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239442 to 239470— Continued 



239458. Ranunculus arvensis L. Buttercup. 



239459. Ranunculus broteri Freyn. Buttercup. 



239460. Ranunculus bullatus L. Buttercup. 



239461. Ranunculus bupleuroides Brot. Buttercup. 



239462. Ranunculus flammula L. Buttercup. 



239463. Ranunculus lanuginosus L. Buttercup. 



239464. Ranunculus muricatus L. Buttercup. 



239465. Ranunculus ophioglossifolius Vill. Mediterranean buttercup. 



239466. Ranunculus parviflorus L. Buttercup. 



239467. Ranunculus repens L. Creeping buttercup. 



239468. Ranunculus sardous Crantz Buttercup. 



239469. Ranunculus sceleratus L. Buttercup. 



239470. Ranunculus trachycarpus Fisch. & Mey. Buttercup. 



239471 to 239483. 



From France. Collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, Plant Intro- 

 duction Section, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received May 8, 

 1957. 



Obtained from the Jardin Botanique "Les Cedres", St. Jean, Cap Ferrat, 

 Alpes-Maritimes. May 1, 1957. Cuttings unless otherwise noted. 



239471. Aloe africana Mill. Liliaceae. 



Col. No. 3887. Stem to 20 feet high; leaves sword-shape, about 20 inches 

 long, forming a dense rosette at the top of stems, margin prickly; flowers 

 bright yellow, tipped with green, much recurved. (Seeds.) 



239472. Aloe claviflora Burch. 



Col. No. 3886. Stem very short; leaves 1 foot long, blue-green, forming a 

 rosette, margin whitish; teeth horny; flowers orange-red. (Seeds.) 



239473. Aloe pienaarii Pole-Evans. 

 Col. No. 3885. (Seeds.) 



239474. Aloe thraskii Bak. 



Col. No. 3884. Stems unbranched; leaves 2 feet long, smooth, brown- 

 tipped, prickly on margin; flowers yellow. (Seeds.) 



239475. Cantua buxifolia Lam. Polemoniaceae. 



Col. No. 3861. Shrub to 6 feet high; branches arching; leaves about 0.75 

 inch long; flowers long-tubular, drooping, purplish-red; tube striped yellow. 

 Sacred flower of the Incas. 



239476. Cestrum elegans (Brongn.) Schlecht. Solanaceae. 

 Col. No. 3846. Shrub to 8 feet high; flowers rose-lilac. 



239477. Elaeagnus X reflexa Morr. & Decne. Elaeagnaceae. 



Col. No. 3855. (Hybrid of E. glabra X E. pungens). Vigorous evergreen 

 scrambler, rarely armed with spines; leaves ovate-lanceolate, shining green 

 above, reddish brown beneath. 



239478. Ephedra altissima Desf. Gnetaceae. Climbing jointfir. 



Col. No. 3851. Vigorous woody scrambler to 20 feet long; stems naked, 

 green, horsetail-like; fruits red; flesh juicy. 



239479. Grevillea acanthifolia A. Cunn. Proteaceae. 



Col. No. 3848. Sprawling evergreen shrub to 4 feet high; leaves spiny; 

 flowers pink. 



