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55609 to 55610— Continued. 



55609. Lilium sutchuenense Franch. Lily. 



"(No. 4402. Likiang, Yunnan. June 13, 1922.) A lily 3 to 4 feet 

 in height, growing among limestone rocks and along brooks in scrub vege- 

 tation at an altitude of 10,000 to 11,000 feet on the Likiang Snow Range, 

 near the Moso village of Nguluke. The flowers are borne at the apex of 

 the stem in twos and threes and are very variable in color, ranging from 

 orange-yellow to red and reddish brown, the inner part of the corolla 

 being spotted purple." 



55610. Lilium sp. Lily. 



"(No. 4532. Likiang, Yunnan. June 17, 1922.) A plant 2 to 2$ feet 

 high, growing among limestone crags in pine and fir forests at altitudes 

 of 12,000 feet and higher. These bulbs were collected on the slopes of 

 the Likiang Snow Range. The flowers, which are smaller than those of 

 Lilium sutchuenense, are green and marked on the outside and inside with 

 deep purplish spots. The lobes are much reflexed, making the perianth 

 pitcher shaped. This species is not common, while L. sutchuenense is 

 found more frequently." 



55611 to 55615. Phoenix spp. Phoenicacese. Palm. 



From Nice, France. Seeds presented by Dr. A. Robertson Proschowsky. 

 Received July 25, 1922. 



"These Phoenix hybrids are all small plants, developing shoots from the 

 base, and are highly ornamental. They have proved quite hardy here, with- 

 standing the severe frost of 1920 (20° or 21° F.), the lowest temperature since 

 1829." ( Proschowsky. ) 



55611. Phoenix sp. 55614. Phoenix sp. 

 (No. 1.) (No. 4.) 



55612. Phoenix sp. 55615. Phoenix sp. 

 (No. 2.) (No. 5.) 



55613. Phoenix sp. 

 (No. 3.) 



55616. Phleum pratense L. Poacese. Timothy. 



From Prague, Czechoslovakia. Presented by Basil Benzin. Received 

 August 12, 1922. 



Locally grown timothy seed introduced for the use of forage-crop specialists. 



55617 and 55618. 



From Aitutaki, Cook Islands. Tubers presented by W. T. Hewett. Re- 

 ceived August 11, 1922. Quoted notes by R. A. Young. 



55617. Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott. Araceae. Taro. 

 " Taro-repo. A taro with slightly pink buds." 



55618. Xanthosoma sp. Aracese. Yautia. 



"A white-fleshed yautia of good quality, received under the name 

 ' taro-tarua.' The buds are very slightly tinged with pink." 



55619 and 55620. 



From Auckland, New Zealand. Seeds presented by Stanley G. Chambers, 

 secretary, Auckland Acclimatisation Society. Received August 11, 1922. 



55619. Rhopalostylis sapida (Soland.) Wendl. and Drude. Phoeui- 



cacese. Nikau. 



An elegant palm from New Zealand ; it is of peculiar interest because 



of its distribution, as it occurs farther south than any species of palm 



in either Australia or South America, being found at 38° 22' south lati- 



