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122766 to 122984— Continued 



122852. Dracocephaldm moldavica L. 

 Menthaceae. 



No. 1338. Tsemmik. From Kapalu, 

 Baltistan, Kashmir, August 28, 1936, at 

 6,000 feet altitude. Seed used as a condi- 

 ment. An annual with lanceolate, crenate 

 leaves and loose clusters of small blue or 

 white flowers. Native to Europe. 



122853. Ephedra pachyclada Boiss. Gne- 

 taceae. 



No. 1358. Tscpat. From Tarkalung, 

 Baltistan, Kashmir, September 5, 1936, at 

 9,000 feet altitude, in both dry and damp 

 situations. An attractive shrub growing 

 in large rounded clumps 3 to 4 feet high, 

 loaded with red berrylike fruits. Native 

 to central Asia. 



122854. F R A X I N U S XANTHOXYLOlDES (G. 



Don) Wall. Oleaceae. 



No. 1466. Fungmaniguk. From Tirot, 

 Lahul, Punjab, October 22, 1936, at 9,C00 

 feet altitude. A shrub or small tree found 

 on dry slopes. The branches are spread- 

 ing, and the leaves have 5 to 9 oval to 

 oblong leaflets. Native to the western 

 Himalayan region. 



122855. Fritillaria sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 1745. Presented by the Director, 

 Department of Agriculture, Kashmir. 



122856. Fritillaria roylei Hook. Lilia- 

 ceae. 



No. 1679. Presented by the Director, 

 Department of Agriculture, Kashmir. A 

 fritillaria with whorled or opposite linear- 

 lanceolate, leaves, 2 to 4 inches long, and 

 solitary or few nodding flowers on stems 



1 to 2 feet high. The flowers are 1% to 



2 inches long, campanulate, yellow-green, 

 tessellated with dull purple. Native to the 

 Himalayan region at altitudes of 8,000 to 

 10,000 feet. 



122857. Galium verdm L. Rubiaceae. 



Yellow bedstraw. 



No. 1552. From Kyelang, Lahul, Pun- 

 jab, October 10, 1936, at 10,500 feet alti- 

 tude. An attractive perennial found in 

 dry places, growing in mats about 1 foot 

 high, with very small, fragrant yellow 

 flowers. 

 122858 to 122861. Gentiana spp. Genti- 



anaceae. 



Nos. 122858 to 122860. Tikta. From 

 Pukar, Lahul, Punjab, September 1936, 

 from 12.000 to 13,000 feet altitude. 



122858. Gentiana sp. 

 No. 1611. 



122859. Gentiana sp. 

 No. 1603. 



122860. Gentiana sp. 

 No. 1605. 



122861. Gentiana sp. 



No. 1500. Tikta. From Gundla, La- 

 hul, Punjab, October 23, 1936, at 11,000 

 feet altitude. A biennial or perennial, 

 growing 18 inches high in rather dry 

 soil. The large blue-purple flowers are 

 three-fourths of an inch across. 



122862 to 122865. Impatiens spp. Impa- 

 tientaceae. 



122862. Impatiens sp. 



No. 1539. From Manali. Kulu, Pun- 

 jab, October 27, 1936, at 6,500 feet alti- 



122766 to 122984— Continued 



tude, in shady places. A tall plant up 

 to 10 feet high, with large pink flowers. 



122863. Impatiens sp. 



No. 1592. Mardonn. From Pukar, 

 Lahul, Punjab, August 1936, at 12,000 

 feet altitude. An attractive annual 2y 2 

 to 3 feet high, growing in hayfields. 

 The flowers, about 1 inch long, are rose- 

 purple with yellow in the throat. 



122864. Impatiens sp. 



No. 1593. Fidonn. A coarse annual 

 growing to 10 feet high, in and along 

 water. Flowers rose purple and 1 inch 

 long. 



122865. Impatiens sp. 



No. 1782. A collection of seeds 

 brought from Lahul by a native. 



122866. Indigofera leptostachya DC. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 1524. From Koti, Kulu, Punjab, at 

 9,000 feet altitude. A well-formed grace- 

 ful slender-branched shrub up to 8 feet 

 high, producing an abundance of very at- 

 tractive small, rose-purple flowers. Na- 

 tive to the Himalayan region. 



122867. DESM ODIUM TILIAEFOLIUM (D. 



Don) G. Don. Fabaceae. 



No. 1532. From Koti, Kulu, Punjab, 

 October 26, 1936, at 9,000 feet altitude. 

 An attractive deciduous shrub with loose 

 slender branches, thick green trifoliolate 

 leaves about 4 inches long, and rose to 

 pink flowers in lax racemes often a foot 

 long. The plant grows on dry isolated 

 slopes and will stand freezing. 



For previous introduction see 116600. 



122868. Inula royleana DC. Aste.raceae. 



Blackbud' inula. 



No. 1487. Munruta. From Kolung, 

 Lahul, Punjab, October 14, 1936, at 12,000 

 feet altitude. A cultivated plant with 

 large ovate, hairy leaves and orange-yellow 

 flower heads 2 to 3 inches across, borne 

 on a stem up to 5 feet high. 



For previous introduction see 51037. 

 122869 to 122875. Iris spp. Iridaceae. 

 122869 and 122870. Iris kumaonensis 

 Wall. 



A dwarf iris of the Pseudevansia sec- 

 tion, 2 to 12 inches high, native to the 

 western Himalayas from Kashmir to 

 Kumaon between 9,000 and 12,000 feet 

 altitude. The flaccid linear leaves are 

 12 to 14 inches long, and the solitary 

 flowers have a perianth tube 2 to 3 

 inches long. The bright lilac falls, 1 to 

 2 inches long, are blotched with darker 

 lilac, and the claw has a beard of yellow- 

 tipped hairs on a white crest. The erect 

 standards are 1% inches broad. 



For previous introduction see 110098. 



122869. No. 1571. Prangalch. From 

 Kolung, Lahul, Punjab, August 15. 

 1936, at 12,000 feet altitude. 



122870. No. 1730. Presented by the 

 Director, Department of Agricul- 

 ture, Kashmir. 



122871. Iris sp. 



No. 1646. From Chitkul, Rampur- 

 Bushahr, August 26, 1936. A plant 2 

 feet high, with nearly stemless bloom 

 and leaves 5 mm. wide. 



