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92094 to 92134— Continued. 



92117. Polygonum sp. Polygonaceae. 



No. 13. Collected in Lahul Province 

 at 10,000 feet altitude. An attractive 

 buckwheat with fragrant white flowers. 

 It grows in masses 8 feet high. 



92118. Polygonum sp. Polygonaceae. 



No. 14. Collected at Kulu, Punjab, 

 between 10,000 and 12,000 feet altitude. 

 A buckwheat with bright-red flowers. 



92119. Primula sp. Primulaceae. 



No. 12. Collected in Lahul Province 

 between 13,000 and 14,000 feet altitude. 

 A very attractive primrose with royal- 

 purple flowers. 



92120. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



92121. Rhododendron sp. Ericaceae. 



No. 4. Collected in Rothang Pass at 

 12,000 feet altitude. A shrub up to 10 

 feet high with purple flowers. 



92122 to 92125. Rises spp. Grossularia- 

 ceae. 



92122. Ribes sp. 



92123. Ribes sp. 

 No. 26b. 



92124. Ribes sp. 



No. 27. Collected in Lahul Province 

 at 10,000 feet altitude. The fruit is 

 made into preserves. 



92125. Ribes sp. 



No. 32. Collected in Lahul Prov- 

 ince at 10,000 feet altitude. 



92126 to 92131. Rosa spp. Rosaceae. 



92126. Rosa sp. 



No. 1. Collected in Lahul Province 

 at 10.000 feet altitude on dry ground. 

 A very attractive, many-flowered pink 

 rose, up to 8 feet high. 



92127. Rosa sp. 



No. la. Same as No. 1 [92126], but 

 the seeds are from a different bush. 



92128. Rosa sp. 



No. 7. Collected in Lahul Province 

 at 10,000 feet altitude. A free-flower- 

 ing bush, 6 feet high, with very attrac- 

 tive large yellow flowers. 



92129. Rosa sp. 



No. 7a. Same as No. 7 [92128], but 

 the seeds are from a different bush. 



92130. Rosa sp. 



No. 33. A pink rose collected at 

 9.000 feet altitude in Chyassu Kampus- 

 Bushahs. 



92131. Rosa moschata Mill. 



Musk rose. 



No. 28. Collected at Kulu, Punjab. 



92132. Senecio chrysanthemoides D C. 



No. 25. Collected in Lahul Province 

 at 10,000 feet altitude. A much-branched 

 plant, 2 feet high, with yellow flowers 

 which are much esteemed by the natives. 



92133. Senecio chrysanthemoides D C. 

 Asteraceae. 



No. 26. Collected in Lahul Province 

 It is probably the same as No. 25 

 [92132]. 



92094 to 92134— Continued. 



92134. Typhonium sp. Araceae. 



No. 31. Collected in Rothang Pass at 

 13,000 feet altitude. 



92135 and 92136. 



From Southern Rhodesia, Africa. Seeds 

 presented by Dr. W. L. Thompson, Mount 

 Silinda. Received March 18, 1931. 



92135. Strychnos mellodora S. Moore. 

 Loganiaceae. 



A tree much prized for its strong 

 fine-grained timber, which is used for tool 

 handles and fancy furniture. When in 

 fruit the tree resembles a cherry tree. 



For previous introduction see 54921. 



92136. Trichilia chirindensis Swynn. 

 and Baker. Meliaceae. 



Ukuhla. A fine timber tree with a 

 spreading head of dark glossy leaves, 

 light-gray bark, and dull-white flowers. 

 It makes an excellent shade tree, some- 

 times becoming 120 feet high. The tim- 

 ber is reddish brown and easily worked. 

 The seeds are partially covered with a 

 white pulp (inclosed by a bright-red 

 skin) having a nutty flavor, and although 

 there is very little of it, the natives 

 are very fond of it. An oil is obtained 

 from the seeds. 



For previous introduction see 54922. 



92137 to 92139. Solanum melongena 

 L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



From Giza, Egypt. Seeds presented by 

 Thomas W. Brown, Director, Horticul- 

 tural Section, Ministry of Egypt. Re- 

 ceived March 18, 1931. 



Egyptian-grown seed, introduced for 

 the use of specialists who are trying to 

 breod a variety immune from the egg- 

 plant wilt. 



92137. Long Black. 



92138. Globe. 



92139. White. 



92140 to 92147. 



From the Netherlands. Seeds purchased 

 from Zwaan & De Wilies Seed Co. (Inc.), 

 Scheemda, Groningen. Received March 

 18, 1931. 



92140 to 92142. Beta vulgaris L. Che- 

 nopodiaceae. Beet, 



92140. Crimson Globe. 



92141. Detroit Dark Bed. 



92142. Crosby's Egyptian. 



92143 to 92147. Spinacia oleracea L. 

 Chenopodiaceae. Spinach. 



92143. Beselected Bloomsdale. 



92144. Prickly Winter. 



92145. Victoria. 



92146. Viroflay. 



92147. Julian*?. 



92148 to 92166. 



From England. Seeds purchased ftom 

 Thompson & Morgan, Ipswich. Received 

 March 18, 1931. 



