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149801 to 149804— Continued 



149802— Continued 



are shining dark green, basal ones simple, up to 8 inches long and with 

 serrate margins; the older leaves are smaller, 2- or 3-lobed, with margins 

 also serrate. 



149803. Raphia taedigera Mart. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From Costa Rica. Collected at Port Limon by Dr. David Fairchild. 

 Yolillo. A striking palm, native from Nicaragua to Brazil, with a trunk 

 6 to 8 feet high and a crown of pinnatisect leaves up to 50 feet or more 

 long. The oblong scaly fruits, 2 1 £ inches long and mahogany brown when 

 ripe, are produced in immense clusters. The plants die after fruiting once. 

 It appears to thrive best in very swampy locations near the seacoast and 

 has been observed to withstand brackish water for short periods. 



149804. Rothrockia cordifolia A. Gray. Asclepiadaceae. 



From Alamos, Sonora, Mexico, April 27, 1942. Woody vine with 

 fragrant flowers and large fruits; from sunny places. 



149805 to 149812. 



From China. Seeds presented by Dr. F. L. Tai, Division of Plant Pathology, 

 National Agricultural Research Bureau, Tsing Hua University, Kun- 

 ming, Yunnan. Received November 14, 1944. 



149805 to 149811. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



149805. Ngochen. 



149806. Grassland. 



149807. Tsing Hua No. 677. 



149808. No. 716. 



149809. T. H. 1932. 



149810. T. H. 3929. 



149811. Very susceptible variety for smut propagation. 



149812. Triticum turgidum L. Poaceae. 

 T. H. 559. 



149813 to 149836. 



From Africa. Seeds collected by A. T. Semple, Office of Foreign Agricultural 

 Relations, United States Department of Agriculture. Received October 

 11, 1944. 



Unless otherwise mentioned, collections were made in Ethiopia. 



149813. Brachiaria brizantha (Hochst.) Stapf. Poaceae. Grass. 

 Collected between Sorappa and Algheramariam, September 11, 1944. 

 For previous introduction see 142974. 



149814 and 149815. Brachiaria sp. 



149814. Collected at Ghedo, 100 miles west of Addis Ababa, July 23, 

 1944. 



149815. Collected between Sorappa and Algheramariam, September 

 11, 1944. 



149816. Cassia laevigata Willd. Caesalpiniaceae. 

 From Ethiopia, September 11, 1944. 



149817. Chloris amethystina Hochst. Poaceae. Grass. 

 Collected between Assala and the Bufuru bridge. 



149818. Cicer arietinum L. Fabaceae. Chickpea. 



