PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



118451 to 118463— Continued. 



118456. ArAchis sp. 



No. 3982. From Capao Bonita, eastern 

 Matto Grosso, September 5, 1936. A 

 peanut with tuberlike roots found in a 

 pasture on hard red clay mixed with 

 sand below. 



118457. Arachis glabrata Benth. 



No. 3990. From Campo Grande, Matto 

 Grosso, September 9, 1936. Found in rich 

 black earth, in the streets of the town. A 

 dwarf perennial with a glabrous ascending 

 stem, oblong-elliptic leaflets about one-half 

 inch long, and small yellow flowers. Na- 

 tive to Brazil. 



118458. Arachis sp. 



No. 3992. Found growing in sand at 

 Fazenda das Mogas, near Campo Grande, 

 Matto Grosso, September 9, 1936. 



118459. Arachis sp. 



No. 3994. Found in sandy soil near 

 Yaraguari, about 60 km. north of Campo 

 Grande, Matto Grosso, September 10, 1936. 



118460 to 118463. Arachis hypogaea L. 



118460 No. 3996. Purchased in a store 

 at Yaraguari, Matto Grosso, Septem- 

 ber 11, 1936. 



Nos. 118461 to 118463 were purchased 

 in the market at Campias, eastern Sao 

 Paulo, September 15, 1936. 



118461. No. 4028. 



118462. No. 4029. 



118463. No. 4030. 



118464. Paspai/um notatum Fluegge. 

 Poaceae. Bahia grass. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by R. Lopes 

 Adams, Casa Blanca. through the Division 

 of Forage Crops and Diseases. Received 

 October 2, 1936. 



A perennial tropical American grass which 

 has shown promise as a pasture grass in 

 the southern United States. 



118465 and 118466. Nicotiana tabacum 

 L. Solanaceae. Common tobacco. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by the De- 

 partamento de Producgao Vegetal, through 

 W. A. Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received October 20, 1936. 



118465. Goiano amarello. 



118466. Jolo bianco. 



118467 to 118506. 



From Brazil. Bulbs and seeds collected in 

 the State of Sao Paulo by W. A. Archer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received Oc- 

 tober 5, 1936. 



Unless otherwise stated, this material 

 was received as seeds. 



118467 and 118468. ALLIUJ 

 Liliaceae. 



sativum L. 

 Garlic. 



Bulbs purchased in the general market 

 at Sao Paulo, August 21, 1936. 



118467. No. 3698. Alho grande. Sweeter 

 and less strong than the ordinary 

 type. A white variety. 



118468. No. 3699. Alho grande. Purplish. 



118467 to 118506— Continued. 

 118469 to 118482. Arachis hypogaba L. 

 Fabaceae. Peanut. 



Nos. 118469 to 118476 were purchased 

 in the general market of Sao Paulo, Au- 

 gust 21, 1936. 



118469. No. 3700. Amendoim branca. 

 Seed oblong, integument whitish, pod 

 crooked with prominent crest and 

 deep reticulations and constrictions. 



118470. No. 3701. Amendoim tatu. Seed 

 coat pink, seed strongly compressed, 

 semicylindrical'; pods straight, 

 smooth. 



118471. No. 3702. Apparently "tatu" 

 type. 



118472. No. 3703. Seed oblong, integu- 

 ment red, pods deeply reticulated 

 and somewhat crooked. 



118473. No. 3704. Apparently the same 

 as No. 3701 [P. I. 118470]. 



118474. No. 3705. Some seeds com- 

 pressed cylindrical ; others oblong 

 and not compressed. 



118475. No. 3706. Apparently "tatu" 

 type. 



118476. No. 3707. 



118477. No. 3730. Seeds grown at the 

 Botanical Garden, Sao Paulo, and 

 presented by Dr. F. C. Hoehne. Re- 

 ceived as Arachis nambyquarae. 



118478 No. 3731. From a store, Sao 

 Paulo, August 23, 1936. A peanut 

 with an oblong seed, pale integu- 

 ment, and a rough crooked pod. 



Nos. 118479 to 118482 were collected 

 in a wholesale house at Sao Paulo, Au- 

 gust 25, 1936. 



118479. No. 3737. Seeds oblong, integu- 

 ment pale, pods small, dark. 



118480. No. 3738. Tatu. 



118481. No. 3739. Tatu. 



118482. No. 3740. Tatu. 



118483. Carica papaya L. Papayaceae. 



Papaya. 



No. 3697. Mamdo vermelho. A red- 

 fleshed papaya from the general market 

 at Sao Paulo, August 21, 1936. 



118484 and 118485. Cicer aribtinum L. 

 Fabaceae. Chickpea. 



From the general market at Sao Paulo, 

 August 21, 1936. 



118484. No. 3713. Grdo dc bico nacional. 



118485. No. 3714. Grdo de grande bico. 

 This is the Spanish "garbanzo." The 

 seeds are roasted and eaten like pea- 

 nuts. 



Cichoria- 

 Chicory. 



No. 3727. Catalonha. From a seed 

 store in Sao Paulo, August 25, 1936. A 

 cultivated vegetable that is used for salads. 

 Introduced from Italy. 



118487. Hordeum distichon L. Poaceae. 



Barley. 



No. 3710. Cebada. A cultivated barley 

 from the general market at Sao Paulo, 

 August 21, 1936. 



118486. ClCHORIDM INTYBUS L 



