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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



78697 to 78743— Continued. 



flowers up tlie leafy stems. It is a good 

 rock-garden plant, with a prolonged flow- 

 ering period, ;ind is found on rocks and 

 banks in deep gullies, keeping as much 

 as possible in the open, but not intolerant 

 of shade. 



78709. Nomochaeis sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 8370. June 26, 1928. A lily-like 

 perennial about a foot high, bearing, dur- 

 ing June, solitary nodding dull-red flow- 

 ers. It is found on alpine meadow 

 slopes, in tenacious loam, and also under 

 bamboos, at an altitude of 12,000 feet. 



78710 to 78713. Primula spp. Primula- 

 ceae. Primrose. 



78710. Primula prenantha Balf. and 

 Smith. 



No. 82G2. May 21, 1928. A herba- 

 ceous perennial, with small light-yellow 

 flowers, growing on subalpme grass 

 slopes where bamboos give shelter, at 

 an altitude of 11,000 feet. 



78711. Primula sp. 



No. 8282. June 4, 1928. A bright 

 yellow-flowered herbaceous perennial, 

 about a foot high, with leaves covered 

 with cream-colored meal. It is found 

 from the upper Abies forest to the al- 

 pine region, between 12,000 and 13,000 

 feet altitude, where it grows in black 

 loam among bowlders or scrub rhodo- 

 dendrons. 



78712. Primula sp. 



No. 8295. June 5, 1928. A her- 

 baceous perennial with leaves often 

 turning scarlet in the autumn and 

 large compact heads of faintly frag- 

 rant, bright purplish-rose flowers which 

 have a yellow or crimson eye. It- is a 

 rather massive perennial bearing an 

 abundance of foliage from which rise 

 as many as half a dozen scapes. It 

 grows in steep rocky gullies in the 

 Tsuga and Rhododendron forest, at an 

 altitude of 10,000 feet, and requires 

 deep shade and an abundance of water. 



78713. Primula sp. 



No. 8406. July 2. 1928. A herbace- 

 ous perennial, 6 inches high, which is 

 a hairy and not very mealy alpine spe- 

 cies scattered widely over the turf 

 slopes at an altitude of 12,000 feet. 

 It bears small heads of fragrant violet 

 flowers. 



78714 to 78737. Rhododendron spp. Eri- 

 caceae. 



78714. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8045. April 11, 1928. A small 

 smooth-barked forest tree with very 

 large leaves and pink-flushed buds 

 which become large white fragrant 

 flowers. It grows at altitudes between 

 6.000 and 7.000 feet. 



78715. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8052. April 11. 1928. A spe- 

 cies found at an altitude between 7.000 

 and 8,000 feet, bearing white fragrant 

 flowers, banded with rose-purple on the 

 reverse side, during March and April. 

 It is like Rhododendron bullatum. 



78716. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8069. April 11, 1928. A large 

 tree of the rain forest, growing at an 

 altitude between 8,000 and 9,000 feet, 

 with leaves which are silvery beneath. 



78697 to 78743— Continued. 



78717. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8101. April 20, 192S. A small 

 i vergreen bushy shrub with masses of 

 butter-yellow dowers. It grows in 

 thickets, but enjoys full exposure. The 

 flowers are paler than those of Rhodo- 

 dendron aweum, but it is a much bet- 

 ter-looking shrub. 



78718. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8113. April 22, 1928. A small 

 rather lanky or scraggy shrub growing 

 on rock outcrops and cliffs, or epiphyt- 

 ically, and in shady places it is more 

 compact. The flowers, in trusses of 

 four to six, are fairly large and bril- 

 liant crocus yellow. ' This shrub is 

 found at an altitude between 7,000 and 

 8.000 feet. 



78719. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8130. April 24, 1928. A fine 

 gnarled tree with huge leaves charac- 

 terized by a bright-yellow midrib and 

 immense trusses of cream flowers. It 

 is found at an altitude between 8,000 

 and 9,000 feet. 



78720. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8163. May 5. 1928. A spread- 

 ing gnarled medium-sized tree with 

 leaves which are cinnamon-colored felt 

 beneath and silver white above when 

 young and big trusses of cream flowers. 

 It is found at an altitude of 9,000 feet. 



78721. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8165. May 5. 1928. A small 

 shrub abundant on open rock ridges 

 and in thickets, with bright-purple 

 flowers in loose trusses of six to nine. 

 It recalls Rhododendron tephropeplum, 

 but has more and larger flowers in 

 the truss. It grows at an altitude be- 

 tween 8,000 and 9,000 feet. 



78722. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8203. May 19, 1928. A small 

 gnarled smooth-barked tree growing at 

 an altitude between 9,000 and 10,000 

 feet. The small purple flowers with 

 dark spots are in large trusses. 



78723. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8206. May 19, 1928. A small 

 shrub, usually high up on Tsuga or 

 Abies trees, and sometimes found on 

 rocks, at altitudes between 9,000 and 

 10,000 feet. The large flowers are soli- 

 tary or more usually in two's, and 

 rarely in three's. They are white, 

 flushed rose-purple on the reverse, and 

 very fragrant. It is one of the most 

 beautiful species and is probably fairly 

 hardy. The highest specimens do not 

 flower until June. 



78724. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8208. May 19, 1928. A small 

 or large bush bearing during June and 

 July flame-colored, narrow tubular 

 flowers in large aggregate bunches of 

 axillary trusses. 



78725. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 8225. May 22, 1928. An epi- 

 phyte growing in the Abies forest at 

 an altitude between 10,000 and 12,000 

 feet. The leaves are bright silver be- 

 neath, and the bright-yellow flowers are 

 in pairs. 



