4 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 148 



142062. Medicago satiya L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by William E. Cross, Director, Estacion 

 Experimental Agricola, Tucuman. Received July 3, 1941. 



Alfalfa Inverniza. 



142063 to 142067. 



From Chile. Seeds presented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Santiago. Re- 

 ceived July 9, 1941. 



142063 and 142064. Bellota miebsii Remy. Lauraceae. 



A large Chilean tree, up to 80 feet high, whose wood is highly appreciated 

 for the manufacture of household utensils because of the great diameter that 

 the trunk attains. It has attractive foliage and fruits, the latter when ripe 

 being useful for feeding hogs. 



For previous introduction see 54627. 

 142065. Maytentjs boaeia Molina. Selastraceae. Mayten. 



For previous introduction see 117589. 



142066 and 142067. Ocotea spp. Lauraceae. 



142068 to 142070. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by the Atkins Institution of the Arnold Arboretum, 

 Cienf uegos. Received July 8, 1941. 



142068. Axacaedium occtdextale L. Anacardiaceae. Cashew. 

 For previous introduction see 124955. 



142069. Melaleuca gexistifolia Sm. Myrtaceae. 



142070. Posoquekia latifolia (Rudge) Roem. & Schult. Rubiaceae. 



A tall Brazilian shrub, up to 25 feet high, with large opposite ovate coriaceous 

 leaves, terminal corymbs of white tubular flowers 4 inches long, and succulent 

 edible fruits used for jellies and marmalades. 



For previous introduction see 76891. 



142071. Burkillanthus MALAccExsis (Ridley) Swingle. Eutaceae. 



From the Straits Settlements. Seeds presented by the Director of the Botanic 

 Gardens, Singapore. Received July 7, 1941. 



A tree up to 50 feet high, with somewhat leathery 1- or 2-foliolate leaves, 

 large white flowers about 2 inches across in small axillary clusters, and large 

 ovoid fruits about 4 inches long. Native to the Malay Peninsula. 



142072 to 142088. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Convolvulaceae. 



Sweetpotato. 



From the Union of South Africa. Tubers presented by H. H. Dodds, Director, 

 Experiment Station of the South African Sugar Association, Mount Edge- 

 combe, Natal. Received July 11, 1941. 



142072. Nichols No. 4- 142081. No. 6. 



142073. Nichols No. 9. 142082. No. 7. 



142074. Nichols No. 19. 142083. No. 8. 



142075. Nichols No. 3. 142084. No. 9. 



142076. No. 1. 142085. No. 10. 



142077. No. 2. 142086. No. 11. 



142078. No. 3. 142087. No. 12. 



142079. No. 4. 142088. No. 13. 



142080. No. 5. 



