JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1941 17 



140035 to 140068— Continued 



140059. No. 1. Yellow bean, Bahia. 



140060. No. 11. From Bahia. 



140061. Raphanus sattvus L. Brassicaceae. Radish. 

 No. 40. Nabica da Terra 106. 



140062. Raphanus sativtjs L. 



No. 37. Gilo de Fructo Amargo 94. 



140063. Solanum melongena L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



140064. Solanum sp. 

 Originally from Peru. 



140065. Stizolobium sp. Fabaceae. 

 No. 12. Feijao Mucana. 



140066 to 140068. Vigna sinensis (Tomer) Savi. Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



140066. 

 140067. 

 140068. 

 140069 to 140075. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by the Station des Recherches Agronomiques, Yangambi, 

 P. S., Belgian Congo. Received March 18, 1941. 



140069. Var. No. 031. 140073. Var. Y 6 A. 



140070. Var. No. 035. 140074. Var. Y 3. 



140071. Var. No. 065. 140075. Var. 0110. 



140072. Var. No. 070. 



140076. Telfairia pedata (J. E. Smith) Hook. Cucurbitaceae. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by the American Consulate, Nairobi, Kenya, British East 

 Africa. Received March 13, 1941. 



A lofty, perennial vine with pale-purple flowers followed by oblong fruits 2 to 3 feet 

 long; these contain an abundance of large seeds, sometimes called "oyster nuts," which 

 yield an oil said to be equal in quality to olive oil. In Kenya Colony, Africa, where 

 this plant is native, the seeds are boiled and used as food by the natives. 



For previous introduction see 133322. 



140077 to 140082. 



From California. Seeds presented bv Ira W. Clokey, South Pasadena. Received 

 March 14, 1941. 



140077. Angelica scabrida Clokey and Mathias. Apiaceae. 



140078. Arctomecon callfornica Torr. and Frem. 



140079. Arctomecon merriamii Coville. 

 For previous introduction see 118929. 



140080 to 140082. Penstemon spp. Scrophulariaceae. 



140080. Penstemon bicolor (T. S. Brandeg.) Clokey and Keck. 



140081. Penstemon bicolor ssp. roseus Clokey and Keck. 



140082. Penstemon palmeri A. Gray. Palmer penstemon. 



The spikes stand 4 to 6 feet high, and the plant is reduced to little more than a 

 rosette of basal leaves at the close of the long, dry, late summer and autumn. Its 

 abundant glaucous green foliage, long spike (2 to 3 feet) of large light-pink flowers 

 opening progressively from below, together with its very robust habit, make it a 

 desirable acquisition to our long list of penstemons. It has good seed habits and if 



