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249423. Mahonia japonica Thunb. (DC) Berberidaceae. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by the Kojuen Nursery, Angyo. Received July 21, 

 1958. 

 'Hiiragi-nanten'. 

 249424 to 249525. 



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

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

 July 22, 1958. 



From the Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, except where otherwise noted. 



249424. Abroma augusta L. f . Sterculiaceae. 

 Col. No. 18048. Tree or shrub to 10 feet high. 



249425. Abbus pbecatorius L. Fabaceae. Rosarypea. 

 Col. No. 18007. 'Jequiriti'. Woody climber. 



249426. Adenantheea pavonina L. Mimosaceae. Redbead. 

 Col. No. 18004. 'Tento Carolina'. Tree to 36 feet high. 



249427. Annona squamosa L. Annonaceae. Sugar-apple. 

 Col. No. 18051. 'Fruta del Conde'. Tree to 12 feet high. 



249428. Anthurium sp. Araceae. 



Col. No. 18645. Chacara Rio Bonito, Sao Paulo. Elevation 850 feet. 



249429. Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze Pinaceae. 



Col. No. 18487. 'Pinhero do Parana'. Instituto Agronomico, Campinas. 

 Tree to 70 feet high. 



249430. Araucaria bidwillii Hook. Bunya-bunya. 



Col. No. 18054. 'Bunia-Bunia'. Tall, robust tree. 



249431. Archontophoenix alexandrae H. Wendl. & Drude Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 

 Col. No. 18098. Tree to 55 feet high ; fronds few. 



249432. Loroma cunninghamiana (Wendl.) O. F. Cook Phoenicaceae. 



Col. No. 18101. Tree to 25 feet high ; trunk slender ; crown open ; fronds 

 arcuate, few. 



249433. Areca catechu L. Phoenicaceae. Betel palm. 



Col. No. 18091. 'Norz de Betel'. Slender palm to 54 feet high; trunk 

 tapering. 



249434. Areca triandra Roxb. Palm. 

 Col. No. 18078. Tree to 20 feet high. 



249435. Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Cham.) Becc. Phoenicaceae. 



Pindo palm. 

 Col. No. 18076. 'Geriva'. Tree to 15 feet high ; fronds arcuate. 



249436. Aristolochia brasiliensis var. galeata (Mart. & Zucc.) Hoehne 

 Aristolochiaceae. 



Col. No. 18011. 'Sangue de Cristo'. Woody vine with reddish exudation 

 from bark. 



249437. Aristolochia cymbtfera Mart. & Zucc. 



Col. No. 18013. ' Jarrinha'. Woody vine ; bark corky, grows best in shade. 



249438. Aristolochia galeate Mart. & Zucc. 

 Col. No. 18014. Thick woody vine. 



249439. Aristolochia grandiflora Sw. Pelicanflower. 

 Col. No. 18012. Woody vine. 



