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248068. Begonia sp. 



Col. No. 18973. Tres Furquilhos, Rio Grande do Sul. Elevation 500 

 meters. Leaves dark green above, copper-brown beneath. 



248069. Begonia manicata Cels 



Col. No. 19038. Sao Paulo. Elevation 200 meters. Leaves thick, pink- 

 ish-red underneath. 



248070. Calliandea haematocephala Hassk. Mimosaceae. 



Col. No. 19033. 'Inga'. Sao Paulo. Shrub to 2.5 meters high; flowers 

 with long pendent filaments. 



248071. Cycas sp. Cycadaceae. 

 Col. No. 19039. Sao Paulo. 



248072. Zygocactus tettncattts K. Schum. Cactaceae. Christmas cactus. 



Col. No. 18857. Rio Paulo, Corupa, Santa Catharina. Elevation 300 

 meters. Succulent ; flowers deep pink. 



248073. Eeytheina speciosa Andr. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 19037. Ilhabella, Sao Paulo. Elevation five meters. Tree to 

 18 meters high ; flowers pink. 



248074. Ficus monckii var. san-maetiniantts Parodi Moraceae. Fig. 



Col. No. 19003. 'Agarra-palo'. Facultad de Agronomia y Veterinaria. 

 Tree to 14 meters high ; crown wide-spreading. 



248075. Hedychium coccinettm Buch.-Ham. Zingiberaceae. Gingerlily. 



Col. No. 19043. Sao Paulo. Leaves to 1.5 meters ; flowers red. 

 (Rhizomes.) 



248076. Jateopha mttltifida L. Euphorbiaceae. 



Col. No. 19030. Ilhabella, Sao Paulo. Elevation 5 meters. Shrub to 21 

 dm. high ; leaves used as compresses to heal wounds. 



248077. Onciditjm vaeicosum var. eogeesii Reichb f. Orchidaceae. Orchid. 

 Col. No. 19028. Ilhabella, Sao Paulo. Elevation 5 meters. 



248078. Oxalis sp. Oxalidaceae. 



Col. No. 18971. Boca da Serra, Rio Grande do Sul. Elevation 700 meters. 

 Plant to 37 cm. high. 



248079. Paevaea langsdoefflt Berg. Myrtaceae. 

 Col. No. 19042. 'Cambuci'. Sao Paulo. 



248080. Pepeeomia sp. Piperaceae. 



Col. No. 18970. Eastern escarpment of Serra Genol, Tres Furquilhos, Rio 

 Grande do Sul. Elevation 600 meters. 



248081. Peteea seeeulata Presl Verbenaceae. 



Col. No. 19022. 'Flor de Sao Miquel'. Corupa, Santa Catharina. Eleva- 

 tion 65 meters. Woody vine ; flowers violet-blue, in large, erect racemes. 



248082. Philodendeon sp. Araceae. 



Col. No. 19052. 'Rubrum'. Sao Paulo. Leaves fairly large, pale brown to 

 copper on underside. 



248083. Philodendeon veeeucosum Schott 



Col. No. 19050. Sao Paulo. Leaves dark green ; pale purplish on under- 

 side. 



248084. Philodendeon sp. 



Col. No. 19051. 'Imbre Buambe'. Sao Paulo Epiphyte. 



248085. Phytolacca dioica L. Phytolaccaceae. Ombu. 



Col. No. 19001. 'Ombii'. Facultad de Agronomia y Veterinaria, Buenos 

 Aires, Argentina. Tree to 15 meters high ; crown dense. 



