58 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 152 



148986 to 148992— Continued 



148989. Hibiscus sp. Malvaceae. 



From Rio Negro, Amazonas, February 12, 1944. 



148990. NlCOTIANA tabacum L. Solanaceae. Tobacco. 

 From Braganca, Para, May 1944. 



148991. Stizolobium sp. Fabaceae. 

 From Manaos, Amazonas, April 1, 1944. 



148992. (Undetermined.) 

 An undetermined palm. 



148993. PUERARIA phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth. Fabaceae. 



From Liberia. Seeds presented by the Firestone Plantations Co., Monrovia. 

 Received June 5, 1944. 



148994 and 148995. 



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

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



From Braganca, Para May 1, 1944. 



148994. Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreaceae. Yam. 



Card. 



148995. Dioscorea sp. , 

 Card. 



148996. Paspalum notatum Fluegge. Poaceae. Bahia grass. 



From Argentina. Seeds presented bv Dr. Lorenzo R. Parodi, Buenos Aires. 



Received June 12, 1944. 



148997. Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urban (Cacara erosa (L.) 

 Kuntze) . Fabaceae. Yam-bean. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by the American Embassy, Mexico Citv, 



Received June 20, 1944. 



Collected in the State of Jalisco. Mexico. 



148998 to 149000. 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by Carlos L. Thays, Director de Paseos 

 Publicos, Buenos Aires. Received June 21, 1944. * 



148998. Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze. Pinaceae. 



A tall evergreen tree native to southern Brazil, sometimes 100 feet 

 high, with large and nearly globular cones. The wood is used in con- 

 struction work, for turning shipmasts, cabinet work, and for matches. 



For previous introduction see 119039. 



148999. Combretum fruticosum (Loefl.) Stuntz. Combretaceae. 



An ornamental climbing shrub with opposite elliptic leaves and spikes 

 of orange and green flowers. It is native to temperate regions from 

 Argentina to Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 42326. 



149000. Mimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega. Mimosaceae. 



A shrub over 6 feet high, covered all over with the stout spines, form- 

 ing an impenetrable hedge that thrives on very dry, poor soils. The 

 small flower heads are pink or white. Native to central and southern 

 Mexico. 



For previous introduction see 62095. 



