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240614 to 240623— Continued 



240618. Euonymus pendulus Wall. Celastraceae. 



Col. No. 4051. Evergreen tree to 50 feet high; leaves to 4 inches long, 

 abruptly pointed, dark green, finely serrate; flowers greenish or yellowish. 



(Cuttings.) 



240619. Ficus princeps Kunth & Bouche Moraceae. Fig. 

 Col. No. 4052. Small-leaved type, probably deciduous. 



240620. Rhytidophyllum tomentosum (L.) Mart. Gesneriaceae. 



Col. No. 4047. Shrubby plant to 5 feet high; leaves to 9 inches long; flowers 

 greenish-yellow. 



240621. Peperomia pereskiaefolia H.B.K. Piperaceae. 



Col. No. 4054. Sprawling, procumbent, square-stemmed perennial; leaves 

 rhombic, whorled; stems red, veins prominent. (Cuttings.) 



240622. Peperomia veltjttna Linden & Andre. 



Col. No. 4055. Sprawly to semi-erect perennial; stems reddish; leaves dark 

 green, velvety above, reddish beneath. (Cuttings.) 



240623. Pilea pubescens Lieb. Urticaceae. 



Col. No. 4049. Perennial herb to 6 inches high; leaves rugose, shiny green 

 above, young growth reddish. (Cuttings.) 



240624. Amorphophallus titanum Becc. Araceae. 



From Indonesia. Corms presented by F. J. Nainggolan, Taman Hewan, Kota 

 Besar, Pematang Siantar. Received June 6, 1957. 



240625 to 240630. Aleurites Montana (Luro.) Wilson Euphor- 

 biaceae. Mil-oil tree. 



From Nyasaland. Seeds presented by the Bvumbwe Tung and Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, Limbe. Received June 6, 1957. 



240625. A1A. 240628. E 464. 



240626. E 49. 240629. E 484. 



240627. E 424. 240630. V 17. 



240631. Saccharum sp. Poaceae. 



From New Guinea. Cuttings collected by C. O. Grassl and John M. Warner, 

 agricultural explorers, Plant Introduction Section, Crops Research Division, 

 Beltsville, Md. Received June 6, 1957. 



Col. No. 207. Madang. 



240632. Lolium multiflorum Lam. Poaceae. Italian ryegrass. 



From France. Seeds presented by Loiseau Freres, Le Mans (Sarthe). Received 

 June 6, 1957. 



A local selection. 

 240633 to 240640. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, 

 Orissa. Received June 10, 1957. 



240633. No. Ch 2. 240637. No. GS 481. 



240634. No. Ch 45. 240638. No. GS 529. 



240635. No. Ch 47. 240639. No. GS 779. 



240636. No. GS 413. 240640. No. GS 784. 



