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145833 to 145837— Continued 



145833 to 145836. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabaceae. Common bean. 



145833. No. 1. Cargamanto de Tallo. A tall, climbing variety. 



145834. No. 2. Cargamanto de Arbol. A low variety, not climbing. 



145835. No. 3. Liborino. The best variety for yield and quality, 

 145838. No. 5. Mixed beans from the market in Rio Negro. 



145837. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 

 Capia Capio. Native corn from near Medellin. 



145838 to 145843. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by E. Locke, Acapulco, Guerrero. Received 

 April 23, 1943. 



145838. Ampelocissus acapulcensis (H.B.K.) Planch. Vitaceae. 



A large woody vine with broadly cordate, coarsely dentate leaves 3 to 6 

 inches long, densely tomentose beneath, and small red flowers in dense 

 cymes. The round dark-red fruits are up to 1 inch in diameter. Native 

 to southern Mexico. 



For previous introduction see 145572. 



145839. Aristolochia sp. Aristolochiaceae. 

 ''Duck-head" flower. 



145840. Cydista aequinoctialis (L.) Miers. Bignoniaceae. 



A large woody vine with bifoliolate leaves; the ovate leaflets are 2 to 6 

 inches long. The large pink or pale-purple flowers are in few-flowered 

 racemes. Native to tropical South America. 



145841. Manihot sp. Euphorbiaceae. 



145842. Mimosa sp. Mimosaceae. 



145843. Passiplora sp. Passifloraceae. 



145844. Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. Euphorbiaceae. 



From Mexico. Cuttings presented by Herman Pitman, Chilpancingo, Guer- 

 rero, through Atherton Lee, War Production Board, Washington, D. C. 

 Received April 23, 1943. 



Received under the name "pitmania," for which a place of publication has 

 not been found. 



For previous introduction see 102281. 



145845 to 145854. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From Hawaii. Seeds presented by A. J. Mangelsdorf, Experiment Station of 

 the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. Received April 26, 1943. 



145845. C9033. 145850. C9182. 



145846. C9059. 145851. C9191. 



145847. C9096. 145852. C9195. 



145848. C9135. 145853. C9209. 



145849. C9168. 145854. C9224. 



145855. Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urban (Cacara erosa (L.) 

 Kuntze). Fabaceae. Yam-bean. 



From China. Seeds obtained through the American Embassy, Chungking. 

 Received April 17, 1943, 



