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338252 to 338303— Continued 



338285. Arachis sp. 



Col. 521. Mato Grosso. Forty two km. west of Bridge, Ponto 15 de 

 November. Near highway at east edge of garden. Perennial, upright. 

 Stems single; leaflets 4 with prominent cilia on margins; roots with fleshy 

 tubers. 



338286. Arachis sp. 



Col. 522. Mato Grosso. Two hundred thirty km. west of Mato Grosso- 

 Sao Paulo border at Ponto 15 de November, on highway BR 267, Roadside. 

 Perennial, upright. Stems single; leaflets 4 with prominent cilia on mar- 

 gins; roots have fleshy tubers on margins. 



338287. Arachis sp. 



Col. 523. Mato Grosso. Three hundred seventy-three km. from Mato 

 Grosso-Sao Paulo border; about 4 km. north of big bend in highway enroute 

 Campo Grande. Roadside. Perennial. Slender, erect, usually single 

 plants, to 60 cm. high in hard packed soil. Two types leaflets; no flowers, 

 fruits. Taproots superficial; lateral roots initially slender becoming tubers 

 to several cm. long; main root sometimes become tuberous. 



338288. Arachis sp. 



Col. 524. Mato Grosso. Near Campo Grande along road south to Faz. 

 Imbrussi. Perennial. Slender, erect, leaflets ciliate. Roots lateral with 

 tubers. 



338289. Arachis sp. 



Col. 548. Mato Grosso. Airport near highway, Campo Grande. Peren- 

 nial. Older plants 60 cm. high, tubers to 6 cm. long on main and lateral 

 roots. 



338290. Arachis sp. 



Col. 550. Mato Grosso. At 69 km. west of Campo Grande on road to 

 Aquidauana. Perennial. Plants growing in shrubs 60 cm. high, sparsely 

 branched. Tubers slender, to 13 cm. long. 



338291. Arachis sp. 



Col. 551. Mato Grosso. Sixty-nine km. west of Campo Grande. Low 

 growing; crown bushy; many branches from one crown. Plants to 20 cm. 

 high. 



338292. Arachis sp. 



Col. 554. Mato Grosso. Highway 33 from Campo Grande to Aquidauana, 

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

 to 41 cm. high. Branches sparse to none from mainstems. Erect. Leaves 

 4 with woolly hairs. Tubers relatively slender, to several cm. long. 



338293. Arachis sp. 



Col. 555. Mato Grosso. Highway 33 from Campo Grande to Aquidauana. 

 Abundant. Perennial. From one to several branches to 90 cm. long, 

 mostly from crowns of older plants. Leaflets acute or acuminate on same 

 plant, villous below, glabrate above. Taprooted, with fleshy lateral roots. 



338294. Arachis sp. 



Col. 559. Mato Grosso. Forty km. south of Aquidauana. Perennial, 

 tall, leaves villous or woolly below, glabrate above, margins ciliate. Tubers 

 relatively long, slender on tap and lateral roots. 



338295. Arachis sp. 



Col. 562. Mato Grosso. Eight km. west of Jardim toward Porto Mur- 

 tinho. Perennial ; erect, some plants with many new branches were decapi- 

 tated by bulldozing. Pods several, immature; roots tuberous. 



