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150001 to 150090— Continued 



150072. Zinnia sp. 150082. Zinnia sp. 



Crimson Gem. " Golden Dawn. 



150073. Zinnia sp. 150083. Zinnia sp. 

 Golden Gem. Golden State. 



150074. Zinnia sp. 150084. Zinnia sp. 

 Rosebud. Luminosa. 



150075. Zinnia sp. 150085. Zinnia sp. 

 Salmon Rose. Old Rose. 



150076. Zinnia sp. . 150086. Zinnia sp. 

 Valencia Lilliput. Oriole. 



150077. Zinnia sp. 150087. Zinnia sp. 

 White Gem. Polar Bear. 



150078. Zinnia sp. 150088. Zinnia sp. 

 Buttercup. Purple Prince. 



150079. Zinnia sp. 150089. Zinnia sp. 

 Crimson Giant. Scarlet Flame. 



150080. Zinnia sp. 150090. Zinnia sp. 



Dream. Fantasy or Chrysanthemum 



150081. Zinnia sp. (choice mixed). • 

 Exquisite. 



150091 to 150093. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by George Proctor Cooper, III. Received De- 

 cember 13, 1944. 



150091. Cnidoscolus elasticus Lundell. Euphorbiaceae. 



Collected in October 1944, at Corral de Piedra, Durango. A hardy de- 

 ciduous tree, up to 35 feet in height, growing at altitudes of 4,000 to 4,500 

 feet in shaded ravines. This is the highland chilte, or chilte rojo. Native to 

 Sinaloa and Durango. 



150092. Cnidoscolus tepiquensis (Cost. & Gall.) McVaugh. 



Collected at Compostela, Nayarit, about October 1, 1944. Chilte Blanco. 

 A tree that grows at an altitude of 1,200 feet and becomes very tall, up to 

 90 feet. It is native to damp coastal ravines in southwestern Mexico. 



150093. Cnidoscolus sp. 



Collected in October 1944, at Platanarillo, Colima. A large tree, found in 

 shaded ravines at high altitudes in Jalisco and Colima. 



150094. Passiflora ligularis Juss. Passifloraceae. 



Sweet granadilla. 



From Central America. Seeds presented by S. W. Curl, San Jose, Costa Rica. 

 Received December 9, 1944. 



For previous introduction see 143703. 



150095 to 150097. Ricinus communis L. Euphorbiaceae. 



Castor- bean. 



From Maryland. Seeds obtained from the Division of Drug and Related 

 Plants, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 

 Beltsville. Received December 15, 1944. » 



Grown at Beltsville. 



150095. Conner. 



150096. Doughty 11. 



150097. Kentucky 38. 



