145899. 



Fu 



No. 



2:539-1. 



145900. 



Fi. 



No. 



2340-1. 



115901. 



F,. 



No. 



2340-2. 



1*45902. 



F 4 . 



No. 



2341. 



16 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 151 



145891 to 145902— Continued 



145895. F,. No. 2333. 



145896. F*. No. 2331. 



145897. F,. No. 2337. 



145898. F 4 . No. 2338-1. 



145903 to 145909. Cryptostegia grandiflora R.Br. Asclepia- 

 daceae. Palay rubbervine. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented through the Rubber Development Corp., 

 Washington, D. C. Received April 29, 1943. 



Seeds collected in the State of Sinaloa. 



145903. From Agua Caliente; January 1943. 



145904. From Chametla; December 1942. 



145905. From Chicura; January 1943. 



145906. From La Novia; January 9, 1943. 



145907. From Mazatlan; January 16, 1943. 



145908. From Rosario; December 4, 1942. 



145909. From Potrero; December 1942. 

 For previous introduction see 145799. 



145910. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabaceae. Common bean. 



From California. Seeds presented by Rosenberg Bros. & Co., San Francisco. 

 Received May 6, 1943. 



Lady Washington. 



145911 to 145914. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by Raymond W. Schulz, Cuernavaca, Morelos. 

 Received May 6, 1943. 



145911. Chrysophyllum cainito L. Sapotaceae. Star-apple. 



A handsome West Indian tree with striking dark-green leaves, copper- 

 colored underneath. The dark-purple fruit is from 3 to 4 inches in diame- 

 ter, and when fully ripe the white jellylike substance surrounding the seed 

 is sweet and agreeable. The tree is well worth cultivating as an orna- 

 mental shade tree. 



For previous introduction see 105456. 



145912. Dombeya wallichii (Lindl.) Benth. & Hook. f. Sterculiaceae. 



145913. Hura crepitans L. Euphorbiaceae. Sandboxtree. 

 For previous introduction see 110191. 



145914. Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. Cucurbitaceae. Suakwa towelgourd. 



145915. Avena sativa L. Poaceae. Oats. 



From Maryland. Seeds obtained through the Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, 

 and Agricultural Engineering, United States Department of Agriculture, 

 Beltsvilie. Received May 7, 1943. 



145916. Cedrus sp. Pinaceae. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Government Gardens, Chaubattia, 

 United Provinces, through W. R. Coe, New York, N. Y. Received May 7, 

 1943. 



145917. Hevea lutea (Benth.) Muell. Arg. Euphorbiaceae. 



From Brazil. Plants presented by John T. Baldwin, Jr., Division of Rubber 

 Investigations, United States Department of Agriculture. Received May 

 7, 1943. 



