12 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 156 



161858 to 161894. 



From Argentina. Seeds 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. 13, 1948. 



161858 to 161861. Adesmia spp. Fabaceae. 



161858. Adesmia sp. 



No. 351. Along roadside, across river from Santa Fe. Plants small, vetch- 

 like, growing in dense patches ; flowers yellow ; roots with nodules. Dec. 3, 

 1947. 



161859. Adesmia sp. 



No. 43. Along roadside, above Goya, Corrientes. Plants dense, prostrate, 

 6 to 10 inches high, resembling vetch in habit. Dec. 6, 1947. 



161860. Adesmia sp. 



No. 69. Along road, 11 km. south of San Jose on road to Concepcion del 

 Uruguay. Plant prostrate, vetchlike, viny. Dec. 17, 1947. 



161861. Adesmia sp. 



No. 67. Cultivated, La Plata Experimental Station. Vetchlike. Nov. 30, 

 1947. 



161862. Aeschynomene montevidensis Vog. Fabaceae. 



No. 71. In swampy soil near the Parana River, 100 km. north of Buenos 

 Aires. Semishrub, 8 to 12 feet tall. Dec. 18, 1947. 



161863 to 161865. Arachis villosa Benth. Fabaceae. 



161863. No. 45. River-bottom land of Rio Empedrado, on road from Bella 

 Vista to Corrientes. Plants prostrate, somewhat hirsute; taproot large 

 and tuberous. Dec. 6, 1947. 



161864. No. 48. Along bottom land of river, 20 km. south of Corrientes. 

 Dec. 8, 1947. Plants small, glabrous, with carrotlike taproot about 1 inch 

 thick. 



161865. No. 49. In fine sandy soil interspersed with lime sinks of small 

 lakes, between San Cosme and Ramada Paso, Corrientes. Plants pros- 

 trate, with large taproots ; pods usually one-seeded. Dec. 9, 1947. 



161866 to 161869. Arachis hypogaea L. Fabaceae. Common peanut. 



161866 to 161868. Manx Blanca. Warehouse, Cayasta, Santa Fe. Cultivated 

 extensively for oil. Dec. 3, 1947. 



161866. No. 60. 



161867. No. 61. 



161868. No. 62. 



161869. No. 63. Macrocarpa. Cultivated, Agricultural Experimental Sta- 

 tion, San Ignacio, Misiones. Dec. 10, 1947. 



161870. Arachis villosa Benth. 



No. 66. Along road to Posadas, between Ita-Ibate and Ituzaing6, Corrientes. 

 Dec. 9, 1947. 



161871 and 161872. Desmodium spp. Fabaceae. 



161871. Desmodium canum (Gmel.) Schinz & Thell. 



No. 50. Near San Javier, Misiones. Widely distributed in northern 

 Argentina ; plants usually not more than 30 cm. high. Dec. 13, 1947. 



161872. Desmodium sp. 



No. 42. Thirty km. north of Bella Vista, Corrientes. Widely distributed 

 in Corrientes. Plants prostrate, viny; panicles erect, up to 30 cm. long. 

 Dec. 5, 1947. 



