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319332 to 319385. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected October-December 1966 by H. S. Gentry, 

 agricultural explorer, Crops Research Division, Plant Industry Station, 

 Beltsville, Maryland. Numbered Mar. 29, 1967. 



319332. Ageratum sp. Compositae. 



Col. No. 22040. Near Palmito, Durango. Elevation 7,000 feet. Peren- 

 nial bush; many stems; flowers light purple. 



319333. Annona cherimola Mill. Annonaceae. Cherimoya. 



Col. No. 22179. 'Cherimoya'. Market in Uruapan, Michoacan. Eleva- 

 tion 5,000 feet. Fruits large, dark green, pear shaped. Flavor very sweet. 



319334. Begonia sp. Begoniaceae. 



Col. No. 22194. Along road to Manzanilla, Colima, 13 miles southwest of 

 Ciudad Colima road fork. Elevation about 1,400 feet. Ornamental herb; 

 large leaves, red peduncles, white flowers. 



319335. Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. Leguminosae. Pigeon-pea. 



Col. No. 22273. In barranca. Atenquisque, at east base of Volcan de 

 Colima, Jalisco. Elevation 3,800 feet. Bush or rapid growing shrub; pods 

 many at ends of branches. 



319336. Canavalia sp. Leguminosae. 



Col. No. 22284. Forty miles northwest of Culiacan along Route 15, 

 Sinaloa. Elevation 600 feet. Perennial vine, large. 



319337. Capsicum annuum L. Solanaceae. Pimento. 



Col. No. 22259. 'Chile'. Market in Uruapan, but from San Luis de la 

 Paz, Guanajuato. Green pepper drying dark red; said to be mildly hot. 



319338 and 319339. Cicer arietinum L. Leguminosae. Chickpea. 



319338. Col. No. 22246. 'Garbanza'. Market in Uruapan, but from 

 Morelia. Pale colored. 



319339. Col. No. 22257. 'Garbanza'. Market in Uruapan, Michoacan. 

 Small, brownish. 



319340. Dahlia sp. Compositae. 



Col. No. 22198. Along road to Manzanillo, Colima, 13 miles southwest of 

 Ciudad Colima road fork. Elevation 1,400 feet. Herb, 4 to 5 dm. high; 

 stems thick; dried flowers on base branches. 



319341. Desmodium glabrum DC. Leguminosae. 



Col. No. 21994. Arroyo Gochico above San Bernardo. Herb, 1.5 to 1.8 

 meters high; stems many, gummy. 



319342. Desmodium sp. 



Col. No. 22003. Arroyo Tejas, Sierra Charuco, Sonora. Elevation 4,500 

 to 5,000 feet. Pine and oak slopes. Perennial herb; stems very fine, diffuse. 

 Infrequent on dry rocky slope. 



319343. Desmodium sp. 



Col. No. 22004. Arroyo Tejas, Sierra Charuco, Sonora. Elevation 4,500 

 to 5,000 feet. Pine and oak slopes. Perennial, 20 to 30 cm. high; stems 

 fine, rooting; spreading, forming ground cover. 



319344. Desmodium sp. 



Col. No. 22005. Sierra Charuco, Sonora. Elevation 5,000 feet. Pine and 

 oak slopes in moister canyons. Perennial herb; leaves large; woody stems 

 to 1 meter long. 



