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119890 to 119910— Continued. 



cember 1, 1936. A large tree 3 feet in 

 diameter, with large nearly evergreen 

 leaves ; attractive as a roadside tree. 



119911 to 119917. 



From Argentina. Seeds collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived January 15, 1937. 



119911. Arachis hypogaea L. Fabaceae. 



Peanut. 



No. 4634. From Posadas, Misiones, De- 

 cember 12, 1936. A cultivated peanut. 



119912. Axonopus compressus (Swartz) 

 Beauv. Poaceae. Carpet grass. 



No. 4618. Periquita, Cframa Paraguaya. 

 From near Bonpland, Misiones, December 



9, 1936. A good pasture grass, used as 

 erosion control by farmers in this region ; 

 resists freezing. 



119913. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Muskmelon. 



No. 4635. A cultivated melon from 

 Posadas, Misiones, December 12, 1936. 



119914. Cucumis sp. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 4621. Pepino. From near Bonp- 

 land, Misiones, December 9, 1936. Flow- 

 ers yellow ; fruit faintly striped. Fruit is 

 eaten raw or as pickles and has the odor 

 of cucumbers. 



119915. Nicotiana tabacum L. Solana- 

 ceae. Common tobacco. 



No. 4608. From the streets of Posadas, 

 Misiones, December 7, 1936. -Plants 2 to 

 3 feet high, producing a basal rosette of 

 leaves in young stage ; flowers pale green- 

 ish outside, white within or sometimes 

 lavender tinged. 



119916. Verbena laciniata (L.) Briq. 

 Verbenaceae. 



No. 4609. From Posadas, Misiones, De- 

 cember 7, 1936. A prostrate herb with 

 purple flowers. 



119917. Verbena platensis Spreng. Ver- 

 benaceae. 



No. 4625. Along the road between Po- 

 sadas and Candelaria, Misiones, December 



10, 1936. A shrubby verbena with lax 

 spikes of fragrant crimson flowers. 



119918 and 119919. Hoedeum vthlgare 

 L. Poaceae. Barley. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Im- 

 perial Institute of Agricultural Research, 

 Botanical Sub-Station, Pusa. Received 

 January 22, 1937. 



119920 to 119931. 



From Paraguay. Seeds and tubers collected 

 by W. A. Archer, Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try. Received January 29, 1937. 



Nos. 119920 to 119927 were from Asuncion, 

 purchased in the market and in shops. 



119920 to 119924. Arachis hypogaea L. 

 Fabaceae. Peanut. 



119920. No. 4793. 119923. No. 4796. 



119921. No. 4794. 119924. No. 4797. 



119922. No. 4795. 



119925. Hordeum vulgare L. Poaceae. 



Barley. 



No. 4790. Cebada Paraguay. Seed used 

 for beverages. 



119920 to 119931— Continued. 



119926 and 119927. Solanum TUBEROSUM L. 

 Solanaceae. Potato. 



119926. No. 4791. Tubers. 



119927. No. 4792. Tubers. 



119928. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Poaceae. 



Sorghum. 



No. 4772. Sorgo azucarado. Seed se- 

 cured from Carandaity, Chaco, and pre- 

 sented by the. Jardin Botanico, Santissima, 

 Trinidad, near Asuncion, December 24, 

 1936. 



119929 and 119930. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn. 



I Purchased in the market at Villa Rica, 

 December 17, 1936. 



119929. No. 4708. 



119930. No. 4709. 



119931. Zephyranthes sp. Amaryllida- 

 ceae. 



No. 4756. Bulbs of a native Paraguayan 

 plant with white flowers. 



119932 to 119935. 



From Colombia. Seeds presented by Eduardo 

 Hernandez, Pijas, Caldas. Received Janu- 

 ary 29, 1937. 



119932 to 119934. Bomarea c a l d a s i i 

 (H. B. K.) Herbert. Amaryllidaceae. 



Twining, ornamental plants, native to 

 the Andes as far south as Peru. The thin 

 spreading leaves are 3 to 6 inches long, 

 and the orange-red to red flowers, about an 

 inch long, are borne in many-flowered, 

 pendulous clusters. 



For previous introduction see 101216. 



119935. Crotalaria sp. Fabaceae. 



119936 to 119938. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by F. G. Wal- 

 singham, Atkins Institution of the Arnold 

 Aboretum, Soledad, Cienfuegos. Received 

 February 1, 1937. 



119936. Aristolochia gigantea Mart, and 

 Zucc. Aristolochiaceae. 



From the Botanic Garden, Rio de 

 Janeiro, Brazil. A tropical climber with 

 very large flowers, purple blotched and 

 veined. The tube of the flower is bent so 

 that it resembles a bird's neck, while the 

 limb is much like the head drawn back 

 against the neck as a swan or pelican rests. 



119937. B A u h i n i a macrantha Oliver. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



From the Horticultural Section, Minis- 

 try of Agriculture, Cairo, Egypt. A pu- 

 bescent shrub 4 to 5 feet high, with thin 

 leathery compound leaves and very large 

 flowers, 2 or 3 together, on short terminal 

 peduncles ; the obovate petals are over 2 

 inches long, pinnately veined from a prom- 

 inent deliquescent midrib. Native to trop- 

 ical Africa. 



For previous introduction see 48236. 



119938. Cochlospermum orinocensb 

 (H. B. K.) Steud. Cochlospermaceae. 



From the Botanic Garden, Rio de 

 Janeiro, Brazil. A tree about 50 feet high, 

 with digitate leaves and large showy yel- 

 low flowers. Native to Brazil. 



