JANUARY 1, 19 59 TO DECEMBER 31, 195 9 105 



256630 to 256664— Continued 



256636 to 256664— Continued 



256659. Olearia erubescens (DC.) Dippel Asteraceae. 



Col. No. S-298. Mt. Dandenong, Dandenong Ranges. Erect plant to 

 eight feet high; leaves glossy green, to two inches long; flowers white, becom- 

 ing pale pink as they age, borne in large heads. 



256660. Olearia phlogopappa (Labill.) DC. 



Col. No. S-219. State Nursery, Wail. Shrub to seven feet high; leaves 

 to one inch long; flowers in terminal heads, white. 



256661. Persoonia juniperina Labill. Proteaceae. 



Col. No. S-232. Wail State Forest Nursery, Wail. Shrub to seven feet 

 high and four feet wide; foliage bright green, dense; leaves pungent; flowers 

 yellow, small. 



256662. Pimelea ligustrina Labill. Thymelaeaceae. 



Col. No. S-295. Sherbrooke State Forest, Dandenong Ranges. Open 

 shrub to eight feet high and four feet across; leaves to 1.5 inches long; flowers 

 in dense semiglobose clusters, white or creamy white, woolly. 



256663. Sprengelia incarnata Sm. Epacridaceae. 



Col. No. S-457. Near terminus of Sundial Peak Road, Grampians. 

 Erect plant to five feet high; branches few; leaves crowded, shining green; 

 flowers pink or white; inflorescence dense. 



256664. Thomasia macrocarpa Hueg. Sterculiaceae. 



Col. No. S-224. State Nursery, Wail. Bushy shrub to five feet high; 

 flowers large, purple. 



256665 and 256666. 



From Brazil. Plants collected by W. C. Gregory, collaborator, New Crops 

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

 10, 1959. 



256665. Aristolochta sp. Aristolochiaceae. 



Col. No. 9884. Sandy soil, 52 km. from Rio Verde, road to Cuiabu, Mato 

 Grosso. Climbing perennial. 



256666. Holostylis reniformis Duch. Aristolochiaceae. 



Col. No. 9902. Red gravel marshland, 176 km. north of Sao Lournco, 

 road to Cuiabu. Low perennial with basal flowers and fruits. 



256667 to 256729. 



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

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

 Apr. 10, 1959. 



From Botanic Garden, Adelaide, South Australia. 



256667. Acacia estrophiolata F. Muell. Mimosaceae. 

 Col. No. S-312. Tree to 20 feet high; branches pendulous. 



256668. Acacia euthycarpa J. M. Black. 

 Col. No. S-313. Open shrub to six feet high. 



256669. Ammobium alatum R. Br. Asteraceae. 



Col. No. S-323. Annual to three feet high; flowers white. 



256670. Astartea fascicularis DC. Myrtaceae. 



Col. No. S-324. Shrub to six feet high; flowers small, white. 



256671. Babbagia dipterocarpa F. Muell. Chenopodiaceae. 

 Col. No. S-326. Shrub to 18 inches high. 



