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101506 and 101507. Triticum aesti- 

 vum L. (T. vulgar e VilL). Poa- 

 ceae. Common wheat. 



From England. Seeds presented by G. D. A. Bell, 

 School of Agriculture, University of Cambridge. 

 Received December 13, 1932. 



101506. Iron. 



101507. Wilhelmina. 



101508 to 101521. 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by the Botanic 

 Garden, Buenos Aires. Received December 17, 

 1932. 



101508. Arechavaletaia urtjguayensis Speg. 

 Flacourtiaceae. 



A large shrub 6 to 10 feet high with alternate, 

 elliptic, entire, shining dark-green leaves 2 to 3 

 inches long, inconspicuous purplish flowers in 

 spikes, and small pinkish berries. Native to 

 Uruguay. 



101509. Aspidosperma peroba Said. Gama. 



This tree, whose wood is used in naval construc- 

 tion, has a thin, clear, ash-colored bark, cracked 

 longitudinally; the heartwood is of rare beauty, 

 with a wavy pattern. The tree is distinguished 

 by it spreading, obovate-oblong, undulate leaves. 



101510. Blepharocalyx tweediei (Hook, and 

 Arn.) Berg. Myrtaceae. 



A subtropical tree, native to Uruguay, with 

 lanceolate acute leaves and axillary flowers in 

 pairs. 



For previous introduction see 94768. 



101511. Celtis selloyiana Miquel. Ulmaceae. 



Hackberry. 



A much-branched spiny shrub, native to 

 southern Brazil, with narrow, membranous, 

 light green, sharp-pointed leaves less than an inch 

 Jong and inconspicuous flowers. 



101512. Cnicothamntjs lorentzii Griseb. Aster- 



A handsome shrub about 20 feet high with thick 

 branches, oval leaves about 5 inches long, and 

 purple flowers in large solitary heads. Native 

 to Tucuman, Argentina. 



101513. Daubentonia tripetii Poit. Faba- 

 ceae. 



A shrub or small tree, native to Argentina, with 

 pinnately compound leaves which are dull green 

 above and paler beneath. The rather large, 

 orange-red flowers are borne in drooping racemes. 



For previous introduction see 94773. 



101514. EUPATORIUM GTJADALUPENSE Spreng. 



Asteraceae. 



A West Indian perennial composite with alter- 

 nate rhomboid-oblong dentate leaves and corymbs 

 of violet flowers. 



101515. Guettarda URUGUENSis Cham, and 

 Schlecht. Rubiaceae. 



A small tree up to 20 feet high with twisted 

 branches. The membranous leaves, of varied 

 forms ranging from ovate to lanceolate, are about 

 3 inches long and 1 inch across. The axillary, long, 

 pedunculate cymes of white flowers have salver- 

 shaped corollas and are followed by cylindrical 

 ovoid drupes one-third inch in diameter. 



101516. Ilex paraguariensis St. HU. Aquifoli- 



Yerba mate. 



A tender, evergreen, Paraguayan holly the 

 leaves of which are dried and used to make a 

 beverage called mate, or Paraguay tea. 



For previous introduction see 94775. 



101508 to 101521— Continued 



101517. Jodina rhombifolia Hook, and Arn. 

 Santalaceae. 



Quebrachillo. A low, bushy, slender-branched 

 tree with three-pointed spiny leaves. The wood 

 is white and smooth and the bark thick. It is 

 native to Brazil. 



101518. Pithecollobium albicans (Kunth) 

 Benth. Mimosaceae. 



A spiny tree up to 60 feet high, native to Mexico. 

 The pinnately compound leaves are made up of 



4 to 6 pairs of pinnae each bearing numerous small 

 ovate leaflets, and the inconspicuous flowers are 

 followed by flat pods said to contain about 18 

 percent of tannin and to yield a black dye. 



101519. Ruprechtia triflora Griseb. Poly- 

 gonaceae. 



A shrub 6 feet or more in height, with reddish, 

 rigid, ovate, acute leaves about 2 inches long and 

 small dull-reddish flowers. Native to the Gran 

 Chaco, Argentina. 



101520. SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIUS AROIERA 



(Veil.) L. Marchand. Anacardiaceae. 



Peppertree. 



A shrub 3 to 10 feet high, or, sometimes, a small 

 tree 20 feet high. The variable membranous 

 leaves are unequally pinnate and are composed of 



5 to 9 oblong to obovate-oblong leaflets 2 to 3 inches 

 long. The small white flowers are followed by 

 scarlet berries in panicles 2 to 4 inches in length. 



For previous introduction see 94784. 



101521. Terminalia triflora (Griseb.) Lillo. 

 Combretaceae. 



Palo amarillo. A tree 30 to 40 feet high, native 

 to Argentina, with papery obovate-oblong leaves 

 2 inches long. 



101522 to 101525. Phaseolus luna- 

 tus L. Fabaceae. Lima bean, 



From Puerto Rico. Seeds presented by T. B. 

 McClelland, director, Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, Mayaguez. Received December 15, 

 1932. 



A collection of lima beans from Barrio Cain Alto, 

 of San German. Introduced for comparison with 

 types now being grown on the Pacific coast. 



101522. Isabelina. 



101523. Carita, or little face. 



101524. Colorado, or red. 



101525. No. 4, unnamed. 



101526 and 101527. Gossypium punc- 



tatum Schum. and Thonn. Malva- 

 ceae. Cotton. 



From French Equatorial Africa. Seeds presented 

 through T. H. Kearney, Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try. Received December 13, 1932. 



101526. C.B.1030. From Lion "Agent Agricole", 

 Zangba. 



101527. C.B. 1031. From Fouroumbalan. 



101528 to 101532. Triticum aestivum 

 L. (T. vulgare VilL). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by H. Wenholz, 

 director of plant breeding, Department of Agri 

 culture, Sydney, New South Wales. Received 

 December 13, 1932. 



101528. Baroota wonder. 



