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49922 to 49954— Continued. 



49923. Anemone vitifolia Buch.-Ham. Ranunculaceap. 



An ornamental plant, 1^ to 3 feet high, with white flowers. Common ia 

 Xepal. 



For pre\-ioiis introd action, see S. P. I. No. 47693. 



49924. Berberis angulosa Wall. Berberidacese. Barberry. 

 A deciduous shnib from India, 4 feet or more high, with dark glossy green 



leaves, orange-yellow flowers, two-thirds of an inch across, and scarlet fruits. 

 49926. Berberis beaxiaxa C. Schneid. Berberidaceae. Barberry. 



A shrub with vigorous shoots, yellow spines, small yellow flowers, and purple 

 plum-shaped fruits. (Adapted fi-om Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 3y 

 p. 439.) 



49926. Berberis concixna Hook. f. Berberidacete. Barberry. 

 A low bush of compact habit with lustrous green leaves white beneath, deep- 

 yellow flowers, and red berries. Native to the Sikkim Himalayas. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 40145. 



49927. Berberis dubia C. Schneid. Berberidaceae. Barberry. 

 A Chinese shrub with ovate leaves paler beneath and with flowers in short 



racemes. (Adapted from Bulletin de VHerhier Boissier, second series, vol. 5, 

 p. 663.) 



49928. Berberis lycium Royle. Berberidaceae. Barberry. 

 A Himalayan plant that yields the Indian "rasout," an extract from the root 



used to allay inflammation of the eyes; also employed by the natives in the 

 treatment of fevers of all kinds. The beautiful purple fruit is covered with a 

 delicate bloom, is edible, and is dried and exported. (Adapted from Curtis's 

 Botanical Magazine, pi. 7075.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 30769. 



49929. Berberis aggregata prattii C. Schneid. Berberidaceae. Barberry. 

 A western Chinese shrub, 6 to 10 feet high, with yellow flowers in narrow 



panicles and ovoid salmon-red fruits. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 44527. 



49930. Berberis soulieana C. Schneid. Berberidaceae. Barberry. 

 A plant with xery firm leaves having rather spreading spinose teeth and 



distinctly glaucous globose fruits. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsoni- 

 anae, vol. S, p. 437.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 40682. 



49931. Berberis thibetica C. Schneid. Berberidaceae. Barberry. 

 A red-fruited bush, 1^ to 2 meters high, found in thickets at an altitude of 



3,200 to 3,400 meters in western Szechwan. 



49932. Berberis umbellata Wall. Berberidaceae. Barberry, 

 An erect straggling Himalayan shrub, 8 to 10 feet high, with oblong berries. 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 33023. 



49933. Berberis hookeri Lem. Berberidaceae. Barberry. 

 (B. uallichiana Hook., not DC.) 



A yellow-flowered shrub, native to forests at altitudes of 8,000 to 10,000 feet 

 in the temperate portions of the Himalayas. It has evergreen lanceolate leaves 

 and blackish purple, shining berries. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British 

 India, vol. 1, p. 110.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 44381. 



