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158803. Arthrostylidium longifolium (Fourn.) E. G. Camus. Po- 

 aceae. Bamboo. 



From Honduras. Plants presented by Dr. Wilson Popenoe, Escuela Agrfcola 

 Panamericana, Tegucigalpa. Received May 6, 1947. 



Grown originally from seeds obtained by F. A. McClure from Rosario, Sinaloa, 

 Mexico. Otate. A rather small, moderately running bamboo, without a distinct 

 rhizome system, growing to about 25 feet in height and nearly 2 inches in diameter. 

 The culms are solid except in the largest sizes, which later may have a small canal 

 in the center. The plant is said to be one of the most delicately graceful bamboos 

 now growing in Honduras. 



158804 to 158832. 



From South America. Seeds collected by J. L. Stephens, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Tifton, Ga. Received Apr. 4, 

 1947. 



158804. Acacia sp. Fabaceae. 

 Algorroba. Gran Chaco, Argentina. 



158805. Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Fabaceae. Alyceclover. 

 French Guiana. 



158806. Annona sp. Annonaceae. 

 Small pulpy fruit. 



158807. Annona sp. 

 Large juicy fruit. 



158808. Arachis hypogaea L. Fabaceae. Common peanut. 

 Gran Chaco, Argentina. 



158809. Axonopus scoparius (Fluegge) Hitchc. Poaceae. 

 Caacupe, Paraguay. Giant, upright species. 



158810. Cassia sp. Fabaceae. 

 Gran Chaco, Argentina. 



158811. Cicer arietinum L. Fabaceae. Chickpea. 

 Grande Bico. Curb market, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 



158812. Indigofera sp. Fabaceae. 

 . Gran Chaco, Argentina. 



158813. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 

 Pinasco, Paraguay. 



158814 to 158830. Paspalum spp. Poaceae. 



158814. Paspalum conjugatum Berg. 

 Trinidad, British West Indies. 



158815. Paspalum fimbriatum H. B. K. 

 Trinidad, British West Indies. 



158816 to 158823. Paspalum notatum Fluegge. Bahia grass. 



From Paraguay. 



158816. San Lorenzo. 158820. Broad Leaf Bahia, 



Porto Pinasco. 



158817. Barrerito Ranch. 



158818. Caacupe Experiment 



158821. Barrerito Ranch. 



Station. 158822. Barrerito Ranch. 



158819. Large Bahia. Caacupe. 158823. Barrerito Ranch. 



158824. Paspalum plicatulum Michx. Black grass. 



Trinidad, British West Indies. 



