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159786 to 159789. 



From Liberia. Seeds presented by J. T. Baldwin, Jr., University of Virginia, 

 Williamsburg, Va. Received Sept. 2, 1947. 



159786. Arachis hypogaea L. Fabaceae. Common peanut. 

 From a market, Dakar, Senegal. 



159787. Datura metel L. Solanaceae. 

 From Dakar, Senegal. 



159788. Pennisetum spicatum (L.) Willd. Poaceae. 

 From Dakar, Senegal. 



159789. Tabebuia sp. Bignoniaceae. 

 A common street tree in Dakar. 



159790 to 159792. Lactuca spp. Asteraceae. 



From France. Seeds presented by the Jardin des Plantes, Rennes, Bretagne. 

 Received Sept. 2, 1947. 



159790. Lactuca muralis (L.) Fresen. 



159791. Lactuca serriola L. 



159792. Lactuca virosa L. 

 159793 to 159798. 



From California. Plants growing at the United States Plant Introduction 

 Garden, Chico. Numbered Sept. 16, 1947. 



159793 to 159797. Pistacia spp. Anacardiaceae. 



159793. Pistacia atlantica Desf. 



A pistillate seedling located in the Chico Cemetery and designated as 6 E, 



159794. Pistacia mexicana H. B. K. 



Originally from Roy Nixon, United States Date Field Station, Indio, Calif. 

 159795 to 159797. Pistacia vera L. Pistachio. 



159795. Peters. A staminate pollenizer from A. B. Peters, Fresno, Calif. 



159796. Buenzle. From Mr. Buenzle, Calif. 



159797. Minasian. From the J. A. Minasian Ranch, Orosi, Calif. 



159798. Olea macrocarpa C. H. Wright. Oleaceae. 

 Origin unknown. 



159799 and 159800. 



From Angola. Seeds presented by Janette E. Miller, Vila Mariano Machado, 

 Ebanga. Received Aug. 29, 1947. 



159799. (Undetermined.) 



159800. Euphorbia sp. Euphorbiaceae. 



A dwarf poinsettia from the Belgian Congo. 



159801 and 159802. Lactuca spp. Asteraceae. 



From France. Seeds presented by the Jardin Botanique, Nantes. Received 

 Sept. 2, 1947. 



159801. Lactuca muralis (L.) Fresen. 



159802. Lactuca perennis L. 



