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119090 to 119127— Continued. 

 119108 to 119126 — Continued. 

 119110 and 119111. Phaseolus lunatus 

 L. Lima bean. 



A variety which produces bacterial 

 nodules of 5 to 6 cm. in diameter on the 

 roots. 



119110. No. 4362. A variety with 

 black and white seeds. 



119111. No. 4363. A variety with red 

 and white seeds. 



119112 to 119126. Phaseolus vulgaris L. 

 Common bean. 



119112. No. 4344. 



119113. No. 4346. 



119114. No. 4347. 



119115. No. 4348. 



119116. No. 4349. 



119117. No. 4350. 



119118. No. 4351. 



119119. No. 4352. 



119120. No. 4353. 



119121. No. 4354. 



119122. No. 4356. 



119123. No. 4357. 



119124. No. 4358. 



119125. No. 4359. 



119126. No. 4360. 



119127. Hebbertia pulchella Sweet. Iri- 

 diaceae. 



No. 4274. From the Escola Aprendi- 

 rado Agricola do Rio Grande do Sul ; near 

 Pelotas, October 31. 1936. A South 

 American plant allied to Tigrula, with 

 about 4 long narrow leaves 3 to 6 inches 

 long and several fugitive blue flowers from 

 a single terminal spathe. The outer flower 

 segments are marked with a central white 

 line. 



119128 to 119139. Triticum aestivum 

 L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



From China. Seeds presented by Raymond 

 T. Moyer, Oberlin Shansi Memorial Schools. 

 Taiku, Shansi. Received December 17. 

 1936. 



A collection of drought-resistant winter 

 wheats. 



119134. No. 204. 



119135. No. 298. 



119136. No. 1035. 



119137. No. 1050. 



119138. No. 1274. 



119139. No. 1376. 



119128. No. 33. 



119129. No. 87. 



119130. No. 140. 



119131. No. 169. 



119132. No. 171. 



119133. No. 203. 

 119140 to 119150. 



From Brazil. Seeds and bulbs collected by 

 W. A. Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received December 15, 1936. 



This material was collected in the State of 

 Rio Grande do Sul and, unless otherwise 

 mentioned, was received as seeds. 



119140 and 119141. Arachis hypogaea L. 

 Fabaceae. Peanut. 



From Rio Pardo, November 7, 1936. 



119140. No. 4406. 



119141. No. 4407. 



119142. Canna sp. Cannaceae. 



No. 4423. From wasteland near Rio 

 Pardo, November 8, 1936. Plants 3 feet 

 high, with orange-red flowers ; very com- 

 mon in this State. 



119140 to 119150— Continued. 

 119143 and 119144. From the fazenda of 

 Col. Jose Antonio, Pereira Rego, 23 km. 

 east of Rio Pardo, November 8, 1936. 



119143. Arecastrum romanzoffianum 

 (Cham.) Becc. (Cocos romanzoffiana 

 Cham. ) . Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 4427. Q-eriva. A palm afcfout 25 

 feet high, with a smooth trunk. The 

 foliage is used extensively as cattle 

 forage. 



119144. Cocos sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 4428. Butia. A palm about 15 

 feet high, with persistent petioles. 



119145. Medicago hispida reticulata 

 (Benth.) Urban. Fabaceae. 



No. 4329. From Viamao, November 5, 

 1936. An excellent forage plant. 



119146 and 119147. Nicotiana tabacum L. 

 Solanaceae. Common tobacco. 



119146. No. 4273. From the streets in 

 Porto Algre, October 30, 1936. 

 Plants 2 feet high. 



119147. No. 4276. From an arroyo near 

 Pelotas, October 31, 1936. 



119148. Oetza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice, 



No. 4426. Arroz Santa Maria. From 

 Rio Pardo, November 2. 1936. A variety 

 said to be superior in size and quality to 

 other known types. 



119149. Trachycarpus excelsus (Thunb.) 

 Wendl. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 4420. From the streets of Rio Pardo, 

 November 8, 1936. 



For previous introduction see 66766. 



119150. Phalocallis herbertii (Herbert) 

 Kuntze. Iridaceae. 



No. 4409. From the Fazenda of Col. Jose 

 Antonio Pereira Rego, 23 km. east of Rio 

 Pardo. November 8. 1936. A bulbous 

 plant, native to moist open places in Ar- 

 gentina. The linear plaited leaves are 

 about a foot long, and the branching 

 scape, 2 to 3 feet high, bears brown 

 flowers about 2 inches across. 



For previous introduction see 77593. 



119151 to 119154. Gossypium spp. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



From Pei'u. Seeds collected by James West 

 and presented th rough the University of 

 California Botanical Garden Expedition to 

 the Andes, 1935-36. Received December 

 18. 1936. 



Collected in the Urubamba Valley, De- 

 partainento Cuzco, in September 1936. 



119151. Gossypium barbadense L. 



Sea-island cotton. 



No. 8069. From the Hacienda Alcu- 

 sama. at 900 m. altitude. A cultivated 

 cotton. 



119152. Gossypium peruvianum Cav. 

 No. 8070. At 1,000 m. altitude. 



119153. Gossypium sp. 



No. 8072. At 1,000 m. altitude. 



119154. Gossypium sp. 



No. 8071. From Poronceoc. at 1.000 m. 

 altitude. 



