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107137 to 107143— Continued. 



107139. Euryops multifidus (Thunb.) 

 DC. Asteraceae. 



A stout bush a foot or more high, with 

 linear filiform leaves V 2 to 1% inches 

 long and numerous small yellow flower 

 heads on slender stems an inch long. 



For previous introduction see 105937. 



107140 and 107141. PentzIA SPHaeroce- 

 phala DC. Asteraceae. 



A rigid twiggy shrub with long erect 

 branches and trifid leaves an inch or more 

 long, with linear lobes. The yellow 

 flower heads are half an inch across. 



For previous introduction see 105939. 



107140. Groot Berg Oansie. 



107141. Typical form. 



107142. Tetragonia arbuscula Fenzi. 

 Aizoaceae. 



A much-branched, semishrubby peren- 

 nial, with fleshy leaves less than an inch 

 long, varying from linear to ovate-oblong. 

 The small inconspicuous flowers are borne 

 in leafy racemes and are followed by 

 three- to four-winged, nutlike fruits. 



For previous introduction see 105942. 



107143. (Undetermined.) 



A composite received as Tripteris pa- 

 chypteris, but the seeds are not of that 

 genus. 



107144 to 107148. 



From Cuba. Bulbs presented by Ing. Gon- 

 zalo M. Fortun, Director. Estaciones Ex- 

 perimentales, Santiago de las Vegas. Re- 

 ceived November 16, 1934. 



107144. Sternbergia lutea (L. ) Ker-Gawl. 

 Amaryllidaceae. 



Brujita amarilla. A low bulbous plant 

 with six to eight strap-shaped leaves be- 

 coming a foot long and one to four small 

 yellow flowers about an inch long. Na- 

 tive to the Mediterranean region. 



107145 to 107148. Zephyranthes spp. Ama- 

 ryllidaceae. Zephyxiily. 



107145. Zephyranthes carinata 

 Herbert. 



A bulbous perennial with linear 

 leaves and a scape about a foot high, 

 bearing a single rosy flower 3 to 5 

 inches across and 3 inches long. It is 

 said to be the largest and choicest of 

 the rosy-flowered zephyrlilies and 

 "blooms in the summer. Native to the 

 West Indies. 



For previous introduction see 81496. 



107146 and 107147. Zephyranthes rosea 

 Lindl. Pink zephyrlily. 



A tender bulbous autumn-blooming 

 plant, native to Cuba, with linear, 

 bright-green leaves and rose-colored 

 flowers an inch long, on a peduncle 4 

 to 6 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 80017. 



107146. Atamasco rosea. 



107147. Atamasco rosea, from Cama- 

 guey. 



107148. Zephyranthes tubispatha 

 (L'Herit.) Herb. 



Brujita olanca. A plant with four 

 ■or five narrow-linear leaves 5 to 12 



107144 to 107148— Continued. 



inches long and a slender scape 4 

 inches long, bearing a white flower 

 about 2< inches in length. Native to 

 the West Indies. 



107149 to 107168. 



From British Guiana. Seeds collected by 

 W. A. Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received November 8, 1934. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



107149. HlPPOMANE MANCINELLA L. Eu- 



phorbiaceae. 



No. 2570. Botanic Garden, Georgetown, 

 September 27, 1934. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 106927. 



107150. Albizzia lebbeck (L.) Benth. 

 Mimosaceae. 



No. 2645. Botanic Garden, Georgetown, 

 October 17, 1934. A tropical Asiatic tree 

 with doubly compound leaves made up of 

 obliquely oval leaflets, axillary globular 

 heads of greenish-yellow flowers, and long 

 flat pods. 



For previous introduction see 78330. 



107151. Allium ascalonicum L. Lilia- 

 ceae. Shallot. 



No. 2636. From the vicinity of George- 

 town, October 15, 1934. A cultivated 

 shallot. 



For previous introduction see 66422. 



107152 to 107155. Capsicum annuum L. 

 Solanaceae. Common redpepper. 



Nos. 107152 to 107154 were collected 

 near Georgetown, October 15, 1934. 



107152. No. 2632. A bell-shaped, bright- 

 red pepper. 



107153. No. 2633. A yellow bell-shaped 

 pepper. 



107154. No. 2637. Bird pepper. The 

 small fruits are orange red and less 

 than an inch long. 



107155. No. 2642. Bukrumani. George- 

 town, October 17, 1934. A very hot 

 pepper, used by the aborigines. 



107156. Cassia hirsuta L. Caesalpinia- 

 ceae. 



No. 2619. Near Georgetown, October 15, 

 1934. An erect annual herb covered with 

 long hairs. The compound leaves are 

 made up of three to five pairs of ovate 

 leaflets 2 to 3 inches long, and the orange 

 flowers are borne in axillary racemes. 

 Native to Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 103607. 



107157. Clibadium surinamense L. 

 Asteraceae. 



No. 2620. Near Georgetown, October 15, 

 1934. A tropical shrub 4 to 10 feet high, 

 with rigid, hairy, dark-green, ovate-cord- 

 ate leaves and panicles of small, white, 

 ovoid flower heads. Native to northern 

 South America. 



Nos. 107158 to 107160 were collected 

 near Georgetown October 15, 1934. 



107158. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Muskmelon. 



No. 2629. A muskmelon 8 inches long, 

 with ribbed, pale-yellow surface and firm 

 flesh. 



