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90334 to 90423— Continued. 



90411. Tbiticum aestivum L. (T. vulgare 

 Vill.). Poaceae. Common wheat. 



No. 7382. Collected at Tangshan vil- 

 lage, about 20 miles northwest of Pei- 

 ping, October 13, 1930. 



90412. Vicia faba L. Fabaceae. 



Broadbean. 



No. 7339. From near the village of 

 Lotonwen, between Peiping and Fengtai, 

 October 8, 1930. 



90413 to 90423. Vigna spp. Fabaceae. 



90413. Vigna sesquipedalis (L.) Fru- 

 wirth. Asparagus-bean. 



No. 7334. Near the village of Lo- 

 tonwen, between Peiping and Fengtai, 

 October 8, 1930. A reddish-brown 

 bean with a rather conspicuous hilum ; 

 grown as a vegetable. 



90414 to 90423. Vigna sinensis (Tor- 

 ner) Savi. Cowpea. 



Nos. 90414 and 90415 were collected 

 at Lotonwen, October 8, 1930. 



90414. No. 7335. A yellowish cow- 

 pea, mottled with brown. 



90415. No. 7336. 



90416. No. 7350. Collected at Enchi- 

 hon. Tientsin, October 8, 1930. A 

 brownish or terra-cotta bean mot- 

 tled with a deeper brown. This is 

 quite generally grown in the vi- 

 cinity of Peiping. 



Nos. 90417 and 90418 were collected 

 at Yangtsun near Tientsin, Octo- 

 ber 9, 1930. 



90417. No. 7359. A dark-pink to red 

 cowpea. 



90418. No. 7360. A cowpea with a 

 brown hilum. 



Nos. 90419 and 90420 were collected 

 at Tunghungmao, near Peiping, 

 October 13, 1930. 



90419. No. 7371. A red or pink va- 

 riety, quite commonly grown in 

 the vicinity of Peiping. 



90420. No. 7372. A white and red 

 or pink mottled cowpea, com- 

 monly grown in this vicinity. 



90421. No. 7387. Collected at the 

 village of Pengfang, about half- 

 way between Peiping and Tang- 

 shan, October 13, 1930. A red 

 cowpea. 



Nos. 90422 and 90423 were collected 

 at Changping, about halfway be- 

 tween Tangshan and the Ming 

 Tombs, October 13, 1930. 



90422. No. 7398. 90423. No. 7399. 



90424 to 90447. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected by Dr. Don- 

 ald Reddick, Cornell University, in col- 

 laboration with Max Souviron, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received December 1, 

 1930. 



90424. Castilleja abvensis Cham, and 

 Schlecht. Scrophulariaceae. 



Paintedcup. 



No. 324. Collected southeast of Ame- 

 cameca, State of Mexico, at 7,800 feet 

 altitude, November 10, 1930. A shrubby 

 ornamental 6 to 20 inches high with in- 

 conspicuous flowers but brilliant-red 

 bracts, found growing in a cornfield. 



90424 to 90447— Continued. 

 90425. Cosmos sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 376. From Boca del Monte, Pu- 

 ebla, November 17, 1930, at 8,000 feet 

 altitude. A plant 10 to 15 inches high 

 with yellow petals, tipped with white, 

 found growing in an open pasture. 



90426 and 90427. Cbacca spp. Fabaceae. 



90426. No. 400. Collected in a gorge, 

 southeast of Nogales, Vera Cruz, 

 November 19, 1930. A herbaceous 

 vine found at an altitude of 5,000 

 feet. 



90427. No. 404. From Nogales, Vera 

 Cruz, November 19, 1930. A herba- 

 ceous vine found along a creek at 

 4,000 feet altitude. 



90428. Ebythbina sp. Fabaceae. 



Coraltree. 



No. 410. From Nogales, Vera Cruz, 

 along the Rio Blanco, November 19, 1930. 

 A tree about 30 feet high found at an 

 altitude of 4,000 feet. 



90429. Passifloba adenopoda Moc. and 

 Sesse. Passifloraceae. 



No. 349. Collected 3 miles north of 

 Tenancingo, State of Mexico, November 

 13, 1930, at 8,400 feet altitude. A passi- 

 flora with purplish-black fruits. 



90430 to 90440. Phaseolus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



90430. Phaseolus adenanthus Q. 

 Meyer. 



No. 306. From the crater west of 

 San Rafael, at 8,000 feet altitude, 

 November 10, 1930. A herbaceous 

 vine. 



90431. Phaseolus coccineus L. 



Scarlet Runner bean. 



No. 428. From the market of Xo- 

 chlmilco. Distrito Federal, November 

 15, 1930. 



90432 to 90440. Phaseolus vulgabis L. 

 Common bean. 



From the market of Xochimilco, 

 Distrito Federal, November 15, 1930. 



90432. No. 424. 



90433. No. 425. 



90434. No. 426. 



90435. No. 427. 



90436. No. 429. 



90437. No. 430. 



90438. No. 431. 



90439. No. 432. 



90440. No. 433. 



90441 to 90444. Solanum spp. Solana- 

 ceae. 



90441. Solanum sp. 



No. 310. For introduction of tubers 

 and description, see 89687. 



90442. Solanum sp. 



No. 332. For introduction of tubers 

 and description, see 89914. 



90443. Solanum sp. 



No. 344. For introduction of tubers 

 and description, see 89918. 



90444. Solanum sp. 



No. 264. Collected at Tenancingo, 

 State of Mexico, along the roadside, 

 November 13, 1930. Fruits green with 

 a mottling of purplish green. 



