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246660. Cinnamomum brevifolium Miq. Lauraceae. 

 H. S. 881. 



246661. Cinnamomum daphnoides Seib. & Zucc. 

 H. S. 882. 



246662 to 246667. Cinnamomum sp. 



246662. H. S. 875. 246665. H. S. 878. 



246663. H. S. 876. 246666. H. S. 879. 



246664. H. S. 877. 246667. H. S. 880. 



246668. Opuntia sp. Cactaceae. 



From Brazil. Plant collected by Llewelyn Williams, agricultural explorer, Plant 

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

 March 26, 1958. 



Col. No. 18223. 'Figueira do Inferno'. Petropolis. Elevation 2,500 feet. On 

 rocks in garden. Edible. 



246669. Maltjs purpurea f. eleyii (Bean) Kehder Malaceae. 

 From Great Britain. Trees presented by R. C .Notcutt Ltd., Woodbridge, Suf- 

 folk, England. Received Mar. 26, 1958. 



'Neville Copeman'. 



246670. Pintjs heldreichii var. leucodermis (Ant.) Mark. 



Pinaceae. 



From Greece. Seeds presented by the Forest Research Institute, Ministry of 

 Agriculture, Athens. Received Mar. 12, 1958. 



From the Epirus districts for Christmas tree study. 



246671. Tephrosia vogelii Hook, f . Fabaceae. 



From Liberia. Seeds presented by the Central Experiment Station, Suakoko. 

 Received March 12, 1958. 



Grown by the Botanic Research Division, Firestone Plantation, Harbel. 



246672 to 246688. 



From the Belgian Congo. Seeds collected by Louis Williams and Norris Gilbert 

 agricultural explorers, New Crops Research Branch, Crops. Research Divi- 

 sion, Beltsville, Md. Received March 13, 1958. 



246672. Abroma atjgttsta L. f . Sterculiaceae. 



Col. No. 21030. Jardin d'Essais de la Mission de Kisantu. Shrub to 1 

 meter high. 



246673. Abrus precatorius L. Fabaceae. Rosarypea. 



Col. No. 21009. Bana, an abandoned village site 25 kms. east of Leopold- 

 ville. Shrub to 1 meter high ; leaves have strong licorice flavor. 



246674. Aloe sp. Liliaceae. 



Col. No. 21054. Jardin d'Essais de la Mission de Kisantu. Red flowers 

 about 4 cm. long. 



246675. Asteracanthalongifolia (L.) Nees Acanthaceae. 



Col. No. 21028. Jardin d'Essais de la Mission de Kisantu. Plant to 1 

 meter high. 



246676. Clappertonia ficifolia (Wild.) Dene. Tiliaceae. 



Col. No. 21032. Jardin d'Essais de la Mission de Kisantu. Shrub to 2 

 meters high. 



246677. Daturicarpa elliptica Stapf Apocynaceae. 



Col. No. 21043. Jardin d'Essais de la Mission de Kisantu. Shrub to 2 

 meters high. Beautiful spiny, orange fruits, 5 cm. in diameter. 



