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.97581 to 97629— Continued 



97629. Syringa pinbtoeum W. W. Smith. 

 Oleaceae. Lilac. 



A shrub related to £.. micropliylla, 

 about 10 feet high, with densely pilose 

 branchlets, ovate to ovate-lanceolate 

 leaves 2 to 4 inches long, and purplish 

 flowers in panicles about 9 inches long. 

 It is native to southwestern China. 



For previous introduction see 86765. 

 97630 to 97656. 



From India. Seeds presented by W. Koelz, 

 Himalayan Research Institute, Nagar, 

 Kulu, Punjab. Received February 11, 

 1932. 



97630. Aesculus assamica Griffith. 



Aesculaceae. 



From Kulu, Punjab. A tree up to 4 

 feet in diameter, found between 7,000 

 and 9,000 feet altitude. A moderate- 

 sized deciduous tree with soft white close- 

 grained wood ; the 5 to 7 leaflets are 

 shortly petioled, and the narrowly lance- 

 olate panicles of white and yellow flowers 

 are as long as the leaves. 



For previous introduction see 39102. 



97631. Aquilegia sp. Ranunculaceae. 



Columbine. 



Collected at Wakka, Zankskar, at 

 14,000 feet altitude. A columbine with 

 very attractive blue flowers and very 

 glaucous blue-gray foliage. 



( j7632. Buxus sp. Buxaceae. Box. 



From Sirham. Kulu, Punjab. A box, 

 4 feet high, found in open spaces in fir 

 forest between 8,000 and 9,000 feet al- 

 titude. 



97633. Cicer sp. Fabaceae. 



Collected at Pensi La, Zankskar, at 

 14,000 feet altitude. 



97634. Clematis sp. Ranunculaceae. 



Collected in Ladakh Province at 14,000 

 feet altitude. A very attractive clematis 

 with large yellow flowers. 



97635. Cotoneaster sp. Malaceae. 



Collected at an altitude of 6,000 feet 

 at Darkali, Rampur-Bushahr. An ar- 

 borescent cotoneaster which becomes 20 

 feet high. 



97636. Cotoneaster sp. Malaceae. 



Collected at Potang La at 13,000 feet 

 altitude. A large shrub with attractive 

 habit, foliage, and fruit. 



97637. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Squash. 



From Darkali, Rampur-Bushahr, at 

 8,000 feet altitude. A green squash 

 which sometimes grows to weigh 40 

 pounds. The yellow flesh is of superb 

 flavor ; considered the best of its kind in 

 cultivation there and superior to any- 

 thing in America. The natives say that 

 it thrives best if the climate is not too 

 hot. It seems to be confined to a very 

 small valley here. 



97638. Cucurbita 

 taceae. 



pepo 



Cucurbi- 

 Pumpkin. 



Collected at Darkali, Rampur-Bushahr. 

 An edible pumpkin. 



97630 to 97656— Continued 



97639. Delphinium sp. Ranunculaceae. 



Larkspur. 



Collected below Pensi La, Zankskar, 

 at 14,000 feet altitude. 



97840. Dianthus sp. Silenaceae. 



Collected at 12,000- feet altitude in 

 Rangdum, Zankskar. A very attractive 

 little pink dianthus found on a well- 

 watered slope. 



97641. EuoNtmus sp. Celastraceae. 



From Kulu, Punjab. A small tree or 

 shrub collected in a forest between 8,000 

 and 9,000 feet altitude. 



97642. Euontmus sp. Celastraceae. 



Collected at Darkali, Rampur-Bushahr. 

 A large evergreen forest tree which is 

 very attractive in its fruiting season. It 

 tolerates tnow for two months, but not 

 much frost. 



97643. Hypericum sp. Hypericaceae. 



From Darkali, Rampur-Bushahr. An 

 attractive shrub 4 feet high collected at 

 the forest edge at 8.000 feet altitude. 



97644 and 97645. Pedicularis spp. 

 Scrophulariaceae. 



Collected at Rangdum. Zankskar, at 

 13,000 feet altitude. 



97644. Pedicularis sp. 



A plant nearly 3 feet high, with 

 flowers which are probably yellow. 



97645. Pedicularis sp. 



A very attractive form with rose- 

 lavender flowers. 



97646. PlNUS gerardiana Wall. Pi- 

 naceae. Pine. 



Seeds purchased at Kunawar, Rampur- 

 Bushahr. A very attractive tree from 

 the dry uplands. It has about the same 

 ecological relationships as Pinus ednlis. 



97647. Rhododendron arboreum J. E. 

 Smith. Ericaceae. Tree rhododendron. 



From Rampur-Bushahr. A very at- 

 tractive tree up to 2% feet in diameter, 

 which grows between 7,000 and 9,000 

 feet altitude on slopes too isolated for 

 other trees. It will tolerate snow and 

 frost. 



For previous introduction see 97376. 



97648. Rosa sp. Rosaceae. Rose. 



From Kulu, Punjab. A rose with 

 beautiful pink flowers, which flowers 

 sparingly. Collected in the forest be- 

 tween 8,000 and 10,000 feet altitude. 



97649 and 97650. Skimmia laureola 

 (DC.) Sieb. and Zucc. Rutaceae. 



Collected in Kulu, Punjab. An ever- 

 green, strongly aromatic shrub found 

 throughout the temperate Himalayas at 

 altitudes ranging from 6,000 to 10,000 

 feet. The white flowers are crowded 

 into terminal panicles, and the red 

 fleshy oval fruits are less than an inch 

 in length. The timber is used to make 

 hoe and ax handles. 



For previous introduction see 55704. 



97649. A shrub 2 feet high, growing in 

 the shade. The very interesting 

 flowers have a musky scent. 



97650. Seeds received mixed with 

 Juniperus pseudosabina. 



