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46749 to 46752— Continued. 



46750 to 46752. Phobmium tenax Forst. Liliacea\ New Zealand flax. 

 "This seed is from a place called Wairoa, on the east coast of the 

 North Island. It was collected for me by the manager of the largest 

 flax mill there. Careful accounts were kept of the yiehl per ton of 

 green leaf, and this seed is from the best plants, so it is of a fiber- 

 producing strain." 



46750. " From virgin plants not previously cut." 



46751. "From plants after one cutting." 



46752. " From plants cut more than once." 



46753 to 46760. 



From Montevideo, Uruguay. Presented by Sr. R. S. Silveira, technologist 

 of the Estacion Agronomica, Montevideo. Received November 16, 1918. 

 Quoted notes l)y Sr. Silveira. 



46753 to 46756. Arachis hypogaea L. Fabacese. Peanut. 



46753. "Mani, variety Brasil" 



46754. " Mani, variety Brasil." 



46755. " Mani, variety Paraguaya." 



46756. " Mani, variety Uruguaya." 



46757 and 46758. Helianthus annuxjs L. Asteraceae. Sunflower. 



46757. " Variety Argentina." 46758. " Variety del Pais." 

 46759 and 46760. RiciNUS communis L. Euphorbiacere. Castor-bean 



46759. " Yariety sanguineus." 46760. " Variety co/JiHiMnts." 



46761. Carica sp, Papayacese. Papaya. 



From Colombia. Presented by Dr. Carlos TJrueta, minister of agriculture, 

 Bogota. Received November 19, 1918. 

 "A wild variety of pa paw from -the tropical parts of Colombia." (Uructa.) 

 Judging from the seeds, this is the same species as that obtained by Mr. O. F. 

 Cook at OUantaytambo, Peru. See S. P. I. No. 41339. 



46762. Lysiloma sabicu Benth. Mimosa ceae. Sabicu. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Presented by Dr. Mario Calvino, di- 

 rector. Agricultural Experiment Station. Received November 22, 1918. 



The saMcu is a Cuban tree with twice-pinnate leaves composed of small, 

 obliquely obovate leaflets. The flowers are in small, globular heads and the 

 fruits are thin, flat ixtds. The tree is of great value for its dark-colored wood, 

 which is very heavy and extremely hard and durable, making it valuable in ship- 

 building. (Adapted from Lindley, Treasury of Botany, p. 70Jj.) 



46763. . Ehododexdrox sp. Ericaceae. Rhododendron. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold Arboretum. Re- 

 ceived November 25, 1918. 

 Seeds of an apparently new species of Rhododendron collected by Mr. Forrest 

 (No. 15977). 



