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41685. Erianthus rufipilus (Steud.) Griseb. Poaceae. 



(Erianthus fulvus Nees.) Plume-grass. 



From Darjiling, India. Presented by Mr. G. H. Cave, curator, Lloyd 

 Botanic Gardens, at the request of the superintendent, Royal Botanic 

 Gardens, Sibpur, near Calcutta. Received January 20, 1916. 



A perennial grass, 6 to 8 feet high, found in the temperate Himalayas at 

 altitudes of 5,000 to 7,000 feet. The narrow leaves are 2 to 3 feet long and the 

 panicles are 8 to 18 inches long, gray- white or tinged with purple. (Adapted 

 from CoUett, Flora Simlensis, p. 595.) 



See S. P. I. No. 39689 for previous introduction. 



41686. Butia capitata pulposa (Barb.-Kodr.) Becc. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



From Fruitland Park, Fla. Presented by Mr. Louis P. Bosanquet. Re- 

 ceived January 21, 1916. 



Stems 30 to 40 feet high, somewhat fusiform above; leaves about half as 

 long as the caudex, the withered ones deflexed, pendent, the upper ones spread- 

 ing, often arching. In southern Brazil, near the sea, according to recent char- 

 acterizations, it comprises a wide variety of forms. Probably the Cocos flexuosa 

 planted in this country is not Cocos flexuosa of Martius, but of Hort, a hardy 

 form of romanzoffiana, which, according to the late Barbosa-Rodrigues, is a 

 polymorphic species, including, besides this flexuosa type, all our garden forms 

 known as C. plumosa Hook., C. coronata Hort. (not Mart.), C. ootryophora 

 Hort., C. datil Griseb. and Drude, and C. australis Mart. (Adapted from 

 Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 2, p. 814.) 



See S. P. I. No. 37745 for previous introduction. 



41687. Lilium giganteum Wall. Liliacese. Lily. 



From Boulder, Colo. Presented by Mr. Theodore D. A. Cockerell. Re- 

 ceived January 24, 1916. 



" Seeds of Lilium giganteum sent by Mr. J. Henry Watson, Withington, Man- 

 chester, England. They were grown in 1915 by Sir Herbert Maxwell, of Wis- 

 townshire, Scotland." (Cockerell.) 



"A beautiful, stately lily, rarely cultivated in this country, but hardy as far 

 north as Boston and easily grown in light well-drained soil; should be heavily 

 mulched during the winter ; also excellent for greenhouse benches or large 

 tubs. After once flowering, the old bulb decays and disappears, leaving several 

 offsets." (Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol, J/, p. J 877.) 



1 Each introduction consists of seeds, except where otherwise stated. 



