54 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 143 



137646 to 137688— Continued. 



137663. Fritillaria roylei Hook. Liliaceae. 



No. 15. From Burzil Chaubi, at 11,740 feet altitude. A fritillaria, with whorled 

 or opposite linear-lanceolate leaves 2 to 4 inches long and solitary or few nodding 

 flowers on stems 1 to 2 feet high. The flowers are 1 }/% to 2 inches long, campanulate, 

 yellow green, tessellated with dull purple. Native to the Himalayan region at alti- 

 tudes of 8,000 to 10,000 feet. 



For previous introduction see 122856. 



137664. Hedysarum cachemirianum Baker. Fabaceae. 

 No. 17. 



137665. Heracleum candicans DC. Apiaceae. 

 No. 38. From near Gurikot. 



137666. Heracleum sp. 



No. 47. From near Gurikot, at 9,000 feet altitude. 



137667 and 137668. Iris hookeriana Foster. Iridaceae. 



A hardy iris, up to 2 feet h ; gh, with erect, pale-green, strongly ribbed leaves, 2- 

 f lowered spathes, a slender perianth tube, and a bright-lilac limb 1^2 to 2 inches 

 long ; blade dark lilac variegated with paler lilac ; claw whitish with violet hairs and 

 beard of white hairs tipped with yellow. Related to Iris kumaoensis. Native to the 

 western Himalayan region. 



137667. No. 19. From 11,150 feet altitude. 



137668. No. 45. From Raj Diangan. 



137669. Jaeschkea sp. Gentianaceae. 

 No. 39. 



137670. Juniperus sp. Pinaceae. 



No. 35. From near Gurikot, at 9,000 feet altitude. 



137671. Lactuca sp. Cichoriaceae. 

 No. 37. 



137672. Linum perenne L. Linaceae. Perennial flax. 



No. 43. A blue perennial flax 8 to 10 inches high. Native to western Tibet at 

 altitudes of 9,000 to 13,000 feet. 



137673. Meconopsis aculeata Royle. Papaveraceae. 



No. 4. From Raj Diangan stream. A biennial Himalayan plant with hairy stems 

 and rosettes of blunt-pointed leaves. The flowers, bright blue with golden yellow 

 throats, are borne in spikelike racemes, the flowers opening from the top of the 

 raceme downward. Native to the western Himalayas at altitudes of 11,000 to 15,000 

 feet. 



For previous introduction see 122895. 



137674. Oxytropsis thomsoni Bunge. Fabaceae. 

 No. 28. 



137675. Parrotia jacquemontiana Decaisne. Hamamelidaceae. 

 No. 16. Native to Kashmir at altitudes of 5,000 to 9,000 feet. 



137676. Pedicularis siphonantha D. Don. Scrophulariaceae. 



No. 27. An attractive perennial 1 foot high; flowers large, old rose, with a large 

 white eye. Found growing in sod watered well by springs. 



For previous introduction see 122909. 



137677. Podophyllum emodi Wall. Berberidaceae. 



No. 46. From Tragbal. Native to the interior ranges of the Himalayas, at alti- 

 tudes of 9,000 to 14,000 feet from Sikkim to Hazara, descending to 6,000 feet in 

 Kashmir. 



For previous introduction see 122920. 



137678. Primula sp. Primulaceae. 



No. 40. From Burzil, at 13,900 feet altitude. A snow primula. 



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