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254507. Col. No. 16793. Gravel soil, Rosarie, Baja California, Mexico. Open 

 habit slender shrub ; branches few, long, ascending ; capsules few, long, pre- 

 maturely ripened by drought. 



254508. Sandy alluvium, San Telmo Valley, Baja California, Mexico. Eleva- 

 tion 500 feet. Symmetrical, erect, vigorous, leafy, dense shrub ; stems 

 erect without bushy branching below ; capsules slender, long-peduncles, few, 

 occasionally fascicled; fruit late maturing. Potentially a heavy yielder. 



254509. Col. No. 16838. Sandy alluvium, San Telmo Valley, Baja California, 

 Mexico. Elevation 500 feet. Large old shrub; capsules many, some fas- 

 cicled, drought inhibited ; seeds small. 



254510. Col. No. 16839. Sandy alluvium, San Telmo Valley, Baja California, 

 Mexico. Elevation 500 feet. Old shrub to six feet high, fairly leafless at 

 fruiting time; capsules small, two- to three-seeded; seeds small, drought- 

 inhibited. 



254511. Col. No. 16840. Sandy alluvium, San Telmo Valley, Baja California, 

 Mexico. Elevation 500 feet. Vigorous, open shrub to six feet high ; branches 

 strong, pliant ; leaves dark green ; capsules large, one- to two-seeded, about 

 20 percent are fascicled ; peduncles long, strong. 



254512. Col. No. 16841. Sandy alluvium, Calentura Valley, Baja California, 

 Mexico. Elevation 200 feet. Narrow, erect shrub to six feet high ; several 

 stems, strict ; branchlets short, stiff leaves clustered, green ; capsules, many, 

 fairsize, mostly green, starting to dehisce ; seeds single, long, smooth, pubes- 

 cent at tip, brown. 



254513. Col. No. 16842. Sandy clay loam, San Vicente, Baja California, Mex- 

 ico. Elevation 400 feet. Open habit shrub ; branches few, elongate ; leaves 

 sparse, medium size; capsules large, one- to three-seeded, mostly single, on 

 long peduncles ; seeds large. 



254514. Col. No. 16843. Sandy clay loam, San Vicente, Baja California, 

 Mexico. Elevation 400 feet. Open shrub to four feet high ; foliage gray, 

 canescent; capsules small, numerous, at every node, one-seeded; calyx 

 canescent ; seeds very small, late maturing. 



254515. Col. No. 16844. Clay soil, Santa Marta, Baja California, Mexico. 

 Elevation 500 feet. Mixed collection. 



254516. Col. No. 16847. Gravel fan, Santo Tomas, Baja California, Mexico. 

 Elevation 500 feet. Multistemmed bush to three by six feet; internodes 

 short; capsules about 20 to 30 percent two- to three-fascicled, hulls slip 

 easily from calyx ; seeds one to three, light brown, size variable. 



254517. Col. No. 16862. Sandy alluvium, Calentura Valley, Baja California, 

 Mexico. Elevation 200 feet. Old shrub to five feet high ; foliage light green ; 

 flowers at every node ; capsules ovoid, numerous ; seeds variable. 



254518. Col. No. 16872. Sandy alluvium, San Telmo Valley, Baja California, 

 Mexico. Elevation 500 feet. Mixed collection from several heavy bearing 

 shrubs. 



254519. Col. No. 16873. Granitic alluvium, Calentura Valley, Baja California, 

 Mexico. Elevation 300 feet. Round shrub to two feet high ; capsules small, 

 few ; seeds small. 



254520. Col. No. 16874. Sandy clay loam, Santo Tomas, Baja California, Mex- 

 ico. Elevation 1,000 feet. Low spreading shrub ; capsules numerous, 

 clustered. 



254521. Col. No. 16886. Alluvium soil, Calentura Valley, Baja California, 

 Mexico. Elevation 500 feet. Seeds purchased from local residents. 



254522. Col. No. 16386. Granitic alluvium, Aguanga, Baja California, Mexico. 

 Elevation 2,400 feet. Dense, symmetrical shrub to five feet high ; flowers 

 early, at every node; capsules large, numerous, single-seeded; seeds small, 

 The prolific flower set, twiggy habit, indicate a high yield potential under 

 cultivation. 



254523. Col. No. 16850. Granitic alluvium, Aguanga, Baja California, Mexico. 

 Elevation 2,500 feet. Seeds from several shrubs with above average yield. 



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