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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



122766 to 122984— Continued 



122872. Iris sp. 



No. 1523. From Naggar, Kulu, Pun- 

 jab, October 28, 1936. A tall species 

 growing in dry pine forest or along 

 streams. Flowers 2y 2 inches across; 

 falls wine, blotched darker, standards 

 with bluish tinge. 



122873. Iris sp. 



No. 1155. Tisma. From Skardo, 

 Baltistan, Kashmir, August 15, 1936, at 

 6,500 feet altitude, common along water- 

 courses and roads. Plants 3 feet high ; 

 leaves three-eighths of an inch wide ; 

 flowers said to be blue. 



122874. Iris sp. 



No. 1377. From Deskit, Nubra, Shyok 

 Valley, Kashmir, September 11, 1936, at 

 9.000 feet altitude. Found growing in 

 clumps along the borders of fields. The 

 plant is about 2 feet high and of the 

 Iris ensata type. 



122875. Iris sp. 



No. 1402. From Leh, Ladak, Kash- 

 mir, September 16, 1936, at 10,500 feet 

 altitude. An iris 2% feet high, found 

 in field borders ; leaves 2 inches wide, 

 flowers bluish. 



122876. Jaeschkba canaliculata (Royle) 

 Knobl. (J. latisepala C. B. Clarke). 

 Gentianaceae. 



No. 1736. Presented by the Director, 

 Department of Agriculture, Kashmir. An 

 erect-stemmed annual about 2 feet high, 

 with oblong leaves about 1% inches long 

 and small blue flowers in cymes. Native 

 to the Himalayan region at altitudes of 

 9,000 to 13,000 feet. 



122877 to 122879. Juniperus spp. Pina- 

 ceae. Juniper. 



122877. Juniperus communis L. 



Common juniper. 



No. 1562. Pama. From Kolung, La- 

 hul. Puniab, October 10, 1936, at 12,000 

 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 109093. 



122878. Juniperus macropoda Boiss. 



No. 1455. Shukpas. From Kolung, 

 Lahul, Punjab, October 10, 1936, at 

 11,000 feet altitude. A tree up to 50 

 feet high, with a trunk 33 feet in girth 

 and light-green foliage. Native to the 

 Himalayan region and westward between 

 5,000 and 14,000 feet altitude. 



122879. Juniperus sp. 



No. 1111. From above Sodpur, Bal- 

 tistan, Kashmir, August 10, 1936, at 

 2,000 feet altitude. The tree has a di- 

 ameter of over 5 feet, is most attrac- 

 tively gnarled, and has an abundance of 

 largp fruits over one-fourth of an inch 

 in diameter. 



122880. Lavatera thuringiaca L. Malva- 

 ceae. Treemallow. 



No. 1282. From Shigar, Baltistan, 

 Kashmir, August 20, 1936, at 6,500 feet 

 altitude. A cultivated perennial, 4 feet 

 high, with rose-colored flowers 2 inches 

 across. 



122881. Ligustrum sp. Oleaceae. 



No. 1972. From Darjeeling, December 

 25, 1936, at 6,000 feet altitude. An orna- 

 mental shrub. 



122766 to 122984— Continued 



122882 to 122889. Lonicera spp. Capri- 

 foliaceae. Honeysuckle. 



122882. Lonicera sp. 



No. 1297. From Shigar Nulla, Balti- 

 stan, Kashmir, August 22, 1936, at 9,000 

 feet altitude. A bush 5 feet high, grow- 

 ing along a river on a dry slope. The 

 crimson fruits turn black as they ripen. 



122883. Lonicera sp. 



No. 1383. Chenchen. From Karzong, 

 Baltistan, Kashmir, September 13, 1936. 

 A low dense shrub about 3 feet high with 

 small narrow leaves and large rose-pink 

 flowers which are exceedingly fragrant. 



122884. Lonicera sp. 



No. 1447. Chenchen. From Rachogba, 

 Rupshu, October 5, 1936, at 13,000 feet 

 altitude. A low dense shrub up to 3 

 feet high, with large fragrant pink flow- 

 ers. Like No. 1383 (P. I. 122883). 



122885. Lonicera obovata Royle. 



No. 1461. PeltsisJiing. From Pukar, 

 Lahul, Punjab, October 16, 1936, at 12,- 



000 feet altitude. A low bushy shrub 



1 to iy 2 feet high with slender branches 

 and small leaves, growing usually in 

 damp places. The flowers are yellowish 

 and the fruit has a bluish bloom. 



For previous introduction see 76264. 



122886. Lonicera sp. 



No. 1476. Sett. From Kyelang, La- 

 hul, Punjab, October 21, 1936, at 10,500 

 feet altitude. A large, shrub 10 to 12 

 feet high ; very attractive when loaded 

 with large currantlike translucent per- 

 sistent white berries in which can be 

 seen the black seeds. 



122887. Lonicera sp. 



No. 1494. Sett. From Kolung, La- 

 hul, Punjab, October 19, 1936, at 11,000 

 feet altitude. A well-formed shrub 6 

 feet high ; very attractive in the autumn 

 when covered with bright-red translucent 

 berries. 



122888. Lonicera sp. 



No. 1583. Sett. From Pukar, Lahul, 

 Punjab, September 20, 1936, at 12,000 

 feet altitude. A low bushy honeysuckle 

 up to 5 feet high, with black fruits. 



122889. Lonicera sp. 

 No. 1782-H. Presented by a native. 



122890. Ludwigia sp. Onagraceae. 



No. 1793. From Dal Lake, Kashmir, 

 November 23. 1936. A very attractive 

 woody perennial growing in the water to 

 a height of about 5 feet. The rosy-pink 

 flowers are borne in long spikes and last 

 for weeks. 



122891. Lyc 



Silenaceae. 



N I S CASHEMERIANA Royle. 



No. 1585. ChamTiozi. From Kolung, 

 Lahul, Punjab, September 1, 1936, at 12,- 

 000 feet altitude. An erect rigid perennial 

 2!/2 feet high, related to Lychnis indica, 

 with erect or nodding white flowers in con- 

 tracted cymes. Native to Kashmir. 



122892 to 122894. Malva spp. 



Malvaceae. 

 Mallow. 



