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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



109839 to 109875. 



From Venezuela. Seeds collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived February 28, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



109839 and 109840. Arachis hypogaea L. 

 Fabaceae. Peanut. 



Cultivated peanuts obtained in the 

 market at Caracas, January 23, 1935. 

 Said to be native. 



>. No. 2971. Mani. 

 109840. No. 2972. Hani americano. 



109841. Arrabidaea sp. Bignoniaceae. 



No. 3039. Collected near La Democra- 

 cia, February 4, 1935. An ornamental 

 climbing shrub. 



109842. Banisteriopsis sp. Malpighia- 

 ceae. 



No. 2951. January 22, 1935. From 

 the lower Catuche Woods, near Caracas. 

 A vine 20 to 30 feet high, clambering 

 over other vegetation. 



109843. Banisteriopsis guatemalensis 

 (Ndzu.) C. B. Robinson. Malpighiaceae. 



No. 3005. February 5, 1935. Collected 

 between Limon and El Sombrero. A 

 climbing shrub about 20 feet high ; native 

 to Guatemala. 



109844. Cajantjs indicus Spreng. Faba- 

 ceae. Pigeon-pea. 



No. 2869. January 23, 1935. Quin- 

 choncho. Obtained in the market at 

 Caracas. 



109845. Cicer arietinum L. Fabaceae. 



Chickpea. 



No. 2956. January 23, 1935. Garban- 

 zo. A cultivated variety originally from 

 Spain. Obtained in the market at Cara- 

 cas. 



For previous introduction see 109259. 



109846. Cleome stylosa Eichl. Cappari- 

 daceae. 



No. 2990. January 27, 1935. Barbas- 

 cajo. Collected on the outskirts of Cara- 

 cas. A shrub about 4 feet high with 

 sticky compound leaves of 5 to 11 lanceo- 

 late leaflets and small white to pinkish 

 flowers. Native to Venezuela. 



109847. Chenopodium ambrosioides L. 

 Chenopodiaceae. 



No. 2989. Collected on the outskirts of 

 Caracas, January 27, 1935. 



109848. COMBRETUM FRUTICOSUM (Loefl.) 



Stuntz. Combretaceae. 



No. 3014. February 3, 1935. Near El 

 Sombrero, State of Guarico. An ornamen- 

 tal climbing shrub with opposite elliptic 

 leaves and spikes of orange and green 

 flowers. Native to temperate regions from 

 Argentina to Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 107292. 



109849. Erythrina sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 3021. February 4, 1935. Near El 

 Sombrero, State of Guarico. A large tree. 



109850. Hura crepitans L. Euphorbia- 

 ceae. Sandboxtree. 



No. 3016. Habillo. February 3, 1935. 

 Near El Sombrero, State of Guarico. A 

 tall tree with large poplarlike leaves and 



109839 to 109875— Continued. 



globose explosive capsules about 3 inches 

 in diameter. Native to tropical America. 



For previous introduction see 106992. 



109851. Indigopera suffruticosa Mill. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 2984. January 27, 1935. Near 

 Caracas. A scantily branching open 

 shrub 4 to 5 feet high. 



For previous introduction see 107471. 



109852. Indigopera sufpruticosa Mill. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 2985. January 27, 1935. Near 

 Caracas. In habit and appearance this is 

 much like No. 2984 (109851) except that 

 the fruit and leaves are larger. 



109853. Jacaranda filicifolia (Anders.) 

 Don. Bignoniaceae. 



No. 2997. January 28, 1935. Near 

 Caracas. A cultivated shade tree with 

 fernlike leaves and showy panicles of large 

 blue-purple flowers. 



109854. Bontia daphnoides L. Myopora- 

 ceae. 



No. 3000. Olivo. Collected near Cara- 

 cas, January 8, 1935. A small tree with 

 small glossy alternate lanceolate leaves 

 and axillary flowers which are either soli- 

 tary or in pairs. The fruit is a fleshy 

 drupe containing eight hard seeds. 



For previous introduction see 44907. 



109855. Nissolia fruticosa Jacq. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 3009. Collected between Limon and 

 El Sombrero, State of Guarico, February 

 3, 1935. A somewhat woody vine with 

 opposite pinnate leaves and axillary ra- 

 cemes of small yellow flowers. Native to 

 Central America. 



109856. Paullinia leiocarpa Greisb. Sa- 

 pindaceae. 



No. 2950. Collected at Antimano, near 

 Caracas, January 12, 1935. A climbing 

 shrub. 



109857 and 109858. Phaseolus lunatus L. 

 Fabaceae. Lima bean. 



From the market at Caracas, January 

 23, 1935. 



109857. No. 2968. Guaracaros. 



109858. No. 2970. Guaracaros bianco. 



109859 to 109864. Phaseolus vulgaris L. 

 Fabaceae. Common bean. 



From the market at Caracas, January 

 23, 1935. 



109859. No. 2959. Frijol. 



109880. No. 2961. Caraotas negras. The 

 most popular variety ; widely culti- 

 vated also in Central America. 



109861. No. 2962. Caraotas amarillas. 



109862. No. 2964. Taitaguita. 



109863. No. 2966. Poucha rosada. 



109864. No. 2967. Gardota domind. 



109865 and 109866. Pisum sativum L. Fa- 

 baceae. Pea. 



From the market at Caracas, January 

 23, 1935. 



109865. No. 2957. Arvejas amarillas. 



