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148970 to 148977. 



From Brazil. Seeds collected by J. T. Baldwin, Jr., Blandy Experimental 

 Farm, University of Virginia, Boyce, Va. Received June 22, 1944. 



From Amapa, Territory of Amapa. 



148970. Bromelia sp. Poaceae. 



Leaves up to 10 feet long-; grows in damp places. 



148971. Clitoria sp. Fabaceae. 



148972. Crotalaria pilosa Mill. Fabaceae. 



148973. Aeschynomene paniculata Willd. Fabaceae. 



A woody perennial several feet high, with pinnate leaves composed of 

 small linear leaflets and flowers in axillary panicles. Native to Bahia, 

 Brazil. 



148974. Desmoncus sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 

 A climbing palm. 



148975. Dolichos sp. Fabaceae. 



148976. Hibiscus sp. Malvaceae. 



148977. Manihot sp. Euphorbiaceae. 

 From The Savannah, Amapa. 



148978 to 148982. Avena sativa L. Poaceae. Oats. 



From Colombia. Seeds presented by Grevasio Obregon, Estacion Agricultura 

 Experimental "La Picota," Bogota. Received June 12, 1944. 



148978. Blanca Alemana. 148981. Negra del Pais. 



148979. Honester Imperial Blanca. 148982. The Felder. 



148980. La Industria. 



148983 and 148984. Papaya. 



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

 Received June 12, 1944. 



148983. Carica papaya L. Papayaceae. 

 Selected quality. 



148984. Pithecoctenium echinatum (Jacq.) K. Schum. Bignoniaceae. 



A large climbing shrub with opposite, usually bifoliolate leaves, and 

 white bell-shaped flowers, yellowing with age, about 2 inches long, in 

 terminal racemes or panicles. A decoction of the flowers is said to have 

 been used by the Aztecs as a remedy for fevers. 



148985. Paspalum notatum Fluegge. Poaceae. Bahia grass. 



From Uruguay. Seeds presented by Bernardo Rosengurtt, Monzon-Heber, 

 Estacion Juan Jackson. Received June 13, 1944. 



No. 587. Wild seed. 



148986 to 148992. 



From Brazil. Seeds collected by J. T. Baldwin, Jr., Blandy Experimental 

 Farm, University of Virginia, Boyce, Va. Received June 12, 1944. 



148986. Carapa sp. Meliaceae. 

 From Braganca, Para, May 1944. 



148987. Couma sp. Apocynaceae. 



From Cucuhy, Rio Negro, Amazonas, March 1, 1944. 



148988. Dipteryx odorata (Albl.) Willd. Fabaceae. Tonka-bean. 

 From Belem, Para, May 1944. 



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