90 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 166 



246995. Solanum sp. Solanaceae. 



From Ecuador. Seeds collected by Donovan S. Correll, collaborator, New Crops 

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

 3, 1958. 

 Col. No. E-412. Open slope between Santiago and San Lucas, Loja Province. 



Flowers pale lavender-white, rotate ; fruits ovoid. 



246996. Ricinus communis L. Euphorbiaceae. Castorbean. 



From the Bahamas. Seeds presented by Wallace and Tiernam Inc., Bellsville, 

 New Jersey. Received April 3, 1958. 



Random samples from native plants on the Island of Andros. 



246997 to 247005. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds presented by the National Botanic 

 Gardens, Kirstenbosch, Newlands, Cape Province. Received April 4, 1958. 



246997. Calpurina sylvatica E. Mey. Fabaceae. 

 No. 96. 



246998. Eukyops pectinatus Cass. Asteraceae. 

 No. 278. 



246999. Lampranthus aureus (L.) N. E. Brown Aizoaceae. 

 No. 398. 



247000. Lampranthus multiradiatus ( Jacq.) N. E. Brown 

 No. 407. 



247001. Lampranthus pittenh (L. Bolus) N. E. Brown 

 No. 409. 



247002. Lampranthus roseus (Willd.) Schwantes. 

 No. 411. 



247003. Leucospermum nutans R. Br. Proteaceae. 

 No. 442. 



247004. Melianthus major L. Bersamaceae. 

 No. 482. 



247005. Phaenocoma proltfera D. Don Asteraceae. 

 No. 525. 



247006 and 247007. 



From Lebanon. Seeds presented by the Food and Agricultural Organization, 

 Beirut. Received April 7, 1958. 



247006. Medicago (hybrid). Fabaceae. 



No. 15. Endemic natural hybrid, (M. sativaXM. falcata) ; wide range of 

 flower color and growth transition. Elevation 1,500 meters. Annual rain- 

 fall 1,350 mm. ; snow December to March, dry in summer. 



247007. Oryzopsis holciformis (Bieb.) Hack. Poaceae. Ricegrass. 



No. 41. Native pasture species. Elevation 1,750 meters. No rain May or 

 June to October. Good regeneration. 



247008 to 247020. 



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

 Crops Research Branch, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Re- 

 ceived April 7, 1958. 



Collected from Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, except where otherwise 

 noted. 



247008. Aneimia sp. Schizaeaceae. 



Col. No. 18160. Corcovado, above Rio de Janeiro. On slopes, usually among 

 rocks, in deep shade. 



