APRIL 1 TO JUNE 3 0, 193 7 



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124243 to 124260— Continued. 



124250. Ilex hookeri King. Aquifoliaceae. 



Holly. 



A small deciduous tree with leathery, nar- 

 rowly oblong or lanceolate leaves 3 to 5 

 inches long and small globular berries % 

 of an inch in diameter. Native to the 

 Sikkim Himalayas. 



For previous introduction see 102905. 



124251. Ilex insignis Hook. £. Aquifolia- 

 ceae. Holly. 

 A small tree or shrub with thick grooved 



branches, which are purplish when young. 

 The dark-green, leathery leaves, 5 to 9 

 inches long, are armed at the margins with 

 small spine-tipped teeth. The bright-red, 

 oval berries are nearly y 2 inch long. Na- 

 tive to the Sikkim Himalayas where it 

 grows at 7,000 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 122095. 



124252. Jasminum undulatdm (L.) Ker. 

 Oleaceae. 



A climbing jasmine with slender hairy 

 branches, opposite leaves about 2 inches 

 long, and white, long-tubed flowers in ter- 

 minal clusters of 6 to 10 flowers. Native to 

 the Himalayas. 



For previous introduction see 65259. 



124253. LlLIDM WALLICHIANDM Schult. f. 



Liliaceae. Wallich lily. 



A lily 4 to 6 feet high, with linear leaves 

 6 to 9 inches long, and usually solitary, 

 creamy, waxy-white, fragrant flowers 9 

 inches long which are golden yellow at the 

 base inside and green outside. 



For previous introduction see 115983. 



124254. Maesa macrophylla Wall. Myr- 

 sinaceae. 



A large shrub or small tree, native to 

 the eastern Himalayas. When the bark 

 is cut, a resinous substance exudes. The 

 wood is light brown and moderately hard. 



For previous introduction see 93214. 



124255. Marsdenia tenacissima (Roxb.) 

 Wight and Am. Asclepiadaceae. 



A climbing plant, native to the Hima- 

 layas up to 5,000 feet, from Kumaon to 

 Burma. The bark of the stems yields a 

 fine silky fiber which is used for bow- 

 strings because of its strength and dura- 

 bility. It is also used in making fishing 

 nets, as submersion in water does not in- 

 jure it. 



For previous introduction see 39685. 



124256. Desmodidm gtroides DC. Faba- 

 ceae. 



A shrubby leguminous plant 8 to 10 

 feet high, native to the warmer parts of 

 the central and eastern Himalayas. It has 

 pubescent leaves and terminal racemes of 

 red-purple flowers and is found growing in 



124243 to 124260— Continued. 



valleys, at times even on the borders of 

 swamps. 



For previous introduction see 116599. 



124257. Osbeckia crinita Benth. Melasto- 

 maceae. 



A much-branched shrub 4 to 8 feet high, 

 with small narrow bristly leaves and large 

 purple or pure-white flowers borne in ter- 

 minal clusters. The plant is abundant at 

 altitudes between 4,000 and 8,500 feet in 

 the mountains of Sikkim and Bhutan, India. 



For previous introduction see 102908. 



124258. Osbeckia nepalensis Hook. Me- 

 lastomaceae. 



An evergreen shrub about 18 inches high, 

 native to the Himalayas, with a rough 

 erect stem, opposite, lanceolate rigid leaves, 

 and large purplish-rose flowers in terminal 

 and axillary panicles or corymbs. 



For previous introduction see 122113. 



124259. Pogostbmon glabrdm Wall. Men- 

 thaceae. 



An erect, stout perennial related to Po- 

 gostemon plectrantlioides. Native to the 

 Himalayan region at altitudes of 1,000 to 

 3,000 feet. 



124260. RHODODENDRON ARBOREUM J. E. 



Smith. Ericaceae. Tree rhododendron. 



A bushy tree which sometimes attains a 

 height of 25 feet, common in the temperate 

 Himalayas from the Indus River to Bhutan 

 at altitudes between 5,000 and 10,000 feet. 



For previous introduction see 122127. 

 124261. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



jFrom Estonia, Europe. Seeds presented by 

 Edward Wirgo, Estonian Ministry of For- 

 eign Affairs, through Walter A. Leonard, 

 Charge d' Affairs, American Legation, Tal- 

 linn. Received Mar 12, 1937. 

 Sweet corn raised in Estonia from seed 



originally received from the United States. 



1124262. Lufpa acutangula (L.) Roxb. 

 i Cucurbitaceae. Singkwa towelgourd. 



jFrom India. Seeds pre^e\ited by Adeltha 

 Henry Peterson, Adya" Madras Presidency. 



: Received June 14, i937. 

 Turai, or ridge gourt.. 



124263. Erythrina sp. Fabaceae. 



■ From Guatemala. Seeds presented by the 

 Ministerio de Agricultura, DirecciOn Gen- 

 eral de Agricultura. Received June 11, 



1 1937. 



124264. Geonoma sp. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 

 From Central America. Seeds presented 

 through David Barry, Los Angeles, Calif. 

 Received June 11, 1937. 



