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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



111431 to 111465— Continued. 



111449. Coriaria th'ymifolia Humb. and 

 Bonpl. Coriariaceae. 



No. 3428. From near Santiago, Comi- 

 sario del Putumayo. May 27, 1935. A 

 clambering shrub about 10 feet high with 

 black fruits. The bai-k and roots are said 

 to be rich in tannin. 



For previous introduction see 46224. 



111450. Tephrosia cinerea (L.) Pers. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 3387. From El Bordo, Departamen- 

 to El Cauca, May 10, 1935. An herb 6 to 

 10 inches high with pink flowers. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 111034. 



111451. Tephrosia toxicaria (Sw.) Pers. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 3409. Guaranga. From Mocoa, 

 Comisario del Putumayo, May 21, 1935. 



111452 and 111453. DioCLEA SERICEA H. B. 

 K. Fabaceae. 



For previous introduction and descrip^ 

 tion see 110992. 



111452. No. 3367. From Capinero, 

 near Bogota, April 26, 1935. 



111453. No. 3391. Juan Blanco. From' 

 El Bordo, Departamento El Cauca, 

 May 10, 1935. 



111454. Euphorbia cotinifolia L. Eu- 

 phorbiaceae. 



No. 3389. Manzanillo. From El Bor- 

 do, Departamento El Cauca, May 10, 

 1935. An unarmed shrub 10 to 15 feet 

 high, with opposite, ovate, long-pointed 

 leaves up to 2 inches long, and small 

 inconspicuous flowers in terminal cymes. 

 Native to the West Indies. 



111455. INDIGOFERA LESPEDEZIOIDES H. B. 



K. Fabaceae. 



No. 3381. Baroasquilla. From' Gelina, 

 near Popayan, May 9, 1935. A slender 

 woody perennial, up to 3 feet high, with 

 small leaflets and salmon-colored flowers 

 in axillary racemes. Native to Mexico. 



111456. INDIGOFERA 



Fabaceae. 



SUFFRUTICOSA Mill. 



Indigo. 



No. 3392. Tinta. From Dos Rios, De- 

 partamento El Cauca, May 11, 1935. 



111457. Lupinus sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 3400. Chocho. Near Pasto, May 

 15, 1935. A shrub 2 feet high. 



111458. Lycoseris oblongifolia Rusby. 

 Asteraceae. 



No. 3388. From El Bordo, Departa- 

 mento El Cauca, May 10, 1935. A woody 

 vine up to 30 feet long, with thick oblong 

 leaves about 6 inches long and small soli- 

 tary terminal heads of purple flowers. 

 Native to Colombia. 



111459. Nicotian a tabacum L. Solana- 

 ceae. 



No. 3414. From' Florencia, Comisario 

 del Putumayo, May 1935. 



111460 and 111461. Passiflora cumba- 

 lensis (Karst.) Harms. Passifloraceae. 



A woody climber with trilobed leaves, 

 the leaflets rhomboid, and solitary axil- 

 lary pink flowers. Native to Colombia. 



111431 to 111465— Continued. 



111460. No. 3401. Taosa. From the 

 Paramo del Tabano, Comisario del 

 Putumayo, May 15, 1935. 



111461. Collected in Guayaquil, Ecua- 

 dor, June 1935. 



111462. Solanum sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 3407. Culebrilla. From Mocoa, 

 Comisario del Putumayo, May 21, 1935. 

 A shrub up to 3 feet high, with yellow 

 flowers striped with brown and red 

 fruits. 



111463 and 111464. Spigelia pedunculata 

 H. B. K. Loganiaceae. 



Guambia. From Comisario del Putu- 

 mayo. A herbaceous perennial about 4 

 feet high, with pink flowers. Native to 

 Colombia. 



111463. No. 3426. Collected May 23, 

 1935, at Sibundoy. 



111464. No. 3419. Collected May 18, 

 1935, at San Francisco. 



111465. Viola tricolor L. Violaceae. 



Common pansy. 



No. 3399. Collected near Pasto, Comi- 

 sario del Putumayo, May 15, 1935. Seen 

 several times, always near habitations. 



For previous introduction see 28262. 



111466 to 111470. 



From British Honduras. Seeds purchased 

 from William A. Schipp, Punta Gorda, 

 Temash River. Received June 26, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



111466. Chamaedorea geonomaeformis 

 Wendl. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A small graceful palm' about 4 feet 

 high, with deeply pinnatisect leaves about 

 9 inches long. Native to Guatemala. 



For previous introduction see 50520. 



111467. Chamaedorea oblongata Mart. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



An erect spineless palm with a slender 

 trunk about 8 feet high, with large pin- 

 nate leaves of 10 to 14 narrow segments. 

 Native to Brazil. 



111468 to 111470. Geonoma spp. Phoeni- 

 caceae. Palm. 



111468. Geonoma sp. 



111469. Geonoma binervia Oerst. 



A slender spineless palm up to 18 

 feet high, with pinnate leaves over 4 

 feet long and small black fruits. Na- 

 tive to Central America. 



111470. Geonoma longepetiolata 

 Oerst. 



A slender palm, native to Central 

 America, with a smooth trunk 8 feet 

 high and pinnatisect leaves over a foot 

 long. 



111471 to 111473. Phlbum pratense L. 

 Poaceae. Timothy. 



From Sweden. Seeds presented by Dr. G. 

 Nilsson Lissner, Swedish Plant Breeding 

 Institute, Svalof. Received June 28, 

 1935. 



Varieties developed at the Plant Breeding 

 Institute, Svalof ; introduced for Depart- 

 ment specialists. 



