JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1944 5 



147687 to 147696— Continued 



147692. Gossypium. Malvaceae. Cotton. 

 From Abuna-Guajara. December 9, 1943. 



Uncultivated. 



147693. Jatropha sp. Euphorbiaceae. 

 From Abuna-Guajara. December 9, 1943. 



147694. Nicotiana tabacum L. Solanaceae. Common tobacco. 

 From Corumba. December 4, 1943. 



Baldwin 3143. 



147695. Nicotiana sp. Tobacco. 

 From Guajara-mirim, Guajara Territory. December 6, 1943. 



147696. Swartzia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



From Guajara-mirim, Guajara Territory. December 7, 1943. 

 Small tree about 6 feet high. 



147697. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Poaceae. Sorghum. 



From French Guiana-. Seeds presented by the Governor, Cayenne. Received 

 January 19, 1944. 



147698 to 147702. 



From Belgian Congo. Seeds presented by the INEAC Botanic Garden, Eala, 

 through E. A. Menninger, Stuart, Fla. Received January 28, 1944. 



147698. Cynometra sessiliflora var. latjrentii (Wildem.) Lebrun. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



147699. Daniella thurifera J. J. Benn. Caesalpiniaceae. 



147700. Heinsia pulchella (G. Don) Schum. Rubiaceae. 



147701. Millettia laurentii Wildem. Fabaceae. 



147702. Millettia versicolor Baker. 



147703 and 147704. 



From Florida. Seeds presented by the County Nursery, Coconut Grove, 

 through W. T. Swingle, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricul- 

 tural Engineering. Received January 3, 1944. 



147703. Alectryon subcinereum (A. Gray) Radlk. (Nephelium leio- 

 carpurn F. Muell.) Sapindaceae. 



A small evergreen tree, native to southeastern Australia, and closely 

 related to the lychee (Litchi chinensis) . 



147704. VlTEX parviflora Juss. Verbenaceae. Chaste-tree. 



A Philippine timber tree with hard, pale-yellow wood said to be highly 

 resistant to termites and fungi, and to the action of sea water. 



147705 and 147706. 



From Peru. Seeds presented bv Bernardo Moravsky, Lima. Received Janu- 

 ary 13, 1944. 



147705. Copaifera sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



147706. Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms. {M. tohuferum H.B.K.). 

 Fabaceae. 



A South American tree that is the source of balsam of Tolu, a sub- 

 stance used in medicine and as a fixative for perfumes. 



For previous introduction see 72439. 



