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262399 to 262417— Continued 



262408. Nicotiana sp. Solanaceae. 



Col. No. 17910. About 6 miles west of Parral, Chihuahua. Elevation 

 5,800 feet. Slender annual. 



262409. Nicotiana trigonophylla Dunal Solanaceae. 



Col. No. 17903. Between Camargo and Junenez, Chihuahua. Erect annual 

 to 6 feet high; flowers greenish-yellow. 



262410. Phaseolus wrightii A. Gray Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 18024. Oak woodland 15 miles northeast of El Vergel, Chihuahua. 

 Elevation 7,000 feet. Perennial ground vine. 



262411. Phaseolus sp. 



Col. No. 17931. Four miles southwest of Villa Matamoros, Chihuahua. 

 Elevation 6,200 feet. Vine. 



262412 and 262413. Trifolium amabile H.B.K. Fabaceae. 



262412. Col. No. 18004. Open pine woods near Guadelupe y Calvo, Chi- 

 huahua. Elevation 7,500 feet. Small decumbent perennial. 



262413. Col. No. 18114. Mesa de Gonzales, 20 miles southwest of La Junta, 

 Chihuahua. Decumbent perennial; leaves large; stems juicy, to 14 inches 

 long. Grazed by cattle. 



262414. Vicia sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 17952. Rio Verde, and road to Cienega Prieta, Chihuahua. Eleva- 

 tion 9,000 feet. Fine-leaved bushy vine. 



262415. Vicia sp. 



Col. No. 18021. Oak woodland 15 miles northeast of El Vergel, Chihuahua. 

 Elevation 7,000 feet. Fine-leaved, bushy perennial. 



262416. Eragrostis intermedia Hitchc. Poaceae. Plains lovegrass. 



Col. No. 17866. Sahuarita, Arizona border. Cultivated variety; threshed 

 for seeds. 



262417. Aquilegia sp. Ranunculaceae. 



Col. No. 17994. La Rocha, east slope of Sierra Mohinora, Chihuahua. 

 Elevation 7,500 feet. Perennial. 



262418 to 262425. Carthamus tinctorius L. Asteraceae. 



Safflower. 



From Canada. Seeds presented by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Leth- 

 bridge, Alberta. 

 From the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Can- 

 berra, Australia. Received Dec. 30, 1959. 



262418. 60 (1) ; L-l. Plant slightly spiny; flowers white; head small. Oil con- 

 tent 35 percent. Iodine index value 145. 



262419. 48-89 (B) ; L-2. Plant spineless; flowers orange-red; head large. Oil 

 content 32 percent. Iodine index value 149. 



262420. 61 910; L-3. Plant very spiny; flowers yellow; head small. Oil 

 content 31 percent. Iodine index value 145. 



262421. 'Horowitz 23' (1). Plant spineless; flowers yellow; head medium; 

 Oil content 33.5 percent. Iodine index value 149. 



262422. 4 (1); L-5. Plant slightly spiny; flowers white; head small. Oil 

 content 35 percent. Iodine index value 149. 



262423. 803; (20); L-6. Plant spineless; flowers red; head large; Oil con- 

 tent 35 percent. Iodine index value 152. 



262424. 55 (11); L-7. Plant very spiny; flowers yellow; head medium. Oil 

 content 36 percent. Iodine index value 145. 



262425. 47-53 (T-2) (1) ; L-9. High oil content. 



