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144675 to 144726— Continued. 

 144722 to 144726. 



From Brujird, Luristan. 



144722. Prunus domestica L. Amygdalaceae. Common plum. 



No. 8101. Alu. July 11, 1942. Fruit globose, deeply slit, 2 inches long-, 

 green with a more or less red cheek; flesh yellow green, sweet flavor; 

 good. 



144723. Prunus sp. 



No. 8136. July 12, 1942. Fruit globose, 1& inches long, yellow, heavily 

 clouded red; flavor sweet, good. 



144724. Prunus sp. 



No. 8100. June 8, 1942. Fruit globose, 1% inches long, red purple; 

 flavor good ; one of the earliest. 



144725. Prunus sp. 



No. 8117. June 24, 1942. Fruit subglobose, red purple, 1 inch long; tree 

 wild, bushy, growing along a watercourse 15 feet deep. 



144726. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



No. 8130. Tamishk. Plant semiprostrate, spreading rapidly from root, 

 growing in forests and along watercourses; flowers white; fruit sub- 

 globose, 1 inch long, black with bloom, juicy flavor; good. 



144727. Hibiscus cannabinus L. Malvaceae. Ambari hemp. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by Erwin P. Keeler, American Embassy, Rio 

 de Janeiro. Received September 11, 1942. 



For previous introduction see 134301. 



144728. Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni. Asteraceae. Caa-hee, 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by Andres Haddad, Santa Ana, Misiones. 

 Received September 10, 1942. 



The leaves contain a sweet glucoside, used locally on a small scale as a 

 sugar substitute for diabetics. 



For previous introduction see 121427. 



144729 to 144740. Manihot esculenta Crantz. (ML utilissima 

 Pohl). Euphorbiaceae. Cassava. 



From Brazil. Cuttings presented by Dr. F. Fabeliano da Costa Filho, Institute 

 Agronomico, Campinas. Received September 16, 1942. 



144729. No. 78. Areal. 



144730. No. 407. Branca. 



144731. No. 59. Branca de Santa Catarina, 



144732. No. 103. Brava de Itu. 



144733. No. 118. Cambai. 



144734. No. 192. Itu. 



144735. No. 80. Pitanga. 



144736. No. 199. Raiz Comprida. 



144737. No. 85. Rio Dourado. 



144738. No. 371. Tatu. 



144739. No. 1. Vassourinha. 



144740. No. 10. Vassourinha Dois. 

 For previous introduction see 108223. 



