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260702. Puccinellia maritima Pari. Poaceae. 



From Germany. Plants collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, New 

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

 September 28, 1959. 



Col. No. 7032. Nordstrand Island, Hallig Group, North Friesland, Schesweg, 

 Holstein. Evergreen perennial, 40 cm. high. Adapted to salt marshes and 

 brackish shores. Heavily grazed by sheep; stays green year round. 



260703 to 260716. 



From Mexico. Plants collected by H. E. Moore, Jr., Cornell University, Ithaca, 

 New York. Received Sept. 28, 1959. 



Collected September 1959. 



260703. Achimenes grandiflora Gesneriaceae. 



Col. No. 8013. Tufa boulder in spray of waterfall El Salto beyond Meco, 

 San Luis Potosi. Herb; leaves bullate, light green; flowers magenta to lilac. 



260704. Arbutus sp. Ericaceae. 



Col. No. 8019. El Chico National Park, Real del Monte, Hidalgo. Eleva- 

 tion 9,000 feet. Small tree; bark flaking pale brown. 



260705. Arctostaphylos sp. Ericaceae. 



Col. No. 8016. 'Manzanilla'. Thin limestone slopes, La Placita, between 

 Jacala and Zimapan, Hidalgo. Elevation 5,000 feet. Shrub; leaves dark 

 green; fruit purple-black, rough, ornamental. 



260706. Bauhinia coulteri Macbr. Caesalpiniaceae. 



Col. No. 8014. Limestone ledges, La Placita, between Jacala and Zimapan, 

 Hidalgo. Compact low spreading shrub; leaves small, dark green; flowers 

 large, cream-colored. 



260707. Cassia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



Col. No. 8030. Rocky limestone hillsides, Jacala, Hidalgo. Tree to 12 feet 

 high; flowers golden-yellow, abundant in spring. 



260708. Clethra sp. Clethraceae. 



Col. No. 8025. Limestone slopes, La Placita, between Jacala and Zimapan, 

 Hidalgo. Elevation 5,000 feet. Small, evenly formed spreading tree; foliage 

 glossy, deeply nerved. 



260709. Cornus sp. Cornaceae. 



Col. No. 8029. Limestone slope with excellent drainage. La Placita, 

 between Jacala and Zimapan, Hidalgo. Small much-branched; tree. 



260710. Hauya elegans Moc. & Sesse. Onagraceae. 



Col. No. 8040. Thin limestone slopes above Jacala, Hidalgo. Tree to 10 

 feet high; flowers pink, large. 



260711. Mascagnia macroptera Naz. Malpighiaceae. 



Col. No. 8033. Lime rock slopes between Jacala and Escondido, Hidalgo. 

 Vine; leaves glossy; flowers yellow; fruits winged. 



260712. Montanoa sp. Asteraceae. 



Col. No. 8043. 'Margarita'. Cultivated at Jacala, Hidalgo. Much- 

 branched shrub; flowers, double, white, numerous, chrysanthemum-like. 



260713. Solandra sp. Solanaceae. 



Col. No. 8042. Puerto de la Zorra above Jacala, Hidalgo. Stout vine; 

 flowers long, narrow, cream colored, lined with maroon. 



260714. Nemastylis sp. Iridaceae. 



Col. No. 8034. Jacala, Hidalgo. Herb with pleated leaves. 



