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Material received from Brazil unless otherwise noted. 



249150. Archontophoenix sp. Phoenicaceae. 



Col. No. 18505. Institute de Botanico, Sao Paulo. Three to 30 feet high ; 

 trunk straight, columnar ; fruits in clusters, reddish when ripe. 



249151. Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Chem.) Becc. Phoenicaceae. 



Pindo palm. 



Col. No. 19014. Facultad de Agronomia y Veterinaria, Buenos Aires, Ar- 

 gentina. 



249152. Butia capitata var. odorata (Barb.-Rodr.) Becc. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



Col. No. 18957. Osorio, Rio Grande do Sul. Elevation 65 feet. Tree to 12 

 feet high ; fruits yellowish, fragrant ; edible. 



249153 and 249154. Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc. Palm. 



249153. Col. No. 18977. Near Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. 

 Tree to 12 feet high ; fruit pale yellow, in large clusters ; pulp edible. 



249154. Col. No. 19012. Plant Exploration and Introduction, Ministry of 

 Agriculture, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Small palm. 



249155. Butia capitata var. odorata (Barb.-Rodr.) Becc. Palm. 



Col. No. 19096. Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro. Tree to 12 feet high ; 

 fruits edible. 



249156. Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc. Palm. 



Col. No. 19097. Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro. Small palm ; Fruit pale 

 yellow, edible. 



249157 and 249158. Joannesia princeps Veil. Euphorbiaceae. 



249157. Col. No. 18283. 'Anda-assu'. Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro. 

 Tree to 90 feet high ; suitable for reforestation. 



249158. Col. No. 18701. 'Anda-assu'. Rio Clara, Sao Paulo. 



249159. Phoenix roebelenii O'Brien Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



Col. No. 18965. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Elevation 65 feet. Tree 

 to nine feet high. 



249160. Raphia pedunculata Beauv. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 

 Col. No. 18699. Fazenda Elysia, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Tree to 40 feet high. 



249161. Trithrinax brasiliensis Mart. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



Col. No. 19098. 'Carandai'. Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro. Tree to 12 

 feet high ; fruits clustered, yellow. 



249162. Araucaria ANGusTiFOLiA (Bertol.) Kuntze Pinaceae. 



Col. No. 18570. Fazenda da Bonita, Serra da Bocaina, Sao Paulo. Elevation 

 3,500 feet. Tree to 70 feet high. 



249163. Aristolochia gigantea Mart. & Zucc. Aristolochiaceae. 



Col. No. 18446. 'Papo de Peron'. Institute Agronomico, Campinas, Sao 

 Paulo. Elevation 1,300 feet. Flowers large, mottled purple to brown. 



249164. Aristolochia elegans Masters Calicoflower. 



Col. No. 18893. 'Orelha de Elephante'. Rio Novo, Corupa, Santa Catharina. 

 Elevation 1,000 feet. Climber ; flowers large, mottled brown. 



249165. Banisteria sp. Malpighiaceae. 



Col. No. 18540. Alta da Serra, Parana, Sao Paulo. Woody climber ; flowers 

 yellowish. 



249166. Blechnum sp. Polypodiaceae. 



Col. No. 18769. Piraquara, Parana. Elevation 3,500 feet. Fruiting stems 

 erect, to 18 inches high. 



