Lilium »p n 55730. «(No» 4756. ' s-HgulukiOj near Likiang. June 27, 
1922.) this May be a variety of Iilhiitt •tttdiuenense. The plant , Wl&Wti 
grows on the Likiang range at? alt altitude of 11,000 feet, i is abbut~'4 
feet tall, with linear-lanceolate leave* and large, ©rightly*- Selorei 
reddish yellow flowers' spotted tithi"* rieh purple. 1 ? .:ot 
•■ Lotus uligino&us (Fabaceae) , 55710. From Paris, France. Seed pur* 
chased from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. A pasture plant of considerable 
importance, rather extensively used in New Zealand, from 10 to 1 15^-teAs 
of seed being sown annually. This plant prefers a wet or swampy-h*BJ* 
tat. Seed sold in December, 1918, at about a dollar per pound. It is 
saved for seed mainly in the Auckland Province , but prior to the war 
the greater portion was imported, mainly from Germany. This seed wfis 
exported from the latter country under the name of Lotus villotu* or L. tt» 
liginosus, which names are the European trade names for the L. Auger of 
the New Zealand seed trade. This species is very variable with regard 
to certain characters such as hairiness, and in consequence several 
botanical names have been given 'to • the plant, f- There are apparently 
a good many different strains, but whether these breed true from' Seed 
and are good agricultural species or whether they are due either to 
the habitat in which they are growing or to fertilization has not yet 
been ascertained. (Adapted from The New Zealand Journal of Agricul- 
ture, vol. 17, p. 347.) 
Magnolia campbellii (Magnoliaceae ) , 55688. MAGNOLIA. From Darjiling? 
India. Seeds presented by 0. H. Cave, curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden. 
A beautiful, deciduous-magnolia from the Himalayas, where it ascends 
to 8,000 feet above sea level. ■ It. reaches a height of 80 feet, has 
very dark bark, large elliptical dark-green leaves, and white. to pur-* 
pie flowers 10 inches in diameter. This magnolia has flowered freely 
in southern France and Italy. (Adapted from Curtis's Botanical Maga- 
zine, pi. 6793. ) 
Michelia cathcartii (Magnoliaceae), 55689. From Bar ji ling, India/ 
Seeds presented by G. H. Cave, curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden. A lofty 
tree with magnolialike foliage and: terminal white flowers about an 
inch in diameter. It is native to the temperate forests of the Sikkim 
Himalayas, where the moderately hard, dark-brown heartwood t*S used 
for planking and for making tea boxes. (Adapted from Gamble, Manual 
of Indian Timbers, p. 6, and from Hooker, Flora of British India, 
vol. 1, p. 42. ) 
Moras laevigata (Moraceae), 55692. MULBERRY. From Darjiling, India. 
Seeds presented by G. H. Cave, curator, LlOyd Botanic Garden. An In- 
dian mulberry which occurs wild and cultivated, though not common, in 
the lower Himalayas, where it forms a medium-sized tree with oval 
leaves up to 7 inches in length. In early spring appear the long- 
cylindrical, yellowish white or pale-purple fruits;, these are edible, 
although of a rather insipid-sweet flavor. (Adapted from Atkinson, Notes 
on the Economic Products of the North-Western Provinces, pt. 5, p. 83.) 
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