52 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 139 



133113. LiLIUM NEILGHEKRENSE Wight. 



A lily from the Neilgherry Hills, India, where it grows at altitudes of 5,000 

 to 8,000 feet. It resembles in a general way Lilium regale of China, but dif- 

 fers in its more slender, less widely open, trumpet-shaped flowers which are 

 greenish-white without and pure white within. 



For previous introduction see 80011. 



133114. Lilium nepalense D. Don. 



A showy lily with a slender erect stem 2 to 3 feet long, leafy to the inflores- 

 cence. The glossy, bright-green leaves, 4 to 6 inches long, are oblong-lanceo- 

 late and 5-ribber. The flowers, 4 to 6 inches long, are greenish yellow 

 outside and yellow within and, except in the upper third, flushed with purplish 

 black. The oblanceolate segments are reflexed only in the upper half. The 

 purplish-black filaments bear yellow anthers nearly an inch long. Native 

 to the central Himalayas at about 8,000 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 128956. 



133115. Lilium ochraceum Franch. 



A rare and beautiful lily from Burma. This is a very variable species pro- 

 ducing flowers which range in color from deep golden yellow to pale yellow, 

 stained in various degrees with deep wine purple. 



For previous introduction see 99899. 



133116. Lilium polyphyllum D. Don. 



A lily with a stoloniferous white, pink-tinged bulb, a smooth green stem 4 to 

 5 feet high, and numerous erect, scattered linear to oblong-lanceolate leaves, 

 2 to 8 inches long. The fragrant nodding flowers, 2 to 12 in a lax umbel or 

 raceme, are pale creamy yellow outside, marble-white, streaked and spotted 

 with purple within, and are 2 to 3 inches across. Native to the western 

 Himalayas between 6,000 and 12,000 altitude. 



For previous introduction see 126542. 



133117. Lilium wallichianum Schult. f. 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 that are golden 

 yellow at the base inside and green outside. 



For previous introduction see 124750. 



133118. Malus sikkimensis (Hook, f.) Koehne. Malaceae. Sikkim crab. 



A small tree, rather bushy in habit, that grows wild in the interior of Sikkim, 

 India, at altitudes up to 10,000 feet. The narrowly oval leaves are very woolly 

 beneath, and the white flowers, rosy in the bud, are about 1 inch across and are 

 borne very freely in 4- to 8-flowered clusters. The pear-shaped fruits are dark 

 red with paler dots and are about % inch wide. 



For previous introduction see 80646. 



133119. Ophiopogon clarkei Hook. f. Liliaceae. 



An evergreen with rigid, prostrate stems 8 to 10 inches long, a terminal 

 tuft of curved linear leaves 8 to 12 inches long, and racemes 3 to 4 inches long 

 of few whitish flowers less than 1 inch across. Native to the Himalayas at 

 about 6,000 feet altitude. 



133120. Ophiopogon intermedius D. Don. 



A hardy perennial indigenous to Ceylon, with grasslike leaves and white 

 flowers. It reaches a height of 12 inches and is suited only to moist shady 

 places. 



For previous introduction see 104374. 



133121. Pittosporum floribundum Wight and Arnott. Pittosporaceae. 



A handsome subtropical tree with a short straight trunk, spreading branches, 

 and numerous yellowish flowers in terminal panicles. The tree has strong, 



