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79980 to 79991— Continued. 



79987. Daphne oleoides Shreb. (D. 

 buartfolia Vahl). Olive daphne. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 79202. 



79988 and 79989. Daphne p e t r a e a 

 Leyb. (D. rupestris Facch.). 



79988. For previous introduction and 

 description see No. 79212. 



79989. Variety grandiflora. A large- 

 flowered form. 



79990. Daphne ketusa Hemsl. 



An evergreen densely branched shrub, 

 native to western China, up to 3 feet 

 high, with cuneate-oblong usually emar- 

 ginate leaves from 1 to 3 inches long 

 and fragrant, rosy purple flowers, white 

 inside, about an inch across, in ter- 

 minal heads. 



79991. Erica vagans L. Ericaceae. 



Cornish heath. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see No. 79158. 



79992 to 80018. 



From Bengal, India. Bulbs and roots pur- 

 chased from R. B. and D. S. Fradhan, 

 the Chandra Nursery. Received in Feb- 

 ruary, 1929. 



79992. Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoff- 

 mannsegg (A. umbellatus L'Her.). 

 Liliaceae. African lily. 



Variety Minor moorianus. A slender- 

 leaved dwarf variety. 



79993. Crinum powellii Baker. Anfaryl- 

 lidaceae. Powell crinum. 



A bulbous plant with about 20 spread- 

 ing strap-shaped leaves 3 to 4 feet long 

 and about 8 rose-colorod flowers in large 

 showy heads terminating a scape a ■ 

 foot or more high. It is considered to be 

 a hybrid between Crinum longifoHum and 

 C. moorei. 



79994 to 80008. Hedychium spp. Zinzi- 

 beraceae. Gingerlily. 



79994. Hedychidm aurantiacdm Wall. 



A leafy alpine perennial about 5 feet 

 high, with lanceolate leaves a foot or 

 more long and 2 to 3 inches wide. 

 The delicate orange flowers, with 

 orange-yellow patches, are in a spike 

 6 inches to a foot long. It is native 

 to the mountains of Nepal. 



79995. Hedychium chandrabirianum 

 Hort. 



A hybrid bearing fragrant white 

 flowers with yellow patches very early 

 in the season. 



79996. Hedychium coccineum Buch.- 

 Ham. 



Variety angustifolium. A gingerlike 

 plant up to 5 feet high, with narrow- 

 leaves and dull brick-red flowers, shad- 

 ing to crimson, in a spike about 15 

 inches long. 



79997 to 79999. Hedychium corona- 

 rium Koen. Common gingerlily. 



79997. Variety chrysoleucum. A va- 

 riety in which the highly scented 

 flower has a white lip with a large 

 yellow patch in the center. 



79992 to 80018— Continued. 



79998. Variety flavescens. Flowers 

 very fragrant and yellow with a 

 deeper yellow patch. 



79999. Variety maximum. A variety 

 with a taller stem and white flow- 

 ers with faint orange patches. 



80000. Hedychium elatum R. Br. 



A gingerlike plant 5 feet high, with 

 narrow-oblong leaves a foot or more 

 in length and white flowers marked 

 with pink, about 2 inches long, in 

 stout spikes nearly a foot high. It is 

 native to the subtropical Himalayas. 



80001. Hedychium gardnerianum Ros- 

 coe. India gingerlily. 



A tall tender leafy perennial, native 

 to India, with narrow sessile leaves 

 and a terminal spike of light-yellow 

 flowers which are succeeded by showy 

 red fruits. 



80002. Hedychium ghalii Hort. 



A hybrid with scented white flowers, 

 marked with yellow, borne in a spike 

 over a foot long. 



Hedychium green ii W. W. 

 Smith. 



A leafy subtropical perennial, na- 

 tive to Bhutan, India, about 5 feet 

 tall, with narrow-oblong leaves up to 

 a foot long and red flowers in dense 

 spikes about 5 inches long. 



80004. Hedychium pradhanii Hort. 



A hybrid with spikes over a foot 

 long, of mildly scented flowers which 

 are white with a flesh-pink patch. 



80005. Hedychium samshebii Hort. 



A hybrid with spikes about a foot 

 long, of delicate orange flowers, with a 

 deeper patch. 



80006. Hedychium spicatum acumina- 

 tum Wall. 



A leafy perennial, native to the 

 Himalayas, up to 4 feet high, with 

 narrow-oblong leaves a foot or more 

 long, with pale-yellow or white flowers 

 in a rather lax spike about a foot long. 



80007. Hedychium thybsifobme J. E. 

 Smith. 



A tender leafy perennial, native to 

 the Himalayas, usually about 5 feet 

 high, with finely hairy leaves up to a 

 foot long and 4 inches wide and 

 mildly scented white flowers in a 

 dense spike. 



80008. Hedychium villosum Wall. 



A leafy alpine perennial, native to 

 the Himalayas, with narrow-oblong 

 leaves, a foot or less long, pubescent 

 above, and cream-colored flowers, 

 about 2 inches long, in spikes 6 inches 

 to a foot high. 



80009. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 



An alpine iris from the Himalayas. 



80010 to 80013. Lilium spp. Liliaceae. 



Lily. 



80010. Lilium giganteum Wall. 



Giant lily. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 78853. 



