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PLANT INVENTORY NO. 165 



240310 to 240312. Bjcinus communis L. 



Euphorbiaceae. 



Castorbean. 



From France. Seeds presented by the Institute de Recherches pour les Huiles 

 et Oleagineux, Paris. Received May 28, 1957. 



240310. I.R.H.O. 6. Type Zanzibarensis of Dahomey. Perennial; high 

 habit; stems, leaves, and ribs green; resistant to capsule rotting and abortion. 



240311. R. 63. Originated in Cambodia. Racemes 1 to 3 per plant, thick. 



240312. S. 367. Type Minor Dahomey. Plant much-branched; partial 

 dehiscence; resistant to capsule rotting and abortion. 



240313 to 240317. 



From Sicily. Collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, Plant Introduction 

 Section, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received May 27, 1957. 



From the Botanical Garden, Palermo. May 19, 1957. 



240313. Andropogon distachyon L. Poaceae. Bluestem. 

 Col. No. 3990. Tufted perennial to 3 feet high; spiklets plumelike. (Seeds.) 



240314. Periploca graeca L. Asclepiadaceae. 



Col. No. 3991. Large rampant climber, 50 feet long; leaves to 2 inches long, 

 shiny; flowers purplish. (Cuttings.) 



240315. Prionium palmita E. Mey. Juncaceae. 



Col. No. 3993. Arborescent rush; stem to 5 inches in diameter; leaves 

 stiff; pineapplelike, tufted at the top, to 20 inches long. Used in making 

 baskets and for thatching. (Seeds.) 



240316. Scabiosa cretica L. Dipsacaceae. 



Col. No. 3994. Much-branched shrub to 3 feet high; flowers blue. (Seeds.) 



240317. Matjrocenia capensis (L.) Sond. Celastraceae. 



Col. No. 3992. Small evergreen tree to 20 feet high; leaves to 3 inches long, 

 ovate, dark green lustrous above, lighter beneath. (Cuttings.) 



240318 to 240334. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From Bolivia. Seeds presented by E. G. Beinhart, Santa Cruz. Received May 

 27, 1957. 



240318 to 240325. White kernels. 



240318. No. 1. 



240319. No. 2. 



240320. No. 3. 



240321. No. 4. 

 240326 to 240329. 



249326. No. 9. 

 240327. No. 10. 



Red kernels. 



240322. 



No. 



5. 



240323. 



No. 



6. 



240324. 



No. 



7. 



240325. 



No. 



8. 



240328. 



No. 



11. 



240329. 



No. 



12. 



Pinkish white. 



White and yellow. 



White and yellow. 



Black and white. 

 No. 17. Yellow and black speckled; white cob. 

 Vigna vexillata (L.) A. Rich. Fabaceae. 



240330. No. 13. 



240331. No. 14. 



240332. No. 15. 



240333. No. 16. 

 240334. 



240335. 



From Belgian Congo. Seeds presented by the Division de 

 pour T Etude Agronomique du Congo Beige, Yangambi. 

 1957. Originally from Nioka. 



Cowpea. 



Institut National 

 Received May 27, 



