44 PLAXT 1XYEXT0RY NO. 156 



162876 to 162932.— Continued 

 162901 to 162906.— Continued 



162904. Paspalum sp. 



No. 24S. Puerto Casado. Feb. 19. Tall, leafy grass with smooth, broad 

 leaves. 



162905. Paspalum platyphylltm Sehuit. 



Xo. 256. Bottom land in pasture. Barreto Ranch, southeast of Asuncion. 

 Feb. 24. Bunchgrass. 4 feet high, very erect. 



162906. Paspaxttm ttrvillei Steud. Vasey grass. 



Xo. 216. Between Caacupe and Paragnari. Feb. 14. 



162907. Pectis odorata Griseb. Asteraceae. 



Xo. 23S. Open fields near Fonciera. Feb. IS. Herb 1 to 2 feet high with 

 abundant yellow flowers : the odoriferous herbage is rubbed on hands and face 

 as insect repellent. 



16290S. Phaseoltts peoseratt:s Benth. Fabaceae. 



Xo. 267. Roadside between Villarrica and Mbocayaty. Feb. 25. Clamber- 

 ing vine : flowers reddish-violet. 



162909 and 162910. Pisuai sativum L. Fabaceae. Pea. 



162909. Xo. 254. L. P. Xo. If. A pure-line selection grown at the Institute 

 Agronomica, Caacupe. Feb. 24. 



162910. Xo. 255. L. P. Xo. 7. A selection grown at the Instituto 

 Agronomica. Caacupe. Feb. 24. 



162911. Bhywchosia hage^beckii Harms. Fabaceae. 



Xo. 225. Piribebuy, La Cordillera. Feb. 14. Erect, pubescent herb, 3 feet 

 high. 



162912 and 162913. Rici>ts communis L. Euphorbiaceae. Castorbean. 



162912. Xo. 235. Along river at Fonciera. Feb. IS. Plants 10 to 12 feet 

 high ; seeds black. 



162913. Xo. 241. Along river at Fonciera. Feb. 19. Plants S to 12 feet 

 high : seeds white. 



162914. Rollixia sp. Annonaceae. 



Xo. 233. Colonia. Feb. 15. Shrub, 4 feet high. 



162915. Solabtum sp. Solanaceae. 



Xo. 220. Caacupe. Feb. 14. Plant 2 to 3 feet high. 



162916. Solaxttm sp. 



Xo. 270. Xear Puerto Casado. Feb. IS. Herb, 2 feet high : flowers 

 purplish-white. 



162917 to 162920. Styxosaxthes spp. Fabaceae. 



162917 and 162918. Styxosanthes geaceeis H. B. K. 



162917. Xo. 223. Banks of Paraguay River, Asuncion. Feb. 13. Semi- 

 prostrate perennial. 



16291S. Xo. 226. Xear Itangua. Feb. 14. 



162919. Stteosaxthes moxtevtdexsis Yogel. 



Xo. 260. In red clay of pasture, Barreto Ranch, southeast of Asuncion. 

 Feb. 24. Plants erect, 18 to 30 inches high. 



162920. Stteosa^thes gracilis H. B. K. 



Xo. 26S. Three km. northeast of Villarrica on road to Mbocayaty. 

 Feb. 25. 



