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143861 to 143870. Medicago spp. Fabaceae. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by J. R. A. McMillan, Council for Scientific 

 and Industrial Research, Canberra City. Received March 20, 1942. 



143861 and 143862. Medicago ciliaris (L.) All. Medic. 



An annual that grows on the coast and up to 800 m. above sea level in 

 various parts of Asia. It has squarish leaflets and yellow flowers about one- 

 third of an inch long, in few-flowered clusters or solitary, and hairy, coiled 

 pods. 



143861. MC1-1. Originally from Palestine. 



143862. MC1-5. Originally from Portugal. 

 For previous introduction see 44558. 



143863 and 143864. Medicago intertexta (L.) Mill. 



143863. MIn-5. Originally from Leningrad. 



143864. MIn-9. Originally from Sweden. 

 143865 and 143866. Medicago praecox DC. 



143865. MPr-2. Originally from Temora, New South Wales. 



143866. MPr-5. Originally from Kalgoorlie, West Australia. 

 For previous introduction see 120034. 



143867 and 143868. Medicago rugosa Desr. 



143867. MRu-5. Originally from Portugal. 



143868. MRu-4. Originally from Portugal. 

 For previous introduction see 34148. 



143869 and 143870. Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill. 



143869. MSc-25. Originally from Lawes, Queensland. 



143870. MSc-30. Originally from Leyden, Netherlands. 

 For previous introduction see 126485. 



143871 to 143875. 



From Colombia. Seeds presented by William A. Kyburz, Cali. Received March 

 24 ; 1942. 



143871. Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. Fabaceae. Jackbean. 

 No. 1. Large, round, white bean. 



143872. Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC. Swordbean. 



No. 2. Very large, light-purple bean known as "frijol matahormiga" 

 (ant-killing bean). 



143873 and 143874. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. Hyacinth-bean. 



143873. No. 4. Flowers white, in upright racemes; pods rather flat, con- 

 taining 2 to 4 beans. Vine prolific and long-lived, beans edible. 



143874. No. 5. Similar to 143873, but with pods somewhat larger and 

 broader, and larger beans, also edible. 



143875. Phaseolus lunatus L. Fabaceae. Lima bean. 



No. 3. Frijol cacho. Vine prolific and long-lived; pods short, fat, hard, 

 containing 2 to 4 beans; flower very small. 



143876. Capsicum frutescens L. Solanaceae. Redpepper. 



From Ecuador. Seeds collected by W. R. Schreiber, Office of Foreign Agricul- 

 tural Relations, United States Department of Agriculture. Received 

 March 31, 1942. 



From Manabi Province. 



