INVENTORY 1 



92337 to 92340. 



From Argentina. South America. Seeds 

 presented by Dr. Lorenzo R. Pa rod i. Lab- 

 oratorio de Botanica. Facultad de 

 Agron6miea y Veterinaria, Buenos Aires. 

 Received April 1, 1931. 



92337. AxONOPUS 

 odi. Foaceae. 



IRIDACEL'S 



(Mez) Par- 

 Grass. 



Of possible value as forage. 

 92338 to 92340. Poa spp. Poaceae. 



Grass, 

 o x a k i e x s i s (Lam.) 



92338. Poa 

 Kunth. 



No. 455. A rhizomatous perennial 

 grass. 



For previous introduction see 76885. 



92339. Poa laxigera Nees. 



No. 456. Of possible value as for- 

 age. 



92340. Poa ligularis Nees. 



No. 450. Of possible value as for- 

 age. 



92341 to 92373. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected by C. O. Er- 

 lanson and Max Souviron, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received April 1, 1931. 



Nos. 92341 to 92365 were collected in the 

 State of Chiapas. 



92341. Axxona muricata L. Annona- 

 ceae. Soursop. 



No. 57. Guanava. Collected near 

 Acala at 2.800 feet altitude. A tree 40 

 feet high which was found on irrigated 

 land. The tree is cultivated for its soft- 

 spine fruit. 



92342. Ardisia sp. Myrsinaceae. 



No. 103. Collected at Chiapas, March 

 4. 1931. A tree 45 feet high, used as a 

 shade tree on the plaza. 



92341 to 92373 — Continued. 



92343. Bixa orellaxa L. Bixaceae. 



Anatto-tree. 



No. 56. Collected near Acala at 2,800 

 feet altitude. February 22. 1931. A tree 

 25 feet high found growing in open 

 scrub. It is sometimes used as a hedge. 

 The berries furnish a yellow coloring 

 matter for butter and cheese. 



For previous introduction see 76416, 



92344. Ceiba sp. Bombacaceae. 



No. 107. Mosmote. Collected in the 

 dry valley of Tuxtla Gutierrez. March 4, 

 1931. where it was growing abundantly, 



92345. Cestrum sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 88. Collected along the road be- 

 tween San Cristobal and Tenejapa. Feb- 

 ruary 28, 1931. at 3.900 feet altitude. 

 A bush up to 15 feet high with white 

 berries. 



92346. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



No. 34. Collected in the market at 

 Tuxtla Gutierrez. February 17, 1931. 

 This variety, that came originally from 

 Spain, produces small elliptic fruits. 



92347. Dahlia sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 89. Collected along the road be- 

 tween San Cristobal and Tenejapa. Feb- 

 ruary 28, 1931, at 3.900 feet altitude. A 

 herbaceous plant up to 30 feet high. 



92348. D i a l i d m divaricatum Vahl. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 98. Unpace. Collected in the 

 mountains north of Tuxtla Gutierrez, 

 March 2. 1931. The endocarp of the 

 nut of this tree is used bv the natives 

 in making a refreshing drink. 



92349. Erythrixa goldmanii Standi. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 102. San Felipe. Found growing 

 among dry scrub near Chiapas, March 4, 



1 It should be understood that the names of horticultural varieties of fruits, vegetables, 

 cereals, and other plants used in this inventory are those under which the material was 

 received when introduced by the Division of Foreign Plant Introduction and. further, that 

 the printing of such names here does not constitute their official publication and adoption 

 in this country. As the different varieties are studied, their entrance into the American 

 trade forecast, and the use of varietal names for them in American literature becomes 

 necessary, the foreign varietal designations appearing in this inventory will be subiect to 

 change with a view to bringing the forms of the names into harmony with recognized 

 horticultural nomenclature. 



It is a well-known fact that botanical descriptions, both technical and economic, seldom 

 mention the seeds at all and rarely describe them in such a way as to make possible 

 identification from the seeds alone. Many of the unusual plants listed in these inven- 

 tories are appearing in this country for the first time, and there are no seed samples or 

 herbarium specimens with ripe seeds with which the new arrivals may be compared. The 

 only identification possible is to see that the sample received resembles seeds of other 

 species of the same genus of related genera. The responsibility for the identifications, 

 therefore, must necessarily often rest with the person sending the material. If there is 

 any question regarding the correctness of the identification of any plant received from 

 this division, herbarium specimens of leaves and flowers should be sent in so that definite 

 identification can be made. 



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