

JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 19 57 351 



243879 to 243882. 



From Great Britain. Plants presented by Perry's Hardy Plant Farm, Enfield, 

 Middlesex, England. Received November 12, 1957. 



243879. Aponogeton leptostachyum Mey. Aponogetonaceae. 



243880. Gunnera manicata Linden Haloragidaceae. Great gunnera. 



243881. Scirpus enundatus Poir. Cyperaceae. 



243882. Scirpus sp. 



243883. Persea Americana Mill. Lauraceae. Avocado. 



From Morocco. Budsticks presented by the Institut Francais de Recherches 

 Fruitieres, Rabat. Received November 12, 1957. 



Fuerte X Caliente hybrid. 'Fuca'. 



243884. Medicago tribuloides Desr. Fabaceae. Barrel medic. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by the Department of Agriculture, Sydney, 

 New South Wales. Received November 12, 1957. 



'Barrel Medic 173'. 



243885 to 243899. 



From Great Britain. Collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, Plant 

 Introduction Section, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 November 12, 1957. 



From John Innes Horticultural Institute, Hertfordshire. Received as cuttings 

 unless otherwise noted. 



243885. Beaufortia sparsa R. Br. Myrtaceae. 



Col. No. 6125. Heathlike evergreen shrub to 6 feet high; flowers scarlet. 



243886. Bouvardia longiflora (Cav.) H. B. K. Rubiaceae. 

 Col. No. 6118. Perennial; flowers white. 



243887. Bouvardia sp. 



Col. No. 6120. 'Pink Giant'. Perennial; flowers deep pink. 



243888. Bouvardia sp. 



Col. No. 6119. 'Rosalinda'. Perennial; flowers light salmon-pink. 



243889. Cestrum sp. Solanaceae. 



Col. No. 6116. 'Newelii'. Large evergreen shrub; foliage and stems 

 pubescent; flowers vermillion. 



243890. Cyanotis barbata D. Don. Commelinaceae. 



Col. No. 6114. Spreading perennial; stems succulent; leaves lanceolate, 

 acuminate; flowers blue. 



243891. Dombeya X cayeuxii Andre Sterculiaceae. 



Col. No. 6115. D. masterii X D. wallichii. Small tree; flowers pink. 



243892. Macleanea punctata Hook. f. Vacciniaceae. 



Col. No. 6126. Scrambling evergreen shrub on rocks; lustrous green above; 

 flowers agapetes-like. 



243893. Tripogandra grandiflora (Donn. Smith) R. E. Woodson Com- 

 melinaceae. 



Col. No. 6117. Sprawling perennial; stems wiry; leaves lustrous green; 

 flowers whitish. 



243894. Passiflora X allardii Chitt. Passifloraceae. 



Col. No. 6124. P. coerulea-racemosa X P. quadrangular is. Flowers white 

 shaded pink; corona white and dark purple. 



