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241118 to 241137— Continued 



241119 and 241120. Saccharum officinarum L. Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



241119. Col. No. 251. <Amoe\ Hangan, Buka. 



241120. Col. No. 252. Tohu'. Hangan, Buka. 

 241121 and 241122. Saccharum robustum Brandes & Jesw. 



241121. Col. No. 249. Honiara, Guadalcanal. 



241122. Col. No. 250. Buka, near airfield. 



241123 to 241128. Saccharum officinarum L. Sugarcane. 



241123. Col. No. 256. 'Muumuu'. Epo airfield. 



241124. Col. No. 257. 'Oe\ Epo. Mekio. 



241125. Col. No. 258. 'Kipili'. Epo. 



241126. Col. No. 259. 'Egepio'. Epo. 



241127. Col. No. 260. 'Imau-opo'. Epo. 



241128. Col. No. 262. 'Gobe'. Popondetta. 



241129 and 241130. Saccharum robustum Brandes & Jesw. 



241129. Col. No. 255. Medio, Epo. 



241130. Col. No. 261. Popondetta. Not hairy. 

 241131. (Undetermined.) 



Col. No. 835. Popondetta. 

 241132 and 241133. Saccharum officinarum L. Sugarcane. 



241132. Col. No. 253. Kerevat. 



241133. Col. No. 254. Bitagunan, near Kerevat. 

 241134 to 241136. Saccharum spontaneum L. 



241134. Col. No. 831. Epo. Typical, but largest seen. 



241135. Col. No. 832. Epo, near airfield. Typical of great mass of 

 plants. Very abundant. 



241136. Col. No. 835. Popondetta. In grassy plains on sandy well-drained 

 areas. 



241137. Saccharum sp. 



Col. No. 833. Epo. One large patch, late flowering, somewhat inter- 

 mediate between Saccharum spontaneum and Saccharum robustum. 



241138 to 241166. 



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

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

 8, 1957. Cuttings unless otherwise noted. 



Jardin Botanique, "Les Cedres", St. Jean, Cap Ferrat, Alpes Maritimes. 



241138. Arisaema fargesii Buchet Araceae. 



Col. No. 4856. Thick rhizomatous perennial; leaves deeply 3-lobed on the 

 flowering stalks. (Plant.) 



241139. Begonia fusca Klotzsch Begoniaceae. 

 Col. No. 4857. 'Maculata'. (Cuttings.) 



241140. Begonia scharffii Hook. f. 



Col. No. 4854. Rhizomatous; leaves produce offsets from the veins. 



241141. Begonia sp. 



Col. No. 4853. Apparently a 'Rex' begonia, but unlike most of this group. 



