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88195 to 88196 — Continued. 



Prom Haiti. Cuttings procured by O. F. 

 Cook, Bureau of Plant Industry, and 

 brought to this country by W. S. Jen- 

 kins. Received April 8, 1930. 



88195. A black variety. 



88196. A white variety. 



88197 to 88264. 



From Tucuman, Argentina. Seeds pre- 

 sented by S. Venturi. Received May 17, 

 1930. 



88197 to 88200. Acacia spp. Mimosaceae. 



88197. Acacia atramentaria Benth. 



A small, stout, spiny tree, native to 

 northwestern Argentina, with bipin- 

 nate leaves made up of 5 pairs of 

 pinnae and 20 pairs of very small 

 linear-oblong pinnulae. The flowers 

 are in globose heads. 



88198. Acacia bonariensis Gillies. 



An almost glabrous tree with angu- 

 lar branches sparsely equipped with 

 short recurved spines. The long, bi- 

 pinnate leaves and branches are 

 glabrous ; the youngest leaflets and 

 the peduncles are silky hairy, as are 

 also the short, panicled flower spikes. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 48036. 



88199. Acacia macracantha Humb. 

 and Bonpl. 



A low thorny tropical tree with a 

 depressed crown, large compound 

 leaves, and yellow flower heads. Na- 

 tive to northern South America. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 74132. 



88200. Acacia visco Lorentz. 



An Argentina acacia, sparsely armed 

 with recurved spines. The smooth ses- 

 sile flowers, with numerous long sta- 

 mens, form scythe-shaped legumes over 

 an inch in width. The leaves are 

 pinnately compound. The striped wal- 

 nut-colored wood is hard, durable, and 

 highly valued for its resistance to mois- 

 ture and is used for all kinds of 

 cabinetwork. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 48068. 



88201. ACALPYHA VARIABILIS KlOtZSCh. 



Euphorbiaceae. 



A low tropical shrub, native to Bra- 

 sil, with short thick stems, ovate acute 

 leaves, and inconspicuous flowers in small 

 slender spikes. 



88202. Acnistus lobbntzii Dammer. Sol- 

 anaceae. 



A large shrub or tree with ovate or 

 ovate-lanceolate hairy leaves about 6 

 inches long, and funnel-shaped flowers 

 half an inch across in small clusters. 

 It is native to Argentina. 



88203. Alvaradoa amorphoidbs Leibm. 

 Simaroubaceae. 



PlumaiiUo. A small tree about 25 feet 

 high, which produces an abundance of 

 white flowers in January. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 50652. 



18204 and 88205. Amfhilophidm spp. 

 Bignoniaceae. 



88197 to 88264— Continued. 



The Amphilophiums are woody vines 

 with opposite, trifoliolate leaves and 

 terminal panicles of large, purple, bell- 

 shaped flowers. They are native to 

 South America. 



88204. Amphilophidm sp. 



88205. Amphilophium sp. 



88206. Aristolochia esperanzab Kuntze. 

 Aristolochiaceae. 



A tender climber from Paraguay, 

 closely related to Aristolochia giloertii. 

 Its large brown and yellow flowers differ 

 from those of the latter in the relatively 

 larger upper lip and narrower lower lip 

 of the flower. 



88207. Exolobcs patens Four. Asclepia- 

 daceae. 



A shrubby perennial with hairy stems 

 and branches, cordate-oval leaves, 2 or 

 3 inches long, and rather showy white 

 flowers 1 to 2 inches across. Native to 

 southern Brazil. 



Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco 

 Schlecht. Apocynaceae. 



Quebracho-blanco. 



A graceful tree up to 75 feet high 

 with alternate, mostly entire leaves and 

 small, yellowish flowers followed by flat 

 woody pods containing thin, circular, 

 winged seeds nearly 3 inches across. It 

 is native to Argentina. 



88209. Bauhinia forficata Link. Caes- 

 alpiniaceae. Bell bauhinia. 



A thorny shrub with cordate leaves di- 

 vided from the apex nearly to the middle, 

 and terminal and axillary racemes of 

 bell-shaped, cream-colored flowers. It is 

 native to Brazil. 



88210. Blephabocalyx giganteds Lillo. 

 Myrtaceae. 



A subtropical tree, up to 90 feet high, 

 common in the thickets of Tucuman, Ar- 

 gentina, with opposite branches and 

 leaves. The latter are entire, oblong, 

 papery, and smooth. The small white 

 flowers appear in axillary clusters. 



88211. Bocconia frdtescens L. Papa- 

 veraceae. 



A large showy shrub 10 feet in height, 

 with very large attractive leaves which 

 are deeply lobed and pale beneath. The 

 greenish-yellow flowers are borne in large 

 pendent panicles, often a foot long. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 64913. 



88212. Boehmbria caudata Swartz. Urti- 

 caceae. 



A tall shrub or small tree up to 15 feet 

 high with ovate-lanceolate, closely crenate 

 leaves 6 to 10 inches long, pubescent be- 

 neath, and long, nodding, spikelike ra- 

 cemes of greenish flowers. It is native to 

 tropical America. 



88213. Bomarba rosea (Ruiz and Pav.) 

 Herb. Amaryllidaceae. 



A herbaceous plant with elongated 

 stems bearing thin lax oblong leaves 4 

 inches long and umbels of funnel-shaped 

 flowers 1 inch long, having the outer seg- 

 ments pale red tipped with green and 

 the innet ones greenish yellow. It is 

 native to Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. 



