JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 193 9 7 



133441. Arachis hypogaea L. Fabaceae. Peanut. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by John H. Wheelock, Pasadena, Calif., obtained 

 from the Lavras Agricultural School, Lavras, Minas Geraes. Received July 

 12, 1939. 



Red peanuts, obtained from a native family near Lavras. 

 133442 to 13346. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by the Mount Elgon Nurseries, Kitale, Kenya 

 Colony, at the request of Maj. F. Chater Jack. Received July 12, 1939. 



133442. Bauhinia fassoglensis Kotschy. Caesalpiniaceae. 



A scandent shrub with large, suborbicular, leathery leaves, the leaflets con- 

 nate, and numerous large yellow flowers in rather lax racemes. Native to 

 tropical Africa. 



For previous introduction see 113837. 



133443. Craibia brownii Dunn. Fabaceae. 



133444. Lobelia aberdarica R. E. Fries and T. C. E. Fries. Campanulaceae. 



133445. Lobelia sp. Campanulaceae. 



133446. Pentas longiflora Oliver. Rubiaceae. 



133447. Muscari heldreichii Boiss. Liliaceae. Grape-hyacinth. 



From Rumania. Seeds presented by the Botanic Garden, Cluj. Received May 

 31, 1932. Numbered in July 1939. 



An early flowering bulbous perennial, native to Greece, with linear leaves and 

 elongated heads of amethyst flowers on scapes 4 to 6 inches high. 



For previous introduction see 76351. 



133448. Mussaenda frondosa L. Rubiaceae. 



From Fiji. Seeds presented by the Director of Agriculture, Colony of Fiji, 

 through David Fairchild. Received in June 1939. Numbered in July 1939. 



Collected May 24, 1939, at Waidina, Fiji. A low erect shrub with oblong to 

 ovate leaves and terminal cymes of yellow flowers with enlarged white calyx 

 lobes. Native to India at altitudes up to 4,000 feet. 



For previous introduction see 17708. 

 133449 and 133450. Citropsis spp. Rutaceae. 



From Maryland. Plants growing at the United States Plant Introduction Gar- 

 den, Glenn Dale. Numbered in July 1939. 



133449. Citropsis gilletiana Swingle and M. Kellerman. 



Received about 1913 as seeds from Brother Gillete, of the Botanic Garden 

 at Kisantu, Belgian Congo. 



A spiny tree up to 30 feet high, with large leathery 3- to 5-foliolate leaves 

 and numerous white flowers in axillary racemes, followed by globular, lemon- 

 colored fruits about 1 inch in diameter. It is considered an important disease- 

 resistant rootstock for cultivated citrus fruits. Native to the Belgian Congo. 



133450. Citropsis schweinfurthii (Engler) Swingle and M. Kellerman. 



C. P. B. 2902. Trees grown from seeds received from Uganda, British East 

 Africa. A spiny shrub or small tree with 3- to 5-foliolate leaves and large 

 white flowers in small axillary clusters. The orangelike fruits are about 1 inch 

 in diameter. Native to tropical Africa. 



For previous introduction see 109621. 



