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123451 to 123576— Continued. 

 123572. Vigna sinensis (Tomer) Savi. 



Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



No. 2438. Bagada payaru. From Kasar- 

 god, March 2. Used while tender or as 

 dry beans. 



123573 and 123574. Vigna sesquipedalis 

 (L.) Fruwirth. Fabaceae. 



Asparagus-bean. 



From Kasargod, March 2. Used while 

 the pods are tender or as dried beans. 



123573. No. 2436. Altanda payaru. 



123574. No. 2437. Ola payaru. 



123575. Viola sp. Violaceae. 



No. 2484. From Kodai Kanal, Palni 

 Hills, March 12, at 7,500 feet altitude. A 

 small plant spreading by runners with white 

 to old-rose flowers. 



123576. (Undetermined.) 



No. 2329. From Ootacamund, Nilgiri 

 Hills, February 14, at 7,000 feet altitude. 

 A dense bush about 8 feet high, growing on 

 isolated slopes. Foliage attractive ; flowers 

 small, three-fourths of an inch in diameter, 

 abundant, lavender-rose and very attrac- 

 tive ; fruit edible but seedy. 



123577 to 123603. Soja max (L.) Piper. 

 Fabaceae. Soybean. 



From China. Seeds presented by Dr. Moses 

 Swen, Hopei Provincial College of Agri- 

 culture, Paotingfu, Hopei. Received May 

 12, 1937. 



123577. Hopei E-3. Medium size, straw-yel- 

 low seed with hilum varying from brown 

 to black. 



123578. Hopei E-4. Medium size, straw- 

 yellow seed with brown hilum ; badly 

 mottled with brown and black. 



123579. Hopei E-5. Medium size, straw-yel- 

 low seed with light-brown hilum. 



123580. Hopei E-6. Medium size, straw- 

 yellow seed with brown hilum, more or 

 less mottled with brown. 



123581. Hopei E-7. Medium large, straw- 

 yellow seed with brown hilum, slightly 

 mottled with brown. 



123582. Hopei E-8. Small, straw-yellow 

 seed with brown hilum, badly mottled 

 with brown. 



123583. Hopei E-9. Medium size, straw- 

 yellow seed with light-brown to black 

 hilum ; mottled slightly with brown and 

 black. 



123584. Hopei E-10. Medium size, straw- 

 yellow seed with light-brown hilum, badly 

 mottled with brown. 



123585. Hopei E-ll. Medium size, straw- 

 yellow seed with brown hilum, badly 

 mottled with brown and black. 



123577 to 123603— Continued. 



123586. Hopei E-601. Large green seed 

 with brown hilum ; green cotyledons. 



123587. Hopei E-602. Medium size, yellow- 

 ish-green seed with brown hilum ; green 

 cotyledons. 



123588. Hopei E-606. Medium size, yellow- 

 ish-green seed with brown hilum, slightly 

 mottled with brown. 



123589. Hopei E-607. Medium small, yel- 

 lowish-green seed with black hilum, badly 

 mottled with black. 



123590. Hopei E-610. Medium size, light 

 yellowish-green seed with light-brown 

 hilum. 



123591. Hopei E-611. Medium size, glossy 

 light yellowish-green seed with light- 

 brown hilum. 



123592. Hopei E-701. Medium small, flat, 

 black seed quite similar to Wilson-Five; 

 cotyledons yellow. 



123593. Hopei E-702. Medium large, 

 glossy-black seed ; cotyledons green and 

 yellow. 



123594. Hopei E-703. Medium large, some- 

 what flattened, black seed ; yellow coty- 

 ledons. 



123595. Hopei E-704. Medium size, black 

 seed ; yellow cotyledons. 



123596. Hopei E-705. Medium large, some- 

 what flattened black seed ; yellow coty- 

 ledons. 



123597. Hopei E-706. Large dull-black 

 seed ; yellow cotyledons. 



123598. Hopei E-708. Medium large, dull- 

 black seed ; green cotyledons. 



123599. Hopei E-801. Medium large, brown 

 seed ; seed coat slightly split. 



123600. Hopei E-802. Medium size, glossy 

 light-brown seed. 



123601. Hopei E-803. Medium large, red- 

 dish-brown seed ; tendency of seed coat 

 to split. 



123602. Hopei E-804. Large, somewhat 

 flattened, black and brown seed ; colors 

 arranged in concentric rings similar to 

 the Meyer (P. I. 17852). 



123603. Hopei E-805. Large black and 

 brown seed, colors arranged in concen- 

 tric rings similar to the Meyer (P. I. 

 17852). 



123604 to 123609. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by J. M. 

 Wistler, Dinninup, Western Australia, 

 through C. D. Tribble, of California. Re- 

 ceived April 28, 1937. 

 A collection of native shrubs. 



123604. Chorizema sp. Fabaceae. 



123605 to 123607. Hibbebtia spp. Dillenia- 

 ceae. 



