INVENTORY 



142030. Centella astatica (L.) Urban. Apiaceae. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Professor of Botany, Punjab Agricultural 

 College, Lyallpur. Received July 15, 1941. 



For previous introduction see 141369. 



1242031 to 142037. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds presented by the McGregor Museum, 

 Kimberley. Received July 15, 1941. 



142031. Chloris capensis (Houtt.) Thell. Poaceae. Grass. 



A Koppie grass collected at the rock garden of the McGregor Museum, some- 

 times called woolly fingergrass. 



142032. Digitaria sp. Poaceae. 



Woolly Fingergrass. From the Kimberley rock garden. 



142033. Eragrostis lehmanniana var. ampla Stapf. Poaceae. Grass. 

 Not as hardy as the typical species. 



142034. Eragrostis superba Peyr. 



Bosluis grass. A tick grass from the open grasveld. 



142035. Poganarthria squarrosa (Licht.) Pilger. Poaceae. Grass. 

 From the rock garden of the McGregor Museum. 



142036. Sporobolus fimbriatus Nees. Poaceae. Grass. 



A tall perennial grass, densely tufted, found commonly along the banks of 

 streams. 



For previous introduction see 52223. 



142037. Tricholaena sp. Poaceae. Grass. 

 A rare grass collected near Kimberley. 



142038. Tigridia sp. Iridaceae. 



From Mexico. Plants presented by Christian Halbinger, "El Troquel," Mexico, 

 D. F. Received July 23, 1941. 



A variety with dark-blue flowers. 

 142039 to 142047. 



From Washington. Seeds purchased from W. J. Eyerdam, Seattle. Received 

 July 16, 1941. 



Originally collected from Thum Bay, Prince William Sound, Alaska. 



142039. Aster sp. Asteraceae. 



142040. Fritillaria camschatcensis (L.) Ker. Liliaceae. 



A lilylike perennial, with 1- to 3-flowered stems 6 to 18 inches high. The 

 10 to 15 leaves are lanceolate, the lower ones in whorls, and the chocolate-purple 

 flowers are about 1 inch long. Native to Siberia and Alaska. 



For previous introduction see 95424. 



142041. Luetkea pectinata (Pursh) Kuntze. Rosaceae. 



A prostrate trailing undershrub with rooting branches, native to north- 

 western North America. The small alternate bright-green leaves are 3-lobed 

 with each lobe 3-cleft, and the erect flowering branches, 2 to 6 inches high, 

 bear upright racemes of small white flowers. 



For previous introduction see 95443. 



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