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500 feet altitude. An ornamental shrub 

 5 to 6 feet high, covered in July with 

 golden-yellow double flowers over 2 

 inches across. 



122939 to 122942. Rosa macrophylla 

 Lindl. Bigleaf rose. 



122939. No. 1362. From Biokdang 

 Nulla, Baltistan. Kashmir, Septem- 

 ber 5, 1936, at 10,000 feet altitude 

 along a stream. A large shrub, 8 

 feet high, loaded with large globu- 

 lar red fruits one-half inch in di- 

 ameter, crowned by persistent 

 sepals. 



122940. No. 1481. Seamapo. From 

 the Upper Bhaga Valley, Lahul, 

 Punjab, October 1936, at 12,000 feet 

 altitude. A dense shrub 6 to 8 feet 

 high, covered in the spring with 

 very fragrant single flowers, over 2 

 inches across ; some orange red and 

 others three shades of piuk, fol- 

 lowed by large red hips. It grows 

 well in dry situations. 



122941. No. 1553. Seamapo. From 

 Tsokang, Lahul, Punjab, October 21, 

 1936, at 9,000 feet altitude. Like 

 No. 1481 (P. I. 122940), but col- 

 lected at a lower altitude. 



122942. No. 1482. Like No. 1481 (P. 

 I. 122940), but this plant sent long 

 thin shoots 20 feet up the tree 

 among the branches of a juniper ; 

 fruited abundantly. 



122943. Rosa moschata Mill. Musk rose. 



No. 1635. Kudzi. From above Band- 

 role, Kulu, Punjab, October 20, 1936, at 

 8,000 feet altitude. A climber 20 feet 

 high, filled in June with intensely fra- 

 grant, single white flowers over an inch 

 across. 



For previous introduction see 105910. 



122944. Rosa sp. 



No. 1366. From Hundi, Baltistan, 

 Kashmir, September 7, 1936, at 9,000 

 feet altitude. A dense bush 20 feet high, 

 filled with hips. 



122945. Rosa sp. 



No. 1375. From Hundar. Baltistan, 

 Kashmir, September 10, 1936. at 9,000 

 feet altitude. Like No. 1376 (P. I. 

 122946), but with larger fruit. 



122946. Rosa sp. 



No. 1376. From Hundar, Baltistan, 

 Kashmir, September 10, 1936, at 9,000 

 feet altitude. A large bush, 20 feet 

 high, with a large crop of hips. 



122947. Rosa sp. 



No. 2145. From Parachinar, North 

 West Frontier Province. December 1936. 

 Presented by Ibrahim Shah, of the De- 

 partment of Agriculture. A yellow rose 

 with single flowers as big as a dime, 

 borne profusely. The bush is about 5 

 feet high. 



122948. Rcbus saxatilis L. Rosaceae. 



No. 1516. Sholshol. From Pukar, La- 

 hul, Punjab, September 1, 1936, at 13,000 

 feet altitude. A low unarmed woody per- 

 ennial with trifoliolate leaves about 6 

 inches long, found in a birch forest. The 

 few fruits are scarlet, rather acid, but 

 pleasant. 



For previous introduction see 92301. 



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122949. Rumex sp. Polygonaceae. 



No. 1604. Chumtsan. From Pukar, 

 Lahul, Punjab, August 1936, at 12,000 feet 

 altitude. Found along streams. 



122950. Salvia hians Royle. Menthaceae. 



No. 1728. Presented by the Director, 

 Department of Agriculture, Kashmir. A 

 viscid-hairy perennial herb 2 to 3 feet high, 

 with cordate toothed leaves, 4 to 7 inches 

 long, on petioles often 10 inches long. 

 The blue flowers, 1 to 2 inches long with 

 inflated throats, are borne in large, spread- 

 ing panicles. 



For previous introduction see 103326. 



122951. Salvia sp. Menthaceae. 



No. 1618. Zluptsi. From Pukar, Lahul, 

 Punjab, August 1936, at 12,000 feet alti- 

 tude. An attractive mint, up to 2 feet 

 high, found growing in field borders. The 

 blue-purple flowers are in long heads. 



122952. Sapindus mukoeossi Gaertn. 

 Sapindaceae. Chinese soapberry. 



No. 1784. Ritha. From Kulu, Kulu, 

 Punjab, November 20, 1936, at 4,500 feet 

 altitude. A Chinese tree about 35 feet 

 high, with alternate, pinnate leaves and 

 round yellow fruits an inch in diameter. 

 The flesh of the fruit is used as a soap to 

 wash woolens. 



For previous introduction see 105633. 



122953 to 122955. Saussurea spp. Astera- 



122953. Saussurea sp. 



No. 1381. Pangtsi. From Karzong 

 Pass, Ladak, Kashmir, September 14, 

 1936. at 15,000 feet altitude. The plant 

 consists of a head of large flowers, 2 

 inches in diameter, with blue-purple 

 stamens and a few basal leaves'. Re- 

 ceived under the name "minor," for 

 which a place of publication has not been 

 found. 



122954. Saussurea sp. 



No. 1573. Romentok. From Tinu, 

 Lahul, Punjab. September 16, 1936. A 

 very attractive species, growing in 

 clumps up to 2 feet high. The leaves 

 are silvery and the flowers are a delicate 

 mahogany brown. 



122955. Saussurea sp. 



No. 1616. Dafta. From above Tinu, 

 Lahul, Punjab, September 1936, at 11,- 

 000 feet altitude. A perennial, over 3 

 feet tall, growing on dry slopes. The 

 small rose-purple flowers are borne in 

 clusters. 



122956. Saxifraga sp. Saxifragaceae. 



No. 1580. Shabora. From Tinu, La- 

 hul, Punjab, October 16, 1936. A species 

 10 inches high, with greenish flowers, but 

 its chief attraction consists in the large 

 oval leaves which turn red in the fall. 



122957. Scabiosa sp. Dipsacaceae. 



No. 1521. From Gundla, Lahul, Punjab, 

 October 23, 1936. A perennial growing 

 on dry slopes, with attractive rose-purple 

 flowers 2 inches across. 



122958. SCROPHULARIA SCOPOLII H O P P C 



Scrophulariaceae. 



No. 1735. Presented by the Director, 

 Department of Agriculture, Kashmir. A 

 variable biennial with stout stems 2 to 3 



