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145003 to 145029— Continued. 



unusually rapid-growing tree said to produce wood excellent for paper 

 and matchsticks. A 6-year old tree has a trunk about 2 feet in diameter. 



145023. Talinum sp. Portulacaceae. 



No. 7. Cariru. From garden, Belem, August 7, 1942. A very popular and 

 common plant used in the same manner as spinach by the people in this 

 region. 



145024. Vigna sesquipedalis (L.) Fruwirth. Fabaceae. Asparagus bean. 

 No. 17. Feijdo verde. From a local garden, Belem, August 10, 1942. 



145025 to 145027. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



From market, Alenquer. 



145025. No. 16. August 22, 1942. 



145026. No. 24. August 22, 1942. 



145027. No. 13. August 23, 1942. 



145028. Vitis sp. Vitaceae. 



No. 23. From Alenquer, August 22, 1942. 



145029. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 

 No. 19. From market, Alenquer, August 22, 1942. 



145030 and 145031. Persea AMERICANA Mill. Lauraceae. Avocado. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by Lie. Eduardo Preciata, Mexico, D. F. Re- 

 ceived October 5, 1942. 



145030. Large-fruited variety. 



145031. Small-fruited variety. 



For previous introduction see 132737. 



145032. Jatropha sp. Euphorbiaceae. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by Floyd D. Ransom, Special Representative, 

 United States Department of Agriculture, Mexico, D. F. Received Oc- 

 tober 8, 1942. 



Chilte. 



145033. Desmodium nicaraguense Benth. & Oerst. (Meibomia 

 rensoni Painter. Fabaceae. 



From El Salvador. Seeds presented by Leopoldo Barrientes, Chief of the 

 Agricultural and Industrial Department, La Ceiba. Received October 

 5, 1942. 



145034 to 145038. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Convolvulaceae. 



Sweetpotato. 



From Brazil. Tubers presented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Campinas, 

 Sao Paulo. Received October 13, 1942. 



145034. V-16 Das Almas. 145037. V-29. 



145035. V-48 (or 84) Rosa. 145038. V-10 Napoledo. 



145036. V-29 Roxa. 



145039. Chenopodium pallidicaule Aellen. Chenopodiaceae. 



From Bolivia. Seeds presented by Dr. Martin Cardenas, Rector, Universidad 

 Autonoma "Simon Bolivar," Cochabamba, Cochabamba. Received Oc- 

 tober 13, 1942. 



Kanahua. 



For previous introduction see 145055. 



