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148859 to 148866— Continued 



148862. Phyllanthus sp. Euphorbiaceae. 

 Chirrinchao. A handsome tree. 



148863. (Undetermined.) Arano. A shrub with fine-grained wood. 



148864 to 148866. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From Chile. Seeds presented by the Ministerio de Agriculture, Santiago. 

 Received May 26, 1944. 



148864. Camelia. Estacion Genetica de Los Andes. 



148865. Cuarenton. Estacion Genetica de Ovalle. 



148866. Klein Amarillo. Estacion Genetica de Chilian. 



148867 to 148874. 



From Guatemala. Tubers presented by Dr. I. E. Melhus, Iowa State College 

 of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa. Received May 29, 1944. 



148867 and 148868. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Convolvulaceae. 



Sweetpotato. 



Collected March 13, 1944. 



148869 to 148874. Solanum tuberosum L. Solanaceae. Potato. 



Collected March 20, 1944. 



148869. White-skinned. 



148870. Red-skinned. From Mazatenango. 



148871. White-skinned. From Mazatenango. 



148872. Red-skinned. From Quezaltenango. 



148873. White-skinned. From Quezaltenango. 



148874. From Quezaltenango. 



148875 to 148878. GOSSYPIUM. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Mississippi. Seeds presented by the United States Cotton Field Sta- 

 tion, Stoneville, through the Division of Cotton and Other Fiber Plants 

 and Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engi- 

 neering, Beltsville, Md. Received June 3, 1944. 



148875. Coker-Wilds, Str. 16. 148878. Express 11384. (Delpress 



148876. Delfos 9252. S '^ 



148877. Express 6637. 



148879 to 148882. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Poaceae. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by P. Gamier, Photo-Hall Soudanais, Bamako, 

 French Sudan. Received May 19, 1944. 



148879. No. 5. From Nema. 148881. No. 77. From San. 



148880. No. 10. From San. 148882. No. 6. From Sikasso. 



148883. Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth. Fabaceae. 



From Belgian Congo. Seeds presented by A. T. Semple, Soil Conservation 

 Service, Washington, D. C. Received May 20, 1944. 



From Elisabethville. 



148884 to 148887. LlNUM USITATISSIMUM L. Linaceae. Flax. 



From Uruguay. Seeds presented by the Institute Fitotecnico y Semillero 

 Xacional La Estanzuela, Departamento de Colonia. Received May 23, 

 1944. 



148884. 84 I. 148886. No. ZOA. 



148885. No. 117. 148887. Or. 



