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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



122157 to 122206— Continued 



122176. No. 1167-A. Karpo osse. A 

 sweet early variety. 



122177. No. 1168-A. Longrifino. 



122178. No. 1169-A. Shahtut. A 

 sweet lavender variety. 



122179. No. 1170-A. Narzin osse. 



122180. No. 1171-A. Qung osse. 



122181. Morus nigra L. Black mulberry. 



No. 1166-A. A delicious mulberry, 

 sweet and juicy when mature. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 121453. 



122182. MORDS sp. 



No. 1158. Fruit 1 inch long, sweet, 

 late, very good. 



122183. Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb. 

 Phoenicaceae. India date palm. 



No. 2123. Presented by the Calcutta 

 Botanic Garden, Calcutta, January 6, 1937. 



122184. POTENTILLA ATROSANGUINHA Lodd. 



Rosaceae. 



No. 1513. Romentoh. From Tinu, La- 

 hul, Punjab, September 16. An ascending 

 or erect perennial, 2 to 3 feet high, grow- 

 ing in clumps and branching from the 

 roots, with silvery digitate leaves and dark 

 crimson, mahogany, or orange flowers 

 three-fourths to over an inch in diameter. 

 Native to the temperate Himalayas at alti- 

 tudes of 6,000 to 12,000 feet. 

 122185 to 122195. P R U N U S spp. Amyg- 



dalaceae. 



122185 and 122186. Prunus armeniaca 

 L. Apricot. 



From Shigar, Baltistan, Kashmir, Au- 

 gust 16 and 20. 



122185. No. 1291. Fruit round, red- 

 dish, iy 2 inches in diameter; flesh 

 sweet, liquid. 



122186. No. 1260. Fruit round, green- 

 ish yellow, 1% inches in diameter ; 

 flesh sweet, liquid. 



122187. Prunus cerasus L. Sour cherry. 



No. 1435. From Shigar Baltistan, 

 Kashmir, August 19. A cherry much 

 like our Montmorency in size, appear- 

 ance, and taste, but the tree is less bushy. 



122188 and 122189. Prunus cornuta 

 (Wall.) Steud. Himalayan bird cherry. 

 A deciduous tree 50 to 60 feet high, 

 " native to the Himalayan region up to 

 10.000 feet altitude. The cylindrical 

 racemes of small white flowers are fol- 

 lowed by round red fruits, one-third of 

 an inch in diameter, which become dark 

 purple. Closely allied to Prunus padus. 

 For previous introduction see 119232. 



122188. No. 1564. Krunn. From 

 Gundea, Lahul, Punjab. September 

 1, at 10,500 feet altitude. 



122189. No. 1739. Jamnoo. From 

 above Bandrole, Kulu, Punjab, No- 

 vember 14, at 10.000 feet altitude. 

 A form of the Lahul Krunn and 

 probably less hardy. 



122190. Prunus domestica L. 



Common plum. 



No. 1290. From Shigar, Baltistan, 

 Kashmir, August 20. Fruit shaped like 

 the German plum, 2 inches long. 



122157 to 122206— Continued 



122191 to 122194. P R u N U S TOMENTOSA 

 Thunb. Manchu cherry. 



122191. No. 1280. Shogun. From 

 Shigar, Baltistan, Kashmir, August 

 20. An attractive small tree with 

 curling bark; fruit very pale pink, 

 hairy, not so good to eat as the red 

 variety. 



122192. No. 1281. Shogun. From 

 Shigar, Baltistan, Kashmir, August 

 20, at 6,500 feet altitude. An at- 

 tractive tree with curly bark ; fruits 

 red, hairy, one-half inch in diame- 

 ter, pleasant to eat. 



122193. No. 1320. Shogun. From 

 Kapalu, Baltistan, Kashmir, August 

 26, at 6,000 feet altitude. An at- 

 tractive tree with curly bark on 

 trunk and branches ; fruit hairy, 

 red, three-fourths of an inch in 

 diameter, pleasant flavor. 



122194. No. 1326. Shogun. From 

 Kapalu, Baltistan, Kashmir, August 

 26, at 6,000 feet altitude. Tree 

 small, attractive with curly bark on 

 trunk and branches ; fruit very pale 

 pink, edible. 



122195. Prunus sp. 



No. 1512. From Tinu, Lahul, Pun- 

 jab, October 10, at 11,000 feet altitude. 

 A low shrub to 2 feet high, with small 

 red fruits. Found in dry situations ; 

 fruits sparingly. 



122196 to 122201. Ribes spp. Grossularia- 

 ceae. 



122196. RlBES ORIENTALS Desf. 



No. 1457. Nyanke. From the upper 

 Bhaga Valley, Lahul, Punjab, October 8, 

 at 11,000 feet altitude. A well-formed 

 dense shrub up to 5 feet high, found on 

 dry slopes ; fruit yellow to orange yel- 

 low, sweet, less than half an inch in 

 diameter. 



For previous introduction see 58639. 



122197. RlBES RECLINATUM L. 



European gooseberry. 



No. 1465. P Hit se. From Kolung. 

 Lahul. Punjab, October 10 at 12,000 feet 

 altitude. Bush dense, well formed, up to 

 6 feet high ; fruit orange, hirsute, pleas- 

 3trongly acid, much like a' 

 Used here as we use lemons 



antly but 

 gooseberry. 

 or oranges. 



122198 and 122199. 



RlBES RUBRUM L. 



Currant. 



Rasta. A shrub, found usually in 

 damp situations, up to 4 feet tall, fruits 

 one-half inch in diameter, black with 

 purple-red juice, acid. 



For previous introduction see 40478. 



122198. No. 1458. From the Upper 

 Bhaga Valley, Lahul, Punjab, at 

 12,000 feet altitude. 



122199. No. 1609. From Pukar, La- 

 hul, Punjab, at 12,000 feet altitude. 



122200. Ribes sp. 



No. 1114. From above Sodpur, Balti- 

 stan, Kashmir, August 10, at 12,500 feet 

 altitude. Bush spreading, up to 4 feet 

 high ; fruit one-half inch in diameter, 

 reddish black, fragrant ; flavor pleasant, 

 but slightly acid ; seeds small. 



