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149382 to 149396— Continued 



149393. Bouteloua gracilis (H.B.K.) Lag. Poaceae. Blue grama grass. 



F.C. 22733. 



149394 and 149395. Bromus inermis Leyss. Poaceae. 



Smooth bromegrass. 



149394. F.C. 22858. 



149395. B-in-5. 



149396. Festuca oyina L. Poaceae, Sheep fescue. 



F.C. 228U- 



149397. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



From Maryland. Cuttings obtained from the Division of Fruit and Vege- 

 table Crops and Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agri- 

 cultural Engineering, Beltsville. Received September 27, 1944. 



FV -4-155. 



149398 to 149400. 



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

 Received September 5, 1944. 



149398. Capsicum frutescens L. Solanaceae. Redpepper. 



149399. Solandra guttata D. Don. Solanaceae. 



A climber about 20 feet high, with pubescent leaves 6 inches long; 

 fragrant, yellowish, tubular flowers; and round, yellow, berrylike fruits 



the size of guavas. 



149400. Solanum macranthum Dunal. Solanaceae. 



A rapidly growing tree with large, dark-green, spiny leaves and a great 

 profusion of large blue-violet flowers that change color from day to day, 

 becoming pale blue and later fading to white. 



For previous introduction see 117708. 



149401 to 149403. ClTRULLUS vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. 



Watermelon. 



From Florida. Seeds presented by the Watermelon and Grape Investiga- 

 tions Laboratory, Leesburg. Received September 30, 1944. 



149401. Blacklee. 1944. 



149402. Broirrdee. 1944. 



149403. Leesburg. 1944. 



149404. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. Fabaceae. Guar. 



From California. Seeds presented by B. A. Madson, Division of Agronomy, 

 University of California Experiment Station, Davis. Received Sep- 

 tember 30, 1944. 



149405 to 149418. 



From Argentina. Seeds collected by Carlos A. Vallejo, La Rioja. Received 

 September 4, 1944. 



149405. Acacia vtsco Griseb. Mimosaceae. 



Arco; visco. A tree, native to northern Argentina, commonly unarmed, 

 but occasionally with recurved thorns. The leaves consist of three to six 

 pairs of pinnae, and the flowers are sessile. The walnut-colored hardwood 

 is striped and much appreciated for moisture resistance. 



For previous introduction see 94764. 



