JANUARY 1, 19 59 TO DECEMBER 31, 1959 101 



256546 to 256595— Continued 



256589. Pandorea oxleyi Domin Bignoniaceae. 



Col. No. S-705. Twining vine, sometimes shrubby; flowers whitish. 



256590. Pelargonium australe Jacq. Geraniaceae. 



Col. No. S-709. Short-lived herbaceous perennial; flowers pinkish-mauve. 



256591. Prostanthera nivea A. Cunn. Menthaceae. 

 Co. No. S-676. Shrub to eight feet high; flowers white. 



256592. Rulingia pannosa R. Br. Sterculiaceae. 

 Col. No. S-66X Shrub to three feet high. 



256593. Thysanotus multiflorus R. Br. Liliaceae. 



Col. No. S-670. 'Fringe Lily'. Herb to 18 inches high; flowers violet; 

 margins fringed. 



256594. Veronica perfoliata R. Br. Scrophulariaceae. 



Col. No. S-527. Sprawling subshrub to three feet high; leaves gray, perfoli- 

 ate; flowers deep violet. 



256595. Verticordia pholidophylla F. MuelL Myrtaceae. 



Col. No. S-667. Shrub to four feet high; flowers pink and white. 



256596. Hordeum sp. Poaceae. 



From Sweden. Seeds presented by W. Weibull, A. B., Landskrona. Received 

 Apr. 9, 1959. 



256597 and 256598. 



From Panama. Seeds presented by the United States Operations Mission, 

 Panama City. Received Apr. 9, 1959. 



Wild on the slopes of Cerro Azul, Province of Panama. 



256597. Dioclea sp. Fabaceae. 



256598. Phaseolus sp. Fabaceae. 



256599 to 256609. 



From Australia. Seeds collected by G. H. Spalding, agricultural explorer, New 

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

 April 9, 1959. 



Near Coonalpyn, New South Wales. 



256599. Callitris robtjsta (Pari.) F. M. Bailey Pinaceae. 



Co. No. S-484. 'Native Pine'. Xerophytic tree to 20 feet high; foliage 

 fresh, green, under dry conditions. 



256600. Calythrix tetragona Labill. Myrtaceae. 



Col. No. S-480. Shrub to three feet high; foliage small, needlelike; flowers 

 star-shaped, white to pink, in dense heads. 



256601. Casuarina distyla Vent. Casuarinaceae. 



Col. No. S-490. Shrub to eight feet high, new growth has coppery coloring. 



256602. Dodonaea hexandra F. Muell. Sapindaceae. 



Col. No. S-511. Slender intricate shrub to three feet high; leaves nearly 

 filiform. 



256603. Hakea muelleriana J. M. Black Proteaceae. 



Col. No. S-491. Shrub to six feet high; foliage sharp, pointed; flowers 

 white, in masses. 



256604. Ionidium floribundum (Lindl.) Walp. Violaceae. 



Col. No. S-610. Shrub to two feet high; flowers blue and yellow. 



