altitude 

 in nearby highlands. 



122142. Styrax hookeri C. B. Clarke. 

 Styracaceae. Snowbell. 



No. 1979. A tree often 40 feet high, 

 native to Sikkim and Bhutan at altitudes 

 between 6,000 and 7,000 feet. The white 

 flowers, 1 inch long, are tomentose outside, 

 and the young branches are stellate-pubes- 

 cent. The wood is white, close grained, 

 and moderately hard. 



For previous introduction see 99754. 



122143. Swertia hookeri C. B. Clarke. 

 Gentianaceae. 



No. 1978. Grown at 12,000 feet altitude 

 in nearby highlands. A perennial herb 

 with a thick hollow stem 2 to 4 feet high, 

 native to the. Sikkim Himalayas between 

 12.000 and 13.000 feet altitude. The ellip- 

 tic, long-petioled leaves are lanceolate ; the 

 nodding purple flowers with blue nerves, on 

 pedicels 2 inches long, are borne in dense 

 axillary cymes. 



For previous introduction see 102330. 



122144. Talauma hodgsoni Hook. f. and 

 Thorns. Magnoliaceae. 



No. 2050. A tall evergreen tree, related 

 to Magnolia, with obovate-oblong leaves 8 

 to 20 inches long and large fragrant flowers 

 with white petals and purple calyx. Na- 

 tive to the Sikkim Himalayas between 4,000 

 and 5,000 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 39139. 



122048 to 122152— Continued 



122145. Thalictrum chelidonii DC. Ra- 

 nunculaceae. Meadowrue. 



No. 2001. A handsome perennial 15 

 inches high, with pale-green foliage, pubes- 

 cent beneath. The delicate silvery laven- 

 der flowers, over 1 inch across, are borne 

 in graceful sprays. Native to the temper- 

 ate Himalayas at altitudes between 8,000 

 and 12,000 feet. 



For previous introduction see 111097. 



122146. Thalictrum foliolosum DC. Ra- 

 nunculaceae. Meadowrue. 



No. 2005. A stiff erect perennial, 4 to 8 

 feet high, native to the temperate slopes 

 of the Himalayas at altitudes of 5.000 to 

 8.000 feet. The pinnately compound leaves 

 are made up of orbicular leaflets less than 

 1 inch across, and the white, pale-green, 

 or dull-purple flowers are in much-branched 

 panicles. 



For previous introduction see 102332. 



122147. Trachyspermum sp. Apiaceae. 



No. 2076. A handsome evergreen climber 

 with an abundance of fragrant white 

 flowers. 



122148. Trachycarpus martianus (Wall.) 

 Wendl. Phoenicaceae. Martius palm. 



No. 2065. A slender-trunked, fan-leaved 

 palm from the temperate regions of the 

 Himalayas, where it grows to a height of 

 20 to 50 feet. The unarmed trunk bears 

 at its summit a crown of rigid leathery 

 roundish leaves 4 to 5 feet in diameter, 

 which are cut about half way down into 

 narrow 2-lobed segments. The yellow 

 flowers, followed by blue fruits, are borne 

 on a nodding spadix about a foot long. 



For previous introduction see 99758. 



122149. Trichosanthes sp. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. 



No. 1922. An attractive vine with 

 orange to madder-red globose fruits, 6 

 inches in diameter. 



122150. Viburnum stellulatum Wall. 

 Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 2016. A large evergreen shrub with 

 elliptic-lanceolate leaves about 3 inches 

 long and small red berries. Native to the 

 Sikkim Himalayas. 



For previous introduction see 116620. 



122151. Viburnum nervosum D. Don. Cap- 

 rifoliaceae. 



No. 2024. A large shrub or small tree 

 with elliptic-oblong, shiny green leaves 

 about 3 inches long and cymes of few small 

 rose-colored flowers followed by purple- 

 black drupes. Native to the Himalayas at 

 altitudes of 10,000 to 13,000 feet. 



For previous introduction see 119657. 



122152. (Undetermined.) 



No. 2071. A scandent perennial up to 

 25 feet high, covered in the fall with small 

 red fruits. 



122153 to 122156. 



From Argentina and Uruguay. Seeds col- 

 lected by W. A. Archer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received February 25, 1937. 



122153. CUCURBITA ANDREANA Naud. CU- 



curbitaceae. 



No. 5005. From Cordoba, Argentina. 

 Presented by Dr. L. R. Parodi, of the Fac- 



