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134231. Greigia sphacelata (Kuiz and Pav.) Kegel. Bromeliaceae. 



From Chile. Seeds presented through Lyman B. Smith, Gray Herbarium of 

 Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Received September 20, 1939. 



From Valdivia, Yaldivia Province. Chupon. A bromeliad up to 3 feet high 

 with spiny leaves. The rose-colored flowers, in dense axillary heads, make this 

 a very showy plant. The very seedy fruit is eaten by the natives. 



For previous introduction see 35956. 

 134232 to 134244. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by Dr. A. McTaggart, Senior Research Officer, 

 Division of Plant Industry, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 

 Canberra. Received September 20, 1939. 



134232. Andropogon pertusus (L.) Willd. Poaceae. Grass. 



A perennial grass with hairy nodes. It is leafy and productive and spreads 

 by its strong rhizomes. Native to East Africa, where it is found in the Aber- 

 dares Mountains up to 9,000 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 133040. 



134233. Bromus albidus Bieb. Poaceae. Bromegrass. 

 For previous introduction see 98276. 



134234 and 134235. Chloris gayana Kunth. Poaceae. Rhodes grass. 



For previous introduction see 75308. 

 134236 and 134237. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



134236. Originally received from Czechoslovakia. 



134237. Originally received from Algeria. 

 134238. Medicago. 



Medicago sativa X M. falcata. Originally received from New Zealand. 

 134239 to 134243. Glycine max (L.) Merrill. Fabaceae. Soybean. 



134239. From Lawes, Queensland, Australia (original seed). 



134240 and 13424L Originally from Southern Rhodesia. 



134242 and 134243. Originally from Capetown, South Africa. 



14244. Trieolium stellatum L. Fabaceae. Clover. 



An annual upright clover about 1 foot high, native to the Mediterranean 

 region. 



For previous introduction see 75530. 

 134245 and 134246. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Seeds presented by the Pare 

 National, Askania-Nova. Received September 27, 1939. 



134245. Prunus avium L. Amygdalaceae. Mazzard. 



134246. Prunus mahaleb L. Mahaleb cherry. 



134247. Crossandea infuxdibullformis (L.) Nees. Acanthaceae. 



From Florida. Plants growing at the United States Plant Introduction Garden, 

 Coconut Grove. Numbered in September 1939. 



Presented by Col. R. H. Montgomery, Coconut Grove. An evergreen shrub 

 1 to 3 feet high with opposite, ovate-acuminate leaves and showy beautiful carrot- 

 red (Ridgway) flowers about 2 inches in diameter, in dense 4-sided spikes. It is 

 suitable for growing in beds or pots. Native to India. 



