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246459. Schinus molle L. Anacardiaceae. California peppertree. 



Col. No. 18041. 'Aroeira'. Tree small; twigs and foliage pendent; leaves 

 light green. 



246460. Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. Nyctaginaceae. 



Great bougainvillea. 



Col. No. 18016. Small tree or tall shrub becoming scandent with age; 

 flowers white. 



246461 to 246464. 



From Denmark. Scions presented by Count F. M. Knuth, Knuthenborg, 

 Bandholm. Received March 11, 1958. 



246461. Malus sylvestkis Mill. Malaceae. Common apple. 



'Red Cox's Pomona'. A dual purpose midwinter variety, popular in colder 

 districts. 



246462. Pykus communis L. Malaceae. Common pear. 

 'Red colored de Juillet'. From a 15-year-old tree. 



246463 and 246464. Malus sylvesteis Mill. Malaceae. Common apple. 



246463. 'James Grieve'. Neumanns Rotar strain of German origin. 



246464. 'James Grieve'. Red Rosamund strain of English origin. 

 246465 to 246475. 



From Brazil. Seeds collected by Llewelyn Williams, agricultural explorer, New 

 Crops Research Branch, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 March 11, 1958. 



From the Botanical Garden, Rio de Janerio. 



246465. Camoensia maxima Welw. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 18025. Woody vine ; foliage dark green ; flowers white. Native to 

 tropical Africa. 



246466. Cordia superba Cham. Boraginaceae. 



Col. No. 18083. Tree to 20 feet high ; fruit contains a white, sticky, edible 

 pulp. Native of Brazil. 



246467. Diospyros apeibacarpos Raddi Diospyraceae. 



Col. No. 1S056. Tree to 15 feet high ; fruits edible ; pulp yellow. 



246468. Eugenia jambos L. Myrtaceae. Rose-apple. 



Col. No. 18019. 'Jambo Rosa'. Tree to 12 feet high ; fruits striped pinkish ; 

 pulp edible. 



246469. Eugenia malaccensis L. Ohia. 



Col. No. 18018. 'Jambo Vermelho'. Tree to 18 feet high; fruit has edible 

 pulp. 



246470. Hevea brasiliensis (A. Juss.) Muell.-Arg. Euphorbiaceae. 



Para rubber tree. 

 Col. No. 18066. 'Sirlinga Borracha'. Tree to 90 feet high. 



246471. Jacaratia dodecaphylla DC. Caricaceae. 



Col. No. 18010. ' Jaccaratia'. Small tree in sandy soil ; fruits edible. 



246472. Nymphaea sp. Nymphaeaceae. 



Col. No. 18064. Aquatic plant ; flowers deep purple. 



246473. Nicolaia elatior (Jack) Horan. Zingiberaceae. 



Col. No. 18063. 'Bastao do Imperador'. Stems to 12 feet high with flower- 

 ing stems to 3 feet high. 



246474. Philodendron speciosum Schott. Araceae. 



Col. No. 18094. Straggly plant to 3 feet high ; stems often crawling along 

 ground ; leaves dark green. 



