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144054 to 144056. Eremocitrus GLAUCA (Lindl.) Swingle. (Ata- 

 lantia glauca Benth. ) . Australian desert kumquat. 



From Australia. Fruits presented by C. T. White, Government Botanist, 

 Brisbane, Queensland. Received May 25, 1942. 



144054. Collected by S. L. Everist, Blackall, Queensland, at Ward River, 

 north of Charleville. 



144055. Collected by L. G. Walker, Wellshot, Ilfracombe, Queensland at 

 Wellshot, Ilfracombe. 



144056. Collected by G. Mara, at Tiree, Torrens Creek, Queensland. 



144057 to 144067. Hevea brasiliensis (A. Juss.) Muell. Arg. 

 Euphorbiaceae. Para rubbertree. 



From Costa Rica. Plants presented by Theodore J. Grant, Special Rubber 

 Investigations, United States Department of Agriculture. 



From the Ford Collection, shipped to Costa Rica from Brazil in 1941. 



144057. B-14 144063. B-3387. 



144058. B-3112. 144064. F-409. 



144059. B-3363. 144065. F-1444. 



144060. B-337. 144066. F-1620. 



144061. B-3381. 144067. F-5475. 



144062. B-3384. 



For previous introduction see 142247. 



144068. Matelea lanata (Zucc.) Woodson. Asclepiadaceae. 



From Texas. Seeds presented bv Peter Heinz, Brownsville. Received March 

 12, 1941. 



144069. Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. Cucurbitaceae. 



Suakwa towelgourd. 



From Puerto Rico. Seeds presented by Dr. J. A. B. Nolla, Director, Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. Re- 

 ceived May 22, 1942. 



144070. Carludovica palmata Ruiz & Pav. Cyclanthaceae. 



Panama-hat plant. 



From the Canal Zone. Seeds presented by Walter R. Lindsay, Director, Canal 

 Zone Experiment Gardens, Summit. Received May 29, 1942. 



A stemless plant, native to northwestern South America, with palmately 

 divided, palmlike leaves about 2 feet across on petioles 4 to 6 feet high. The 

 leaves are used for making panama hats. 



For previous introduction see 133016. 



144071 to 144087. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by Col. Arthur Fischer, Direc- 

 tor of Forestry, Manila. Received June 6, 1942. 



144071 to 144077. Cinchona officinalis L. Rubiaceae. 



144071. General collection, December 1941 to March 1942. 



144072. No. 43. Collected from March 30, 1942, to April 1, 1942. 



144073. No. 45. March 30, 1942. 



144074. No. 72. March 1942. 



144075. No. 2. April 1, 1942. 



