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117533 to 117573— Continued; 



117560 and 117561. GUCUMIS sativus L. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 



From the general market at Rio de 

 Janeiro. July 23, 1936. 



117560. No. 3485. Pepino para con- 

 serva. A form used for pickling. 



117561. No. 3471. Pepinos. 



117562. Cucurbita pepo L. Oucurbita- 

 ceae. Pumpkin. 



No. 3488. Abobora Brasileira Assuca- 

 rada. From the market at Rio de Ja- 

 neiro. July 23, 1936. 



117563 to 117567. Lycopersicon esculex- 

 tdm Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 



From the general market, Rio de Ja- 

 neiro. July 23, 1936. 



117563. No. 3464. Sao Paulo. A com- 

 mon and popular red variety resem- 

 bling a plum, irregularly globose and 

 bilocular. 



117564. No. 34' 



T ornate grande. 



117565. No. 3490. Tomate Rio Grande 

 de Fosso. 



117566. No. 3489. Tomate garrafinha. 



117567. No. 3491. Tomate Paulista Ja- 

 ponez. 



117568 and 117569. Nicotiaxa tabacum L. 

 Solanaceae. Tobacco. 



117568. No. 3484. Fumo. From the 

 general market at Rio de Janeiro. 

 July 23, 1936. Said to be mixed va- 

 rieties of cultivated tobacco grown in 

 the. Federal District. 



117569. No. 3506. Sao Gonealo. Pre- 

 sented by the Brazilian Department 

 of Agriculture in Rio de Janeiro, 

 July 29, 1936. Seed originally from 

 the State of Bahia where the best 

 grades of tobacco are grown. 



117570 and 117571. Pisum sativum L. 

 Fabaceae. Pea. 



Ervilha. From the general market. Rio 

 de Janeiro, July 23, 1936. Pods flat, 

 twice as large as ordinary green peas ; 

 when half mature the pods are cooked as 

 a vegetable. 



117570. No. 3466. 



117571. No. 346' 



117572. Solanum meloxgexa L. Solana- 

 ceae. Eggplant. 



No. 3481. Gilo. From the general 

 market Rio de Janeiro, July 23, 1936. 



117573. Stizolobium aterrimum Piper 

 and Tracy. Fabaceae. Velvetbean. 



No. 3476. Mucuna preta. From the 

 general market, Rio de Janeiro, July 23, 

 1936. Cultivated as a forage plant ; seed 

 originally from Peru. 



117574 to 117585. 



From South America. Seeds and bulbs col- 

 lected by Mrs., Ynez Mexia, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received August 27, 

 1936. 



Unless otherwise stated, the material col- 

 lect, d Avas seeds. 



117574 to 117585— Continued. 



117574. Agrostis palustris Huds'. Poa- 

 ceae. Creeping bent. 



No. 7940-A. From Tierra del Fuego, 

 eastern coast of Argentina. Found in 

 open places in Nothofagus wootls. 



117575. Araucaria sp. Pinaceae. 



No. 8024— A. From* Arequipa, Peru, 

 April 29, 1936, at 2,400 m. altitude. A 

 tree about 18 m. high found on a rocky 

 hill in the garden of the old observatory. 



117576. Cypella herrerae Diels. Irida- 

 ceae. 



No. 8025-A. Michi-Michi. Supay-Ttioa. 

 May 1936 From the fortress Sacsahua- 

 man, Departamento Cuzco, Peru, between 

 .-.,^00 and 3,600 m. altitude. A cypella 

 with stiff stems up to 1 m. high, long 

 linear leaves, and violet-blue flowers. Na- 

 tive to Peru. 



117577. Cypella sp. Iridaceae. 



No. 8079-A. May 16, 1936. From 

 Cerro Macchu-Picchu, Provincia Urubamba, 

 Peru, at 3,200 m. altitude. A perennial 

 nerb 4 to 6 dm. high. Flowers not seen. 



117578. Deschampsia pulchra Nees and 

 Mey. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 7984-A. April '9, 1936. From the 

 Last Hope Inlet, Terretoria Magallanes, 

 Chile, on a marshy flat at the foot of 

 Mount Dorothy. A tall tufted grass na- 

 tive to Chile. 



117579. Elymus axtarcticus Hook. f. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 7946-A. From Tierra del Fuego, 

 eastern coast of Argentina. An erect g ass 

 about 6 dm. high with leathery leaves. 

 Native to southern South America. 



117580. Hymexocallis amaxcaes (Ruiz 

 and Pav.) Nichols. Amaryllidaceae. 



Spiderlily. 



No. 8099. Bulbs collected June 21, 

 1936. in Provincia Pachacamac, Departa- 

 mento Lima, Peru, in dry washes of avid 

 coastal foot hills. Flowers large, canary 

 yellow with green ribs. 



117581. Mikaxia sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 7857-A. February 15, 1936. De- 

 partamento Curico. Chile, on the road to 

 Argentina, at 1,200 m. altitude. A scan- 

 dent shrub with pink, slightly fragrant 

 flowers. 



117582. Mucuna sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 8037-A. Aguacenqua. From Heda, 

 on the Rio Sembray, La Selva Valley, Pro- 

 vincio La Convencion, Peru, at 1,500 m. 

 altitude. A vine with huge clusters of 

 gorgeous scarlet flowers. 



117583. Urceolixa sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 7871-A. February 13, 1936. Bulbs 

 collected on the road from Curico to Ar- 

 gentina beyond Los Queries, Departamento 

 Curico, Chile, at 1,200 m. altitude. A 

 common plant with crimson flowers fad- 

 ing to green at the base. 



117584. (Undetermined.) 



No. 7994-A. April 9, 1936. From the 

 Last Hope Inlet, Terretoria Magallanes, 

 Chile, at the base of Mount Dorothy. A 

 perennial herb said to have pink, very 

 fragrant flowers. 



