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162773 to 162799.— Continued 



162784. Helianthus annuus L. Asteraceae. Common sunflower. 

 No. 167. Cale, Alexandre and Company, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Feb. 3. 



162785. Hippeastrum sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 154. Beguelo, near Mercedes, Uruguay. Jan. 25. Bulbous ornamental 

 plant about 1 foot high ; flowers pale-pink. 



162786 to 162797. From Buenos Aires, Argentina. 



162786. Leptochloa chloridiformis (Hack.) Parodi. Poaceae. 

 No. 192. From Parodi Grass Garden. Feb. 6. 



162787. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 

 No. 162. Pampa. Cale, Alexandre and Company. Feb. 3. 



162788 to 162794. Cultivated, Parodi Grass Garden. Feb. 6. 

 162788. Panacum racemosum (Beauv.) Spreng. Poaceae. 



No. 188. 

 162789 to 162794. Paspalum spp. Poaceae. 



162789. Paspaltjm commune Lillo. 



No. 196. Growing in shade ; very tender. 



162790. Paspalum humboldtianum var. stuckertii Hack. 

 No. 203. Plants 2 feet tall, very hirsute. 



162791. Paspalum notatum var. saurae Parodi. 



No. 194. Inflorescence and leaves long and slender. 



162792. Paspalum pauciciliatum (Parodi) Herter. 

 No. 193. 



162793. Paspalum regnellii Mez. 



No. 195. A very tender and apparently palatable species. 



162794. Paspalum simplex Morong. 



No. 198. About 3 feet tall, erect; seeds abundant; tender. 



162795. Secale cereale L. Poaceae. Rye. 

 No. 168. Dulce. Cale, Alexandre and Company. Feb. 3. 



162796. Setaria vaginata Spreng. Poaceae. 



No. 205. Cultivated, Parodi Grass Garden. Feb. 6. Plants 2 to 3 feet 

 tall; tender. 



162797. Sporobolus arundinaceus (Griseb.) Kuntze. Poaceae. 



No. 191. Cultivated, Parodi Grass Garden. Feb. 6. A tough bunchgrass. 

 162798 and 162799. Stylosanthes spp. Fabaceae. 



162798. Stylosanthes leiocarpa Vogel. 



No. 152. Carrasco, near Montevideo, Uruguay. Jan. 19. Plants prostrate 

 with a 2-foot spread, viscous, hairy. 



162799. Stylosanthes montevidensis var. intermedia Vogel. 



No. 153. Road to airport, Rivera, Uruguay. Jan. 22. Ascending, hairy, 

 perennial herb. 



162800. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From the Belgian Congo. Seeds presented by the INEAC, Gandajika. Received 

 Mar. 16, 1948. 



