JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 194 8 43 



162876 to 162932.— Continued 



162886. Capsicum frutescens L. Solanaceae. Redpepper. 

 No. 253. Along railroad near Puerto Casado. Feb. 19. 



162887. Chloris polydactyla (L.) Swartz. Poaceae. 



No. 249. In heavy moist soil along railroad at Puerto Casado. Feb. 19. 

 A tufted, fairly leafy grass. 



162888. Trichloris mendocina (Phil.) Kurtz. Poaceae. 



No. 251. Common along railroad near Puerto Casado. Feb. 19. Erect 

 tufted grass, 3 to 4 feet high with much-branched culms. 



162889 and 162890. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. Cucurbitaceae. Squash. 



162889. No. 212. Near Caacupe. Feb. 14. Fruit pear-shaped, with short, 

 thick neck, about 2 pounds in weight ; flesh yellow. 



162890. No. 242. Yicinity of Concepcion. Feb. 20. Fruit deeply lobed, 1 

 to 2 pounds in weight ; flesh firm, thick, yellow. 



162891. Aeschynomene falcata (Poir.) DC. Fabaceae. 

 No. 221. Between Caacupe and Paraguari. Feb. 14. 



162892. Digitaria leiantha (Hack.) Parodi. Poaceae. 



No. 240. Open prairie near Fonciera. Feb. 19. Cespitose, 4 feet tall, 

 foliage tough. 



162893. Eragrostis expansa Link. Poaceae. 



No. 214. Along road between Caacupe and Paraguari. Feb. 14. Erect, 20 

 inches high. 



162894. Eriosema tacuaremboense Arech. Fabaceae. 



No. 224. Oolonia Pirareta, between Piribebuy and Paraguari. Feb. 14. 

 Erect, 3 feet or less ; leaves large, trifoliolate ; flowers yellow. 



162895. Gossypium. Malvaceae. Cotton* 

 No. 222. Southeast of Asuncion. Feb. 14. Upland type cotton. 



162896. Hyparrhenia rufa (Nees) Stapf. Poaceae. 



No. 237. Yaraguay. Open prairie near Fonciera. Feb. 18. Foliage fine 

 and tender. 



162897. Mimosa incana (Spreng.) Benth. Fabaceae. 



No. 228. Colonia Pirareta, between Piribebuy and Paraguari. Feb. 14. 

 Bush 4 to 5 feet tall. 



162898. Nicotiana tabacum L. Solanaceae. Tobacco. 



No. 236. On river bank at Fonciera. Feb. 18. Plant 30 inches high ; leaves 

 narrow. 



162899. Pappophorum subbulbosum Arech. Poaceae. 



No. 250. Near Puerto Casado. Feb. 18. Tufted perennial with fair basal 

 foliage ; culms ascending, 2 to 3 feet tall, panicles purplish. 



162900. Pappophorum pappiferum (Lam.) Ktze. 



No. 252. Near Puerto Casado. Feb. 18. Large bunchgrass with glabrous 

 foliage ; resembles tall fescue. 



162901 to 162906. Paspalum spp. Poaceae. 



162901 and 162902. Paspalum notatum Fluegge. Bahia grass. 



162901. No. 215. Between Caacupe and Paraguari Feb. 14. 



162902. No. 261. Koadside near Caacupe. Feb. 24. Broad-leaved type ; 

 formerly fairly dense sod. 



162903. Paspalum secans Hitchc. & Chase. 



No. 234. Low, wet prairie near Fonciera. Feb. 19. Tough bunchgrass, 

 3 to 4 feet high. 



