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240810 to 240814— Continued 



240811. Crossandra nilotica Oliver Acanthaceae. 



Col. No. 4096. Perennial to 2 feet high; leaves ovate-acuminate, about 4 

 inches long, pubescent; flowers in dense spikes, salmon-red. 



240812. Maesa sp. Myrsinaceae. 



Col. No. 4110. Perennial; leaves alternate, ovate. 



240813. Pelargonium zonale (L.) L'Her. Geraniaceae. 



Horseshoe geranium. 



Col. No. 4094. ' Millionaire'. Extremely vigorous cultivar; inflorescence 

 6 inches across and flowers to 2 inches in diameter; salmon-pink. 



240814. Montanao tomextosa Cerv. Asteraceae. 



Col. No. 4112. Much-branched shrub to 12 feet high; leaves pubescent; 

 ray flowers white. 



240815 and 240816. Malpighia punicifolia L. Malpighiaceae. 



From Puerto Rico. Plants presented by the Federal Experiment Station, 

 Mayaguez. Received June 19, 1957. 



240815. B-15. 



240816. B-17. 



240817 and 240818. 



From Algeria. Presented by the Station Experimental de Ferine Blanche, 

 Perregaux, Oran. Received June 19, 1957. 



240817. Malus sylvestris Mill. Maleceae. Common apple. 

 'Pommier Llorca'. 



240818. Pruxus armexiaca L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 

 'Boullida'. 



240819 to 240825. 



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

 Section, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received June 19, 1957. 



From the Stazione Sperimental di Florieultura "O. Raimondo," San Remo. 

 June 12, 1957. 



240819. Chrysanthemum sp. Asteraceae. 



Col. No. 4109. Much-branched perennial to 3 feet high; leaves finely 

 divided, glaucous; flowers white. 



240820. Cissus striata Ruiz & Pav. Vitaceae. Striped treebine. 



Col. No. 4108. Perennial climber; leaves digitately 5-lobed, the leaflets 

 to 2 inches long, dark reddish-green. 



240821. Cox volvulus mauritanicus Boiss. Convoivulaceae. 



Morocco convolvulus. 



Col. No. 4104. 'Sabatius'. Creeping perennial; flowers deep blue. 



240822. Dischidia bexgalensis Colebr. Asclepidaceae. 



Col. No. 4102. Succulent-leaved epiphyte; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 fiat; flowers inconspicuous. 



240823. Peperomia resedaeflora Linden & Andre Piperaceae. 



Col. No. 4103. Perennial to 6 inches high; stems succulent; leaves metallic, 

 green above, glistening green below. 



240824. Pilea xummulariaefolia Wedd. Urticaceae. 

 Col. No. 4105. Much-branched creeping perennial. 



