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144741 to 144929— Continued. 



ceived as Symbolanthus alatus, a name for which a place of publication 

 has not been found. 



144918. Syncretocarpus sericeus (DC.) Blake. Asteraceae. 



No. 39.2120. From the Department of Lima; altitude 1,100 to 1,400 m. 



144919 to 144921. Talinum triangulare (Jacq.) Willd. Portulacaceae. 



From the Department of Lima. An erect, branching, herbaceous plant, 

 about 3 feet high, with pink flowers produced in great profusion. The fleshy, 

 tender leaves are boiled like spinach and make an excellent serving with 

 meat in the West Indies and other islands where it is native. 



144919. No. 39.2446. Altitude 1,100 to 1,500 m. 



144920. No. 39.2447. Altitude 1,800 m. 



144921. No. 39.2463. 



For previous introduction see 68864. 



144922. Caesalpinia spinosa (Molina) Kuntze. Caesalpiniaceae. 

 No. 39.1128. From the Department of Lima; altitude 600 m. 

 For previous introduction see 144616. 



144923. Tessaria integrifolia Ruiz & Pav. Asteraceae. 

 No. 39.1102. From the Department of Ancash; altitude 5 m. 



144924. Tribulus sp. Zygophyllaceae. 



No. 39.2142. From the Department of Piura; altitude 20 m.; flowers soft 

 lemon yellow and pale green. 



144925. Triumfetta semitriloba Jacq. Tiliaceae. 



No. 39.2462. From the Department of Lima; altitude 1,400 m. A bushy, 

 herbaceous, hairy plant, with bright-yellow flowers produced in long leafy 

 racemes. 



For previous introduction see 62919. 



144926. Trixis radialis (L.) Ktze. Asteraceae. 



No. 39.2194. From the Department of Lima; altitude about 500 m. 



144927. Valeriana interrupta Ruiz & Pav. Valerianaceae. 

 No. 39.1088. From the Department of Lima; altitude 80 m. 



144928. Verbesina auriculigera Blake. Asteraceae. 



No. 39.2196. From the Department of Huancavelica; altitude 2,400 m. 



144929. Wedelia sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 39.2016. From the Department of Apurimac; altitude 2,000 m.; flow- 

 ers orange and black. 



144930 to 144934. 



From Guadeloupe. Seeds presented by M. A. Buffon, Chief, Agricultural 

 Service, Basse-Terre. Received September 12, 1942. 



144930 and 144931. Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. Cucurbitaceae. 



Singkwa towelgourd. 



144930. No. 1. Pikinga. 



144931. No. 3. Torchon. 



For previous introduction see 141704. 

 144932 to 144934. Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. Suakwa towelgourd. 



144932. No. 2. Pikinga. 



