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PLANT INVENTORY NO. 156 



161748 to 161756. 



From Argentina. Plants collected by J. L. Stephens, Agricultural Explorer, 

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

 Md., and Dr. William Hartley, Australian Council for Scientific and Indus- 

 trial Research, Canberra, Australia. Received Jan. 6, 1948. 



161748 to 161754. Arachis spp. Fabaceae. 



161748. Arachis sp. 



No. 51. San Ignacio, Misiones. Plants said to be sterile although in 

 abundant flower ; appears to spread by rhizomelike roots. Dec. 10, 1947. 



161749 to 161751. Arachis prostrata Benth. 



161749. No. 52. Posadas, Misiones. Dec. 13, 1947. 



161750. No. 53. Santa Ana, about 30 to 40 km. southeast of Posadas, 

 Misiones. Up to 1 foot high with large root system. Dec. 13, 1947. 



161751. No. 54. Above San Javier, Misiones. Dec. 14, 1947. 

 161752. Arachis sp. 



No. 55. Dec. 14, 1947. 

 161753 and 161754. Arachis marginata Gardn. 



161753. No. 56. 28 km. south of Mercedes, Misiones. Dec. 15, 1947. 



161754. No. 57. Concordia, Entre Rios. Dec. 16, 1947. 

 161755 and 161756. Paspalum spp. Poaceae. 



161755. Paspalum dilatatum Poir. Dallis grass. 

 No. 58. San Ignacio, Misiones. Dec. 10, 1947. 



161756. Paspalum sp. 



No. 59. On grounds of experiment station, 30 km. from Concordia, Entre 

 Rios. Dec. 15, 1947. 



161757 to 161767. Malus sylvestris Mill. Kosaceae. Apple. 



From France. Scions purchased from Pepinieres Gaiyard-Rome, Ch&teauroux, 

 Indre. Received Jan. 8, 1948. 



161757. Bellefleur de Brabant Rouge. 161763. 



161758. Bouteille de Liseux. 161764. 



161759. Caillouett. 161765. 



161760. Doucet Rouge. 161766. 



161761. Orosse Launette. 161767. 



161762. Jaune lu Desert. 

 161768 to 161774. 



Nanot. 



Pomme Pierre. 

 Rambourg Mortier. 

 Reine Hortense. 

 Royale de Juillet. 



From Mexico. Collected by D. S. Correll, Agricultural Explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 Jan. 16, 1948. 



161768 to 161770. Seeds. 

 161768. Physalis ixocarpa Brot. 



Solanaceae. 



Tomatillo. 



14429. Market, Mexico City. Originally from Queretaro. Jan. 16, 



No. 

 1948. 



161769. Solanum demissum Lindl. Solanaceae. 



No. 14432. In a thicket of open pine forest, Selva Obscura, Puebla. 

 Tubers small, white or purple-tinged. Jan. 6, 1948. 



161770. Solanum stoloniferum Schlecht. 

 Michoacan. (No data.) 



