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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



122766 to 122984— Continued 



feet high, ovate-oblong to cordate leaves 1 

 to 3 inches long, and large panicles of 

 small greenish-purple flowers. Native to 

 eastern Europe and western Asia. 



122959. Sedum sp. Crassulaceae. 



No. 1384. Srollo. From Karzong Pass, 

 Ladak, Kashmir. September 14, 1936, at 

 15,000 feet altitude. Found growing in 

 clumps 18 inches high, with corymbs, 1 

 inch across, of yellow flowers which turn 

 red with age. 



122960. Senecio sp. Aste.raceae. 



No. 1587. Zerjung. From Pukar, La- 

 hul, Punjab, August 1936. at 12.000 feet 

 altitude. A perennial about 2 feet high, 

 with corymbs of yellow flowers less than 

 one-half inch across. 



122961. Senecio sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 1752. From Tandi. Lahul, Punjab, 

 October 26, 1936, at 10,000 feet altitude. 

 A small perennial 1 foot high, growing in 

 clumps in dry situations. The yellow 

 flower heads are 1 inch across. 



122962. Sium sisarum L. Apiaceae. 



Skirret. 



No. 1763. Zirra. 

 hul, Punjab, October 

 altitude. A popular 



From Kyelang, La- 

 1936. at 10,500 feet 

 Indian spice. 



122963. Solandm sp. Solanaceae. 



Shigar, Baltistan, 



1936. A xerophytic 



with much flattened 



on the sand plain of 



No. 1242. From 

 Kashmir, August 18, 

 shrub 4 feet high, 

 black berries ; found 

 a river. 



122964. Spiraea canescens D. Don. 

 ceae. 



No. 1515. Katishing. From Koti, Kulu, 

 Punjab, at 9,000 feet altitude. A shrub 

 from 6 to 12 feet high, with long slender 

 arching branches, small broad-oval to ovo- 

 vate leaves, and rather small white flowers 

 in dense corymbs 2 to 3 inches across. 

 Native to the Himalayan region. 



122965. Sorbaria sorbipolia (L.) A. Br. 

 Rosaceae. 



No. 1473. Kahan. From Tirot, Lahul, 

 Punjab, October 22, 1936, at 9.000 feet al- 

 titude. A shrub about 6 feet high, of 

 spreading habit, with large compound 

 leaves which turn red in the fall, and huge 

 panicles of creamy white flowers in the 

 spring. Found in dry open places. 



122966. Sorbaria sorbipolia (L.) A. Br. 

 Rosaceae. 



No. 1474. From Naggar. Kulu, Punjab, 

 October 27. 1936. at 6.000 fet altitude. 

 Much like No. 1473 (P. I. 122965), but will 

 stand only light frost. 



122967. Pterygota alata (Roxb.) R. Br. 

 Sterculiaceae. 



No. 2139. From Calcutta, January 7, 

 1937. A large tree, native to India, with 

 ash-colored bark and yellow-tomentose 

 branchlets. The large, heart-shaped leaves, 

 10 inches long by 7 inches wide., are 

 clustered at the ends of the branches. The 

 panicles of small tomentose flowers, with- 

 out petals, are shorter than the leaves. 



For previous introduction see 116789. 



122968. Stercdlia sp. Sterculiaceae. 



No. 2144. Peshawari Badam (Pesha- 

 wari almonds). From Calcutta, January 

 7, 1937 : said to have come from Peshawar. 



122766 to 122984— Continued 



A handsome shade tree; the seeds are 

 eaten. 



122969. Syringa emodi Wall. Oleaceae. 



Himalayan lilac. 



No. 1462. From Kyelang, Lahul, Pun- 

 jab, October 14, 1936, at 10,500 feet alti- 

 tude. A shrub up to 8 feet high, inclined 

 to be scraggly but nevertheless attractive 

 with its large trusses of creamy fragrant 

 flowers. This strain is the hardiest and 

 most attractive of any found in the Hima- 

 layas. 



122970. Spinacia 

 diaceae. 



oleracea L. 



Chenopo- 

 Spinach. 



No. 1412. Palag. From Leh, Ladak, 

 Kashmir. September 16, 1936, at 10,500 

 feet altitude. A potherb, perhaps not dif- 

 ferent from the ones sent from lower alti- 

 tudes. 



122971. Toona ciliata Roemer. Meliaceae. 



Toon tree. 



No. 1781. From Kulu, Kulu, Punjab, 

 November 17, 1936, at 4,500 feet altitude. 

 A roadside tree, growing to a diameter of 

 about 2 feet. The small whitish flowers 

 are in long clusters, but the chief value of 

 the tree is that the leaves stay green late 

 in the fall. 



122972. Tragopogon sp. Cichoriaceae. 



No. 1617. To. From Pukar, Lahul, 

 Punjab, August 1936, at 12.000 feet alti- 

 tude. A form with yellow flowers, found 

 on dry slopes. 



122973. Tragopogon sp. Cichoriaceae. 



No. 1754. From Pukar, Lahul, Punjab, 

 September 1936, at 12,000 feet altitude. 



spp. 



122974 to 122977. Trichosanthes 

 Cucurbitaceae. 



122974 and 122975. Trichosanthes an- 

 guina L. Snakegourd. 



Presented by the Director, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Kashmir. 



122974. No. 1686. Chichenda. A 

 white gourd about 3 feet long. 



122975. No. 1694. Hara Chichenda. 

 A green fruit about 3 feet long. 



122976. Trichosanthes bracteata 

 (Lam.) Voigt. 



No. 1655. From Naggar, Kulu, Pun- 

 jab, November 14, 1936, at 6,000 feet 

 altitude. A vigorous vine, about 20 feet 

 long, bearing an abundance of orange- 

 red fruits the. size and shape of duck 

 eggs. 



122977. Trichosanthes sp. 



No. 1791. From Kangra, Kangra, 

 Punjab, November 23, 1936, at 2,500 feet 

 altitude. An annual with an abundance 

 of globose fruits three-fourths of an inch 

 in diameter, brick-red with long blotches 

 of white. 

 122978 to 122980. Trigonella f O e N o M 

 graecum L. Fabaceae. Fenugreek, 



122978. No. 1701. Methi. Presented by 

 the Director, Department of Agricul- 

 ture, Kashmir. 



122979. No. 1164. Methi. From Skardo, 

 Baltistan. Kashmir, August 16, 1936. 

 A potherb. 



122980. No. 1422. Shamilik. From Leh, 

 Ladak, Kashmir, September 17, 1936, 

 at 10,500 feet altitude. A potherb. 



