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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



79992 to 80018— Continued. 



80011. LlLIUM NBILGHERRENSB Wight. 



A tender lily from the Neilgherry 

 Hills, India, which resembles in a gen- 

 eral way the hardy L. regale of China. 

 It differs in its more slender, less 

 widely open trumpet-shaped flowers 

 which are greenish white without and 

 pure white within. 



80012. Lilidm sulphureum Baker. 



A handsome trumpet lily, native to 

 northern Burma at such elevations 

 that it is as far north as Philadel- 

 phia, with erect stems 6 to 7 feet 

 high, and somewhat broader leaves 

 than those of L. neilgherrense. It re- 

 sembles more closely the northern L. 

 sargewtiae, and, like it, bears bulbils 

 in the axils of the leaves. The yellow- 

 ish white flowers are stained with 

 brown on the outside and deeper yel- 

 low in the throat. 



80013. LlLIUM WALLICHIANUM Schult. f. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 78854. 



80014, Niobb sp. (Funhia sp.). Liliaceae. 

 Plantainlily. 



The plantainlilies are herbaceous per- 

 ennials, mostly native to China and 

 Japan, with large masses of root leaves 

 and white or bluish flowers in loose 

 spikes. 



79992 to 80018— Continued. 



80015 to 80018. Zephyranthes spp. 

 Amaryllidaceae. Zephyrlily. 



80015. Zephyranthes Candida (Lindl.) 

 Herb. Autumn zephyrlily. 



A subtropical bulbous plant with 

 linear leaves a foot long, appearing 

 with the flowers ; these are white, 

 often rose tinted on the outside, and 

 about 2 inches long. It is native to 

 Argentina. 



80016. Zephyranthes robusta (Herb.) 

 Baker. 



A tender bulbous plant, native to Ar- 

 gentina, 6 to 9 inches high, with glau- 

 cous linear leaves which appear after 

 the very large showy flowers. The lat- 

 ter are a delicate pink and about 2% 

 inches long. 



80017. Zephyranthes rosea Lindl. 



Pink zephyrlily. 



An autumn-blooming tender bulbous 

 plant, native to Cuba, with linear 

 bright-green leaves and rose-colored 

 flowers an inch long, on a slender 

 peduncle 4 to 6 inches long. 



80018. Zephyranthes sulphurea Hort. 



A tender bulbous plant with bright- 

 yellow flowers. 



