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293359 to 293371— Continued 



293361. Agave cf. asperrima Jacobi 



Col. No. 20470. Rocky slope, 2 miles west of Yerbanis, Durango. 

 Rosettes mixed population, green and white glaucous, freely suckering. 



293362. Agave caeciliana Berger 



Col. No. 20468. Sandy, calcareous rocky slope, 10 miles north of Cuen- 

 came, Durango. Plants numerous; rosettes light gray, suckering; leaves 

 lanceolate, double sigmoid, on mature plants only; panicle weathered, with 

 6 to 10 laterals. 



293363. Agave filifera Salm-Dyck 



Col. No. 20464. Volcanic igneous soil, 12 miles southwest of San Luis 



Potosi, San Luis Potosi. Elevation 7,300 feet. Rosettes short, many 



leaved, suckering, green; leaves white streaked; spikes to 6 feet high, 

 thickly set with capsules in upper two-thirds. 



293364. Agave flexispina Trel. 



Col. No. 20466. Limestone soil, Sierra Papanton, Durango-Zacatecas 

 border. Rosettes in wild variable, small, light gray, suckering; leaves 

 acuminate. Shoots eaten by cattle. 



293365. Agave lecheguilla Torr. 



Col. No. 20467. In wild 10 miles north of Cuencame, Durango. Exten- 

 sive clones of the long-lived form. 



293366. Agave patonii Trel. 



Col. No. 20472. Open slopes along road to Mazatlan, 20 miles west 

 of Ciudad Durango. Small clonal colonies; rosettes compact, gray glau- 

 cous, suckering. 



293367. Agave pedunculifera Trel. 



Col. No. 20475. Volcanic cliffs, 3 miles southwest of Palmito, Durango. 

 Elevation 6,800 feet. Rosettes open, few leaved, glaucous, single. 



293368. Agave cf. rasconensis Trel. 



Col. No. 20455. Local name: Maguey Chino. Tamasopo, San Luis 

 Potosi. Elevation 1,500 feet. Medium to large, light primrose glaucous 

 maguey ; leaves erect to outcurving. Cultivated. 



293369. Agave vestita Wats. 



Col. No. 20473. Sunny side of volcanic cliff, 20 miles east of Palmito, 

 Durango. Elevation 8,300 feet. Rosettes variable, many leaved, green, 

 single; spikes to 6 feet high, densely flowered; buds and tepals pink to 

 red ; anthers usually red. 



293370. Agave sp. 



Col. No. 20474. Volcanic igneous soil 9 miles east of Palmito, Durango. 

 Elevation 7,000 feet. Plants in wild; rosette large to medium, single, 

 green, glaucous; leaves narrow, mescal type. 



293371. Agave sp. 



Col. No. 20479. Sierra Calabasas and Tupeyeca, Rio Mayo, Sonora. 

 Leaves long, narrow, ensiform. Cultivated. 



293372. Gloriosa superba L. Melanthiaceae. Malabar glorylily. 



From Nigeria. Seeds presented by the Botanical Gardens, University of 

 Ibadan, Ibadan. Received Oct. 24, 1963. 



293373. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by the Manfredi Experiment Station, 

 Cordoba Province. Received Oct. 24, 1963. 



'Scantamburlo'. Variety developed by natural selection. 



