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134521 to 134559— Continued 

 134525 to 134530. Croton spp. Euphorbiaceae. 

 134525 and 134526. Croton fruticulosus Engelm. 



134525. No. 2663. August 11, 1939. From Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Common 

 on open and shady situations on the lower and middle slopes. 



134526. No. 3157. September 6, 1939. From Sierra de la Madera, Canon 

 del Pajarito, Coahuila, Mexico. Found along arroyo banks. A small 

 aromatic, densely-tomentose shrub 3 to 5 feet high with long-petiolate, 

 ovate or deltoid-ovate leaves 1 to 4 inches long. Native to northern 

 Mexico and the adjacent United States. 



134527. Croton neomexicanus Muell. Arg. 



No. 3749. From desert flats west of the Chisos Mountains, Brewster County, 

 Tex., October 19, 1939. A shrubby croton up to 4 or 5 feet high with 

 lanceolate to elliptic leaves % to 2 inches long. The root bark is said to be 

 used as a purgative. Native to northern Mexico and adjacent United States. 



134528. Croton sp. 



No. 2601. From Melon, Tex., August 8, 1939. A large annual or biennial 

 woody herb; principal pigeon food for south and central Texas. 



134529. Croton sp. 



No. 3638. October 5, 1939. From El Rio Bonito, Sonora, Mexico. A 

 shrub up to 3 feet high with white flower clusters. 



134530. Croton sp. 



No. 3687. October 7, 1939. From El Rio Bonito, Sonora, Mexico. A 

 shrub 7 feet high. 



134531. Diospyros texana Scheele. Diospyraceae. Persimmon. 



No. 3102. August 31, 1939. From Puerta de San Lazaro, Coahuila, Mexico. 

 A large shrub or small tree, with obovate leaves, which fruits abundantly. 

 The fruit is of pleasant flavor but only moderately fleshy. 



For previous introduction see 90875. 



134532. Ehretia anacua (Teran and Berland.) Johnst. Boraginaceae. 



No. 3750. June 1939. From Cuero, De Witt County, Tex. Anaqua; man- 

 zanillo. A shrub or tree up to 50 feet high, native to northern Mexico and 

 southern Texas. The thick, oblong, scabrous leaves are 1 to 4 inches long. 

 The small, white, fragrant flowers are borne profusely and are followed by 

 sweet, edible, yellow fruits about % inch in diameter. The wood is used for 

 tool handles and wheel spokes, and in Texas the tree is used as an ornamental. 



For previous introduction see 103406. 



134533. Eryngium sp. Apiaceae. 



No. 3365. September 20, 1939. From hills about Los Tres Ojitos, 12 miles 

 east of San Antonio, Chihuahua, Mexico. An herb with blue inflorescences. 



134534. Forestiera neomexicana A. Gray. Oleaceae. 



134535. Hibiscus cardiophyllus A. Gray. Malvaceae. 



No. 3147. September 3, 1939. From the Valle de Bocatoche, Coahuila, 

 Mexico. An herb or shrub 1 to 2 feet high with rounded-cordate, sinuate 

 leaves and crimson flowers over 1 inch long. Native to northern Mexico and 

 Texas. 



134536. Hibiscus denudatus Benth. 



No. 3336. From 31 miles southeast of Jimenez, Chihuahua, Mexico. A 

 tufted shrubby perennial 1 to 2 feet high with thick ovate, serrulate leaves and 

 lavender-purple flowers. Native to the southwestern United States and 

 Mexico. 



