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162876 to 162932.— Continued 



162921. Tecoma argentea Bur. & Schum. Bignoniaceae. 



No. 243. Para Todo. Near Fonciera. Feb. 19. A common tree up to 60 

 feet high with ornamental yellow flowers. 



162922. Tephrosia rufescens Benth. Fabaceae. 



No. 262. Between Villarrica and Mbocayaty. Feb. 25. Plant prostrate, 

 vetchlike. 



162923. Trichachne insularis (L.) Nees. Poaceae. 



No. 219. Between Caacupe and Paraguari. Feb. 14. A common grass, 

 4 feet tall. 



162924 and 162925. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



162924. No. 259. Xape 3US II L8. A selection grown at the Institute 

 Agronomica, Caacupe. Feb. 24. Hardy and heavy yielding. 



162925. No. 264. Market at Villarrica. Feb. 25. 



162926 to 162931. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



162926. No. 209. Market in Asuncion. Feb. 11. A small yellow corn used 

 for human food. 



162927. No. 210. Market at Asuncion. Feb. 11. Dark-red corn in very 

 small cone-shaped ears. 



162928. No. 257. Instituto Agronomica, Caacupe. Feb. 24. A good-yield- 

 ing variety said to be developed from Venezuelan flint corn. 



162929. No. 258. Instituto Agronomica, Caacupe. Feb. 24. A good-yield- 

 ing variety. 



162930. No. 265. Market, Villarrica. Feb. 25. A yellow corn with uni- 

 form ears about 6 inches long. 



162931. No. 266. Market, Villarrica. Feb. 25. White corn with slender 

 ears 6 to 8 inches long ; flint type. 



162932. Zornia diphylla (L.) Pers. Fabaceae. 



No. 217. Between Caacupe and Paraguari. Feb. 14. Plants prostrate, up 

 to 18 inches high. 



162933. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From Iraq. Seeds presented by Darwish El-Haidari, Director General of Agri- 

 culture, Baghdad. Received Mar. 24, 1948. 



162934 to 162945. Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud. Urticaceae. 



Ramie. 



From Indonesia. Seeds presented by the Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Buitenzorg, Java. Received Mar. 26, 1948. 



162S34. Bandoeng C 



162940. Poedjon E. 





162935. Djawa Timoer A. 



162941. Poedjon 1. 





162936. Djawa Timoer 2-01. 



162942. Poedjon 5-01. 





162937. Djaica Timoer B. 



162943. Poedjon 6-01. 





162938. Lembang. 



162944. Poedjon 7-01. 





162939. Poedjon A. 



162945. Poedjon 13. 





162946 to 162949. Gosstpium. 



Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



From the Belgian Congo. Seeds presented by the INEAC, Bambesa. 

 Mar. 26, 1948. 



Received 



162946. Stoneville 04. 



162948. Stoneville A. 





162947. Stoneville 2. 



162949. Stoneville 5B. 





