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240483. C.P.I. 541. Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, forest with 

 moist soil. Elevation 1.2 km. Leaves to 5 mm. broad, bluish-green, 

 base leaves purple; strongly rhizomatous. 



240484. C.P.I. 590. Collected at Snowy River, Island Bend; poor wood- 

 land soils. Elevation sea level to 1.3 km. Leaves less than 2 mm. 

 broad, sometimes filiform, always scabrous, small projections irregularly 

 arranged; small tussocks. 



240485. C.P.I. 593. Collected in alluvial soil forest at Bridle Creek, 

 near Cooma. Plant rhizomatous, in dense tussocks; leaves scabrous, 

 definite blue color. 



240486 to 240493. 



From Japan. Plants presented by the Shinjuku Imperial Gardens, Shinjuku-ku, 

 Tokyo. Received June 3, 1957. 



240486. Ada aurantiaca Lindl. Orchidaceae. 



240487. Arpophyllum gigantea Hartw. Orchidaceae. 



240488. Brassavola fragrans Rodrig. Orchidaceae. 



240489. Coelogyne cristata Lindl. Orchidaceae. 

 'Alba'. 



240490. Coelia macrastachya Lindl. Orchidaceae. 



240491. Epidendrtjm prismatocarpum Reichb. f. Orchidaceae. 



240492. Oncidium ornithorhynchum H.B.K. Orchidaceae. 



240493. Schomburgkia undulata Lindl. Orchidaceae. 



240494. Piper methysticum Forst. Piperaceae. Kava pepper. 



From Hawaii. Cuttings presented by John Marin, Hilo. Received June 3, 1957. 



240495 and 240496. 



From Mexico. Plants and roots collected by H. S. Gentry, agricultural explorer, 

 Plant Introduction Section, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Re- 

 ceived June 3, 1957. 



240495. Dioon sp. Cycadaceae. 



Col. No. 16596. 'Peneh'. Sierra de Mazatan, Sonora. May 12, 1957. 

 Elevation 2,500 feet. Single colony around large rock; many rosettes. 



240496. Ipomoea sp. Convolvulaceae. 



Col. No. 16632. Sierra Murrieta above Toribusi, 15 miles west of Bancanora; 

 Sonora. May 17, 1957. Elevation 5,000 feet. Running ground vine, 

 flowers white and lavender. 



240497 to 240510. 



From Italy. Collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, Plant Introduc- 

 tion Section, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received June 4, 

 1957. Collected May 28 and 29, 1957. 



Cuttings unless otherwise indicated. 



240497. Anthurium radicans C. Koch & A. Haage Araceae. 



Col. No. 4032. Greenhouse, Instituto Tecnico Agrario Stat ale, Florence - 

 Plant dwarf, creeping, rhizomatous, perennial; leaves deep green, lustrous, 

 cordate, acuminate, to 3 inches long. Excellent for hanging baskets. 



