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55669 to 55706— Continued. 



55672. Berberis napaulensis (DC.) Spreng. 



An erect shrub, 3 to 20 feet high, native to the temperate 

 Himalayas at altitudes of 4,000 to 8,000 feet. It is leafy only near 

 the top, the leaves being 6 to 18 inches in length, with leathery leaf- 

 lets. The flowers are borne in erect dense-flowered racemes, and 

 the bitter, violet fruits are about half an inch in diameter. (Adapted 

 from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 1, p. 109.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 50715. 



55673. Berberis waljlichiana DC. 



An evergreen barberry found in forests of the temperate 

 Himalayas at altitudes of 8,000 to 10,000 feet. The leaves are 

 narrow and the flowers, which are borne many in a cluster, are 

 followed by oval or oblong shining black-purple berries. (Adapted 

 from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 1, p. 110.) 



55674. Bucklandia populnea R. Br. Hamamelidaceae. 



A large evergreen tree, up to 80 feet in height, native to the eastern 

 Himalayas at altitudes of 3,000 to 8,000 feet. The wood is grayish 

 brown, close grained, and durable and is very much used in Darjiling 

 for planking and for doors and window frames. (Adapted from Watt, 

 Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 1, p. 545.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47649. 



55675. Buddleia colvilei Hook. f. Loganiacese. 



A shrub or small tree 15 to 20 feet high from the vicinity Of Sikkiin, 

 India, where it is found at altitudes of 9,000 to 12,000 feet. The oblong 

 toothed leaves are about 6 inches long and the crimson flowers, an inch 

 in length, are borne in large loose terminal clusters. (Adapted from 

 Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 4, p. 81.) 



55676. Cephalostachyum capitatum Munro. Poacese. Bamboo. 



A bamboo from the hills of Sikkim, India, which develops strong, 

 slender, yellow stems up to 30 feet in height. These stems are used by 

 the natives for bows and arrows, and the leaves are considered good 

 fodder. (Adapted from Gamble, Manual of Indian Timbers, p. If29.) 



55677. Clematis grewiaeflora DC. Banunculacese. 



A large woody climber with densely hairy, deeply 5-lobed leaflets and 

 many-flowered panicles of hairy, tawny yellow flowers, with oblong sepals 

 1| inches long. The plant is native to the lower temperate and sub- 

 tropical Himalayas at altitudes of 3,000 to 5,000 feet. (Adapted from 

 Johnson's Gardener's Dictionary, p. 230, and Hooker, Flora of British 

 India, vol. 1, p. 6.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 33765. 



55678. Cracca Candida (DC.) Kuntze. Fabacese. 

 (Teph^osia Candida DC.) 



A low shrub with slender velvety branches, smooth green leaves 6 to 9 

 inches long, with gray-silky lower surfaces, and copious terminal and 

 lateral racemes of reddish or white flowers. The shrub is native to the 

 more tropical of the Himalayas, ascending to 5,000 feet altitude. 

 (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 2, p. 111.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 50363. 



55679. Eriobotrya hookeriana Decaisne. Malacese. 



A small stout-branched tree with thick leathery oblong sharply toothed 

 leaves up to a foot in length, large panicles of small white flowers, and 

 egg-shaped yellow fruits about three-fourths of an inch long. It is a 

 native of the eastern Himalayas at altitudes of 6,500 to 8,000 feet. 

 (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol, 2, p. 371.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 50717. 



