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162651 to 162703.— Continued 



162654 to 162659.— Continued 



162659. No. 130. Mani Indio. Black peanut, very high in oil, from La 

 Estanzuela Experiment Station, Uruguay. Originally from Brazil. 



162660. Arachis villosa Benth. 



No. 135. On dry deep, coarse sand along Bio de la Plata, Colonia, Uruguay. 

 Jan. 26, 1948. Plants prostrate, spreading ; stems 2 feet long ; flowers abundant. 



162661. Arachis hypogaea L. Common peanut. 



No. 159. Mani Colorado. From Cale, Alexandre and Company, Buenos 

 Aires, Argentina. 



162662. Bauhinia candicans Benth. Fabaceae. 



No. 185. Diharce and Company, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Shrub up to 

 15 feet high with white flowers and heart-shaped leaves. 



162663. Bouteloua megapotamica (Spreng.) Kuntze. Poaceae. 



No. 131. Dry rocky hills near Mercedes, Uruguay. Plants small, 

 stoloniferous. 



162664. Bromus catharticus Vahl. Poaceae. Rescue grass. 



No. 158. Cebadilla Australiana. Diharce and Company, Buenos Aires, Ar- 

 gentina. 



162665. Cichortum intybus L. Asteraceae. Chicory. 

 No. 133. Near Mercedes, Uruguay. 



162666. Chloris rettjsa Lag. Poaceae. 



No. 114. Villa Nogues, near Tucuman, Argentina. Jan. 13, 1948. A low- 

 growing perennial. 



162667. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



No. 184. Mendocina. Diharce and Company, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

 Very long fruits. 



162668. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 

 No. 178. Diharce and Company, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 



162669 to 162671. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. Cucurbitaceae. Squash. 



162669. No. 182. Valenciano. Diharce and Company, Buenos Aires, Ar- 

 gentina. Fruits of medium size, rounded ; skin bright-orange ; flesh sweet 

 and delicate, orange-yellow. 



162670. No. 181. Criollo. Diharce and Company, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

 Fruits rounded, of good keeping quality ; flesh firm, of good flavor. Com- 

 mon type in markets. 



162671. No. 175. Forrajero. Diharce and Company, Buenos Aires, Argen- 

 tina. Stems up to 20 feet long ; leaves dark-green spotted with gray ; fruits 

 very large, up to 100 pounds in weight; flesh yellowish-white. 



162672. Desmanthtjs depressus Humb. & Bonpl. Fabaceae. 



No. 132. Rio Negro Valley near Mercedes, Uruguay. Plants about 1 foot 

 high ; profuse seeder. 



162673. Desmodium canum (Gmel.) Schinz & Thell. Fabaceae. 



No. 109. Moist grassy places between Perico and San Juancito, Jujuy 

 Province, Argentina. Plants 6 to 12 inches high ; abundant in pastures in this 

 area. 



162674. Digitaria phaeothrix (Trin.) Parodi. Poaceae. 



No. 124. Montevideo, Uruguay. A large bunchgrass, leaves long and slen- 

 der, rather tough ; considered important as forage. 



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