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117838 to 117967— Continued. 



117912 to 117914. RAPHANUS SATIVUS L. 



Brassicaceae. Radish. 



117912. No. 3553. Rabiriete longo. A 

 long radish. 



117913. No. 3566. Rabinete Isaias. 



117914. No. 3510. Rabinete comprido. 

 A long radish. 



117915. Rumex acetosa L. Polygonaceae. 



No. 3537. Azedinha. Cultivated as 

 greens in Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 55605. 



117916 to 117918. SOLAXUM MELONGENA L. 



Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



117916. No. 3519. Gilo branco. A 

 white eggplant. 



117917. No. 3542. Beringela roxa re- 

 don da. A round red eggplant. 



117918. No. 3570. Beringela roxa com- 

 prida. A long red eggplant. 



117919 and 117920. Spinacia Oleracea L. 

 Chenopodiaceae. Common spinach. 



117919. No. 3521. Espinafre. 



117920. No. 3545. Espinafre perpetual. 

 A perennial spinach. 



117921. Vicia faba L. Fabaceae. 



Broadbean. 



No. 3583. Fabas. Grown at Capella 

 Nova. 



117922. Vicia angustifolia Grufberg. 

 Fabaceae. Vetch 



No. 3658. Grown for forage. 



117923. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. 

 Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



No. 3597. Feijdo mvudo. Grown locally. 



117924. ACRGCOMIA sclerocarpa Mart. 

 Phoenicaceae. Macauba palm. 



No. 3669. Coco macahuba. A beautiful 

 palm 40 feet high, with a very spiny 

 trunk, particularly wh: n young. The 

 ■finely pinnate leaves are graceful and 

 drooping, and the large bunches of fruit, 

 green with brown scurfy hairs at the basal 

 portion, are valued for the oil they pro- 

 duce. 



For previous introduction see 98483. 



117925. Araucaria brasiliaxa A. Rich. 

 Pinaceae. Brazilian araucaria. 



No. 3585. Pinhdo die Barbacena. Na- 

 tive to Minas Geraes. The edible nuts 

 are sold in the markets. 



For previous introduction see 43383. 



117926. Centrosema pubescens B e n t h. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 3640. 



For previous introduction see 110898. 



117927 and 117928. Pachyrhizds erosus 

 (L.) Urban. Fabaceae. 



117927. No. 3638. A red-seeded variety 

 native to Brazil. 



117928. No. 3639. Jacatupe, a black- 

 seeded variety. 



117838 to 117967 — Continued. 



117 9 2 9. CALOPOGON1UM BRACHYCARPUM 



Benth. Fabaceae. 



No. 3641. Oro falso. Presented by the 

 State Experiment Station "Fazenda de 

 Gamelleira," Bello Horizonte, State of 

 Minas Geraes, August 8, 1936. A small 

 often prostrate twining vine with trifoli- 

 ate leaves and small violet or purple flow- 

 ers. Native to tropical America. 



117930. Clitoria ternatea L. Fabaceae. 

 No. 3661. A cultivated forage plant. 

 For previous introduction see 110178. 



117931. Tephrosia adunca Benth. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 3635. A prostrate perennial with 

 compound leaves ; cultivated as a cover 

 crop. 



For previous introduction see 61033. 



117932. Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 3613. From Lagoa Santa, August 

 3, 1936. A prostrate perennial with com- 

 pound leaves ; cultivated as a cover crop. 



For previous introduction see 103629. 



117933 to 117938. Crotalaria spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



117933. Crotalaria axagyroides H. B. 

 K. 



No. 3655. Cultivated as forage. 



117934. Crotalaria juncea L. 



Sunn-hemp. 



No. 3645. Cultivated as forage and 

 for its fiber. 



For previous introduction see 98841. 



117935. Crotalaria retusa L. 



No. 3653. Cultivated as forage and 

 for its fiber. 



For previous introduction see 107463. 



117936. Crotalaria striata DC. 

 No. 3652. Cultivated for forage. 



117937. Crotalaria usaramoensis Baker 

 f. 



No. 3656. Cultivated for forage. 



117938. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 3637. Forage crop, native to 

 Brazil. 



117939. Dahlia. Asteraceae. 



No. 3561. A hybrid dahlia of unknown 

 parentage, with single flower heads of 

 various color combinations. 



117940 and 117941. Dianthus caryophyl- 

 lus L. Silenaceae. Carnation. 



117940. No. 3559. Gravos extra. 



117941. No. 3560. Gravos dobrados ra- 

 riados. (Mixed colors.) 



117942. Eriosema benthamianum Mart. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 3610. A shrubby legume 2 to 3 

 feet high, native to Brazil. 



117943. Euchlaena mexicana Schrad. 

 Poaceae. Teosinte* 



No. 3614. Cultivated as forage. 



