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Mr. G . H. Cave, director, Lloyd Botanic Garden. This 
Himalayan plant resembles in many respects the well- 
known Japanese anemone. The woolly foliage , however , is 
thicker and larger. The large flowers are pure white, 
and are produced very freely during the summer months. 
This plant is not quite so hardy as its Japanese rela- 
tive. (Adapted from Gardeners' Chronicle, Feb. 24, 
1917, p. 88. ) 
Arundinetta hispida (Poaceae), 47641. Grass. Prom 
Darjeeling, India. A collection of seeds presented by 
Mr. G. H. Cave, director, Lloyd Botanic Garden. A per- 
ennial grass, with a stout, hard, creeping rootstock, 
and with a simple or branched stem from 1 to 5 feet 
in length. The leaves are narrow or broad and from 6 
to 12 inches long, and the panicles are 4 to 18 inches 
in length. This grass is abundant throughout the 
hilly parts of India, and is distributed through the 
East Indies, South Africa, Australia, and tropical 
America. In Sao Paulo, Brazil, it is considered a good 
forage plant for dry lands. (Adapted from Correa, 
Flora do Brazil, p. -128; and Hooker, Flora of British 
India, vol. 7, pp. 73, 74.) 
Berberis insignis (Berberidaceae), 47645. Barberry. From 
Darjeeling, India. A collection of seeds presented by Mr. 
G. H. Cave, director, Lloyd Botanic Garden. "This mag- 
nificent species forms a large bush, with deep green 
leaves 7 inches long, and bunches of yellow flowers." 
(Hooker, Himalayan Journals, vol. 1, p. 340, 1855.) 
Bueklandia populnea (Hamamelldaceae ) , 47649. From 
Darjeeling, India. A collection of seeds presented by 
Mr. G. H. Cave, director, Lloyd Botanic Garden. 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 Darjeeling for planking and 
for doors and window frames. (Adapted from Watt, 
Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 1, 
p. 545.) 
Buddleia asiatiea (Loganiaceae ) , 47650. From 
Darjeeling, India. A collection of seeds presented by 
Mr. G. H. Cave, director, Lloyd Botanic Gardens. A 
graceful, large shrub or small tree, common throughout 
India and the Malay Peninsula, ascending to 6,000 feet 
