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144993. Cinchona officinalis L. Rubiaceae. 



From Guatemala. Seeds presented by Dr. David Fairchild. Coconut Grove, 

 Fla. Received September 21, 1942. 



Seeds obtained by Dr. Fairchild from Dr. Wilson Popenoe. 



144994. Indigofera hirsuta L. Fabaceae. Indigo. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by C. T. White, Government Botanist, De- 

 partment of Agriculture and Stock, Brisbane, Queensland. Received Sep- 

 tember 21, 1942. 



An annual or biennial prostrate legume 2 to 3 feet long, with 7 to 9 oblong 

 leaflets and dense racemes of violet-purple flowers. It is used as a cover crop. 



For previous introduction see 132802. 



144995. Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni. Asteraceae. 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by Dr. Moises S. Bertoni, Santa Ana, 

 Misiones. Received September 21, 1942. 



For previous introduction and description see 144728. 



144996. Fraxinus uhdei (Wenzig) Lingelsh. Oleaceae. Ash. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by Dr. David Fairchild, Coconut Grove, Fla. 

 Received September 22, 1942. 



Originally collected by Dr. Wilson Popenoe in Oaxaca. A tree that becomes 

 45 feet or more in height, with dark, furrowed bark. The greenish flowers are 

 in large panicles sometimes 8 inches long. 



144997. Corchorus olitorius L. Tiliaceae. Jute. 



From Argentina. Seeds purchased from the Pan-American Trade Service, 

 Buenos Aires. Received September 28, 1942. 



144998. Heliconia sp. Musaceae. 



From Puerto Rico. Plants presented by Claud L. Horn, Experimental Station, 

 Mayagiiez. Received September 28, 1942. 



144999. RlClNUS COMMUNIS L. Euphorbiaceae. Castor-bean. 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by the Ministerio de Agricultura de la 

 Nacion, Buenos Aires. Received September 30, 1942. 



Ricino bianco. 



For previous introduction see 143539. 



145000 to 145002. SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L. Solanaceae. Potato. 



From Chile. Tubers presented by Luis A. Belmar P., Director del Departa- 

 mento Sanidad Vegetal, Santiago. Received October 5, 1942. 



145000. Corahila (Red). 



145001. Corahila (Rose-colored). 



145002. Corahila (Large No. 140). 



145003 to 145029. 



From Brazil. Seeds collected by E. C. Higbee, Office of Foreign Agricultural 

 Relations, United States Department of Agriculture. Received October 6, 

 1942. 



145003. Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench. Malvaceae. Okra. 

 No. 9. From Belem. August 10, 1942. 



145004. Achras zapota L. Sapotaceae. Sapodilla. 

 No. 12. From Braganca, August 12, 1942. 



