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338252 to 338303— Continued 



338254 to 338255— Continued 



338255. Col. 364. Rio Grande do Sul. Ten km. east of Alegrete toward 

 Rosario do Sul. Between football field and cemetery. Medium heavy, 

 black, stony soil. Perennial, low growing, rhizomatous. One seedling 

 found. 



338256 to 338266. Arachis glabrata Benth. Peanut. 



338256. Col. 2. V. 799. Instituto Agronomico, Campinas, Sao Paulo. 

 Nursery plot. Prostrate, 15 cm. high. Many rhizomes. 



338257. Col. 489. V. 787. Instituto Agronomico, Campinas. Peren- 

 nial. Rhizomatous. 



Instituto de Pesquesas IRI, Matao, Sao Paulo. 



338258. Col. 500. IRI 1548. Originally from Experimental Farm, 

 Sertaozinho, Sao Paulo. 



338259. Col. 501. IRI 1551. Originally from Matao. 



338260. Col. 502. IRI 1550. Originally from Matao. 



338261. Col. 552. Mato Grosso. One hundred three km. from Campo 

 Grande at Rio Cachoetrinha crossing. Perennial. Rhizomatous, pros- 

 trate. Branches to 90 cm. long in the river bank; growth restricted 

 on road shoulder. 



338262. Col. 553. Mato Grosso State. Highway from Campo Grande 

 to Aquidauana, two km. west of Palmeira and bridge across Rio 

 Aquidauana, on Route 33. Perennial; rhizomatous; low growing in 

 shrubby undergrowth of wooded area. "Cerrado" type. 



338263. Col. 560. Mato Grosso. Forty km. south of Aquidauana on 

 highway BR-74. Perennial; low growing, to 30 cm. high in site pro- 

 tected from grazing. Rhizomes to 1 m. 



338264. Col. 563. Mato Grosso. Eight km. west of Jardim, on highway 

 BR-34 toward Porto Murtinho. Perennial; low growing; spreading 

 by rhizomes. No flowers, pegs, pods, or seed. 



338265. Col. 571. Mato Grosso. Sixty-four km. east of Porto Murtinho 

 along highway BR-34, in "Cerrado" vegetation. Perennial. Rhizomes 

 to 1 m. long. Large leaflet form. 



338266. Col. 576. Mato Grosso. South of Ponta Pora at Rio Amamboi., 

 Perennial, to 10 cm. high. Rhizomatous. 



338267 and 338268. Arachis glabrata var. haganbeckii (Harms) F. J. 

 Herman 



338267. Col. 486. V. 361-52. Instituto Agronomico, Campinas. Peren- 

 nial. Rhizomatous. 



338268. Col. 457. Mato Grosso. Airport near highway, Campo Grande. 

 Perennial; taprooted, leaflets acute. 



338269. Arachis guaranitica Chod. & Hassl. 



Col. 574. Mato Grosso. Rio Amambai (0.5 km. north of highway bridge) 

 south of Ponta Pora. Perennial, to 20 cm. high in grazed area. Trifoliolate. 

 Ovate tubers 2 to 4 cm. long, 3 to 10 cm. deep on main root only. 



338270. Arachis martii Handro 



Col. 526. Mato Grosso. Praca de Esportes do Colegio Batista Mato- 

 grossense, south of Campo Grand. Perennial. 



338271 and 338272. Arachis paraguariensis Chod. & Hassl. 



338271. Col. 570. Mato Grosso. In roadside thicket 64 km. east of 

 Porto Murtonho on highway BR-34. Perennial, to 40 cm. high, erect; 

 taproot with fleshy center. 



