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146259. QUERCUS sp. Fabaceae. 



From Costa Rica. Seeds collected by Col. Arthur F. Fisher, Executive Di- 

 rector, American Cinchona Plantations. Received June 21, 1943. 



146260. Cnidoscolus elasticus Lundell. Euphorbiaceae. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected by C. L. Lundell, Southern Methodist Univer- 

 sity, Dallas, Tex. Received June 17, 1943. 



Cucaracho. From Otaes, Durango, April 26, 1943. 



146261 to 146266. 



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

 June 17, 1943. 



146261. Aristolochia sp. Aristolochiaceae. 

 Flowers velvety black and yellow. 



146262. Calliandra sp. Mimosaceae. 



146263. Cordia elaeagxoides DC. Boraginaceae. 



Gueramo. An excellent evergreen shade tree. 20 to 30 feet high, with 

 elliptic leaves like those of Ligustrum japonicum, and small, creamy-white 

 flowers from November to January; native to Mexico. 



146264. Ipomoea arborescexs (Willd.) Don. Convolvulaceae. 



A tree with smooth white bark and showy white flowers about 2 inches 

 long, which cover the tree when leafless. 



For previous introduction see 103932. 



146265. Passiflora mexicana A. Juss. Passifloraceae. 



146266. Tabebuia sp. Bignoniaceae. 



A large climber; at Christmastime it is covered with paie-purple, trum- 

 pet-shaped flowers 2 inches long. 



146267 to 146269. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds presented by the McGregor Museum, 

 Ivimberley. Received June 5, 1943. 



146267. Pappophorum sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



146268. PenxisetUaT ciliare (L.) Link {P. cenchroides Rich.). Poaceae. 



Grass. 



For previous introduction see 145783. 



146269. Sorghum sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



146270 and 146271. 



From Maryland. Seeds obtained through the Division of Forage Crops and 

 Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 

 Beltsville. Received July 3, 1943. 



146270. Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim. Fabaceae. Bushclover. 

 For previous introduction see 90551. 



146271. Lespedeza strlata (Thunb.) Hook & Am. Bushclover. 

 For previous introduction see 135599. 



146272 to 146284. Hordeum vulgare L. Poaceae. Barley. 



From Maryland. Seeds obtained through the Division of Cereal Crops and 

 Diseases. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 

 Beltsville. Received July 3, 1943. 



146272. Chevron. 



146273. C.I. No. 4821 (unnamed). 



