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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



90050 to 90093 — Continued. 



90071. No. 204. 



90072. No. 206. 



90073 and 90074. Qdercds spp. Fagaceae. 



Oak. 



Collected on the mountain side above 

 the Trinidad mine, near Real del Monte, 

 Hidalgo, November 3, 1930, at 9,000 

 feet altitude. 



90073. Qdercds sp. 



No. 232. A tree 30 to 40 feet high 

 with nearly globular fruits. 



90074. Qdercds sp. 



No. 233. A tree 30 to 45 feet high 

 with ellipsoid fruits and wider leaves 

 than the preceding, No. 232 [90073]. 

 It is very common. 



90075 to 90077. Salvia spp. Menthaceae. 



Sage. 



90075. Salvia sp. 



No. 195. From Tres Marias, More- 

 los, about 30 miles from Mexico City, 

 October 18, 1930. A common orna- 

 mental plant up to 3 feet high with 

 blue flowers, collected at 10,000 feet 

 altitude. 



90076. Salvia sp. 



No. 274. From El Desierto, Distrito 

 Federal, November 5, 1930. A mint 

 with large, dark-blue flowers which ap- 

 pear late in the season. 



90077. Salvia sp. 



No. 272. From El Desierto, Distrito 

 Federal, November 5, 1930. A mint 

 with fine red flowers. 



90078. Altamiranoa sp. Crassulaceae. 



No. 292. From southeast of Real del 

 Monte, Hidalgo, November 6, 1930. A 

 woody plant found on a rocky summit, 

 growing among mammillaria. 



90079. Teramnds dncinatds (L.) Swartz. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 126. From Nogales, Vera Cruz, Oc- 

 tober 24, 1930. A legume found at 4,300 

 feet altitude, growing in red clay. 



to 90083. Solandm spp. Solana- 



90080. Solandm sp. 



No. 193. For introduction of tubers 

 and description, see 89647. 



90081. Solandm sp. 



No 207. From near Tres Marias, 

 Morelos. For introduction of tubers, 

 see 89648. 



90082. Solandm sp. 



No. 261. For introduction of tubers 

 and description, see 89689. 



90083. Solandm sp. 



No. 265. For introduction of tubers 

 and description, see 89796. 



90084. Crdsea calocephala DC. Rubia- 

 ceae. 



No. 136. From Nogales, Vera Cruz, Oc- 

 tober 24, 1930. A plant about 12 inches 

 high with purple flowers, collected north 

 of the town at 5,500 feet altitude. 



90050 to 90093— Continued. 



90085. Vernonia arctioides Less. Aster- 

 aceae. 



No. 135. From Nogales, Vera Cruz, Oc- 

 tober 24, 1930. An aster 15 to 20 feet 

 high, with large purple flowers which 

 form a large head. 



. SlSTRINCHIDM A L A T D M ANGDS- 



tissimdm Rob. and Greenm. Iridaceae. 



No. 103. From Pic de Xitle, Distrito 

 Federal, October 17, 1930. A plant with 

 yellow flowers, found in a lava field at 

 9,000 feet altitude. 



90087. Bomarha ovata (Cav.) Mirb. 

 Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 151. From Nogales, Vera Cruz, Oc- 

 tober 14, 1930. A plant collected at 

 6,000 feet altitude. 



90088. Arenaria decdssata Willd. Sile- 



No. 284. From Real del Monte, Hi- 

 dalgo, November 6, 1930. A prostrate, 

 herbaceous perennial from south-central 

 Mexico, with rigid subulate leaves and 

 terminal white flowers. 



90089. MlNKELERSIA GALACTIOIDES Mart. 



and Gal. Fabaceae. 



No. 203. From west of Tres Marias, 

 Morelos, about 35 miles from the City of 

 Mexico, October 29, 1930. A leguminous 

 herbaceous vine collected at 10,000 feet 

 altitude, with trifoliolate leaves and 

 axillary blue-violet flowers 1 inch long on 

 stems 3 inches long. Native to Oaxaca, 

 Mexico. 



90090. Castilleja arvensis Cham, and 

 Schlecht. Scrophulariaceae. 



No. 194. From Tres Marias, Morelos, 

 October 28, 1930. An ornamental plant 

 up to 10 feet high with narrowly spatu- 

 late hairy leaves and very bright-red 

 flowers. Found in a cornfield, in rich 

 loam, at 10,000 feet altitude. 



90091. Fdchsia thymifolia H. B. K. 

 Onagraceae. 



No. 236. From Real del Monte, Hi- 

 dalgo, on the mountain side near the 

 Trinidad mine, at 9,000 feet altitude, 

 November 3, 1930. A shrub about 3 

 feet high with red berries. 



For previous introduction see 40583. 



90092 and 90093. Clitoria mexicana Link. 

 Fabaceae. 



From Nogales, Vera Cruz, October 24, 

 1930. Collected north of the town. 



90092. No. 140. Collected at 5,500 feet 

 altitude. 



90093. No. 149. Collected at 6,400 feet 

 altitude. 



90094 to 90106. Kniphofia hybeida 

 Hort. Liliaceae. Torchlily. 



From England. Plants purchased from 

 Maurice Prichard & Sons (Ltd.), Christ- 

 church, Hants. Received November 20, 

 1930. 



90094. Variety aurantiaca. A very fine 

 tall sort. 



90095. Variety Bertram O. Prichard. 

 Orange ochre. 



90096. Variety F. Burbidge. Small 

 spikes of orange-yellow flowers, 4 to 5 

 feet high, flowering in June and July. 



