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241018 to 241025— Continued 



241021. Sedum sp. Crassulaceae. 



Col. No. 4420. Leaves succulent, pubescent. (Cuttings.) 



241022. Sedum sp. 



Col. No. 4420. (Seeds.) 



241023. Sedum sp. 



Col. No. 4426. Succulent perennial to 10 in. high; flowers white. Vivip- 

 arous propagules appear at the nodes throughout the inflorescence. (Cut- 

 tings.) 



241024. Ballota acetabulosa Benth. Menthaceae . 



Col. No. 4424. Perennial to 4 feet high; much-branched; leaves densely 

 white-woolly; flowers lavender. (Cuttings.) 



241025. (Undetermined.) 

 (No field note.) (Rhizome.) 



241026 to 241030. 



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

 duction Section, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received July 2, 

 1957. 



241026. Chasmanthe aethiopica (L.) N.E. Br. Iridaceae. 



Col. No. 4113. Garden of Domenico Arcardi, Villa Minerva, Poggio, San 

 Remo. Perennial; foliage lush, gladioluslike; flowers in February. (Corms.) 



241027. Phygelius capensis E. Mey. Scrophulariaceae. 



Col. No. 4092. Brick red perennial; flowers penstemonlike. San Remo. 

 (Cuttings.) 



241028. Podranea brycei (N.E. Brown) Sprague Bignoniaceae. 



Col. No. 4107. Stazione Sperimentale di Floricultura "O. Raimondo", 

 San Remo. Large vigorous vine; flowers pink. (Seed pods.) 



241029. Rosa sp. Rosaceae. 



Col. No. 4091. 'Ophelia'. Garden of Domenico Arcardi, Villa Minerva, 

 Poggo, San Remo. Bush to 6 ft. high; flowers pink. A tea rose hybrid used 

 as a seed parent for breeding greenhouse roses. 



241030. Viola cornuta L. Violaceae. Tufted pansy. 



Col. No. 4093. 'San Remo'. Stazione Sperimentale di Floricultura "O. 

 Raimondo," San Remo. Plant vigorous to 8 inches high; flowers blue, blotched 

 white, floriferous, showy. (Seed.) 



241031. Schoenocaulon officinale (Schlecht.) A. Gray ex Benth. 

 Melanthiaceae. Cebadilla. 



From Venezuela. Seeds presented by the Centro de Investigations Agronomicas, 

 Maracay. Received July 2, 1957. 



Grown at La Victoria, Aragua. 



241032 to 241034. 



From Guatamala. Plants presented by M. Pacheco, Guatamala City. Re- 

 ceived July 2, 1957. 



241032. Catasetum scurra Reichb. f. Orchidaceae. 



241033. Cypripedium caudatum Lindl. Orchidaceae. 



241034. Lycaste skinneri Lindl. Orchidaceae. 



