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111429 and 111430. Zephyranthes spp. 

 Amaryllidaceae. Zephyrlily. 



From Mexico. Bulbs purchased from Dr. C. 

 Conzatti, Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca. Re- 

 ceived June 28, 1935. 



111429. Zepiiyraxthes coxzattii Greenm. 



A Mexican zephyranthes with a showy 

 rose-colored or crimson-purple flower, on 

 a scape about 7 inches high, appearing 

 before the leaves. It thrives best on dry 

 slopes. 



111430. Zepiiyraxthes sessilis Herb. 



A Mexican zephyrlily with three to six 

 narrow linear leaves up to 1 foot long 

 and an equally long scape bearing a showy 

 white flower tinged with red. 



111431 to 111465. 



From Colombia. Material collected by W. 

 A. Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived June 20, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists ; 

 unless otherwise stated, the material is 

 seeds. 



111431. Hippeastrum equestre (L. f. ) 

 Herb. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 3413. Cebolleta. From Moscoa, 

 Comisario del Putumayo, May 21, 1935. 

 Bulbs of a West Indian hippeastrum with 

 six to eight strap-shaped leaves over a 

 foot long, and an umbel of two to four 

 red flowers over 4 inches long. 



1114''2. Baccharis trixervis rhexioides 

 (H. B. K.) Baker. Asteraceae. 



No. 3411. From Moscoa, Comisario del 

 Putumayo, May 21, 1935. A semiclamber- 

 ing lax herb 10 feet high, with narrow 

 leaves about 3 inches long and yellow 

 flower heads in dense panicles. Native to 

 Brazil. 



111433. Stigmaphyllox bogotexse Tr. and 

 Planch. Malpighiaceae. 



No. 3385. Collected near Popayan, 

 May 10, 1935. A woody vine 20 feet 

 hish, with gummy buds and flowers. Na- 

 tive to Colombia. 



111434 to 111438. Bomarea spp. Amaryl- 

 lidac~ae. 



The bomareas are a large genus of 

 twinins plants, native to tropical America. 

 They ha T *e showy, often spotted flowers, 

 usually in umbels. 



111434. Bomarea sp. 



No. 3424. Peca. Sibundoy, Coini- 

 snrio del Putumayo, May 25, 1935. 

 Tubers and rootstocks of a species with 

 red flowers. 



111435. Bomarea sp. 



No. 3384. Collected near Popayan, 

 Mav 10. 1935. A form with orange- 

 yellow flowers. 



111436. Bomarea oligaxtha Baker. 



No. 3378. From the roadside between 

 Popayan and Tambo, May 7, 1935. 



111437. Bomarea sp. 



No. 3406. Collected in the Paramo 

 d°l Tabano. Comisario del Putumayo, 

 May 15, 1935. A vine 2 to 3 feet long 

 with red flowers. 



111431 to 111465— Continued. 



111438. Bomarea sp. 



No. 3405. From the Paramo del Ta- 

 bano, Comisario del Putumayo, May 15, 

 1935. Collected from plants growing in 

 damp moss ; the flower bracts were red 

 and the flowers yellow. 



111439. Buddleia Americana L. Logania- 

 ceae. 



No. 3421. From the mountains between 

 Mocoa and Sibundoy. Comisario del Putu- 

 mayo, May 24, 1935. A shrub 4 to 5 feet 

 high Avith white flowers. 



111440. Calea glomerata Klatt. Astera- 

 ceae. 



No. 3376. Chicharon. Collected along 

 the roadside between Popayan and Tambo, 

 May 7, 1935. A clambering shrub 15 feet 

 high with aromatic leaves. Native to 

 Colombia. 



111441 to 111444. Carica candamarcensis 

 Hook. f. Papaya. 



A small papaya, the fruit less than 4 

 inches long, with very thin flesh which 

 is highly acid and is used only in making 

 preserves and sirups. The fruit is orange 

 yellow when ripe, and the pale-yellow 

 flesh has a spicy, aromatic flavor and fra- 

 grance, but is never eaten fresh. 



For previous introduction see 106501. 



111441. No. 3395. Chilauca, From the 

 market at Pasto. May 15, 1935. 



111442. No. 3417. From the mountains 

 between Mocoa and Sibundoy. Comi- 

 sario del Putumayo, May 19, 1935. 



111443. No. 3372. Higo. From the 

 market at Popayan, May 5, 1935. A 

 form from the cold regions. The fruit 

 is oval and smooth, i. e., not ribbed. 



111444. No. 3371. Eiguillo. From the 

 market at Popayan, May 7, 1935. A 

 form which grows in cold regions. 

 The yellow fruits are five, ribbed and 

 slightly tapered towards the stem. 



111445. Cleome anomala H. B. K. Cap- 

 paridaceae. 



No. 3420. Mano de oso. From Sibun- 

 doy, Comisario del Putumayo, May 18, 

 1935. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 111212. 



111446. Gyxaxdropsis gracilis (Tr. and 

 Planch.) Macbride. Capparidaceae. 



No. 3423. From' the mountains be- 

 tween Mocoa and Sibundoy, Comisario del 

 Putumayo, May 24, 1935. An unarmed 

 shrub with slender branches, ternate 

 leaves, and orange-red flowers in long 

 graceful terminal racemes. Native to Co- 

 lombia. 



111447. Cleome sp. Capparidaceae. 



No. 3427. From Mocoa, Comisario del 

 Putumayo, May 19, 1935. An herb 3 to 4 

 feet high with greenish flowers. 



glabrescexs Blake. 



111448. Clibadium 

 Asteraceae. 



No. 3415. From the mountains be- 

 tween Mocoa and Sibundoy, Comisario del 

 Putumayo, May 19, 1935. A slender aro- 

 matic shrub 4 to 6 feet high. 



