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92883 to 92932 — Continued. 



92913. Gossypium sp. 



No. 9160. Collected at Acapulco, 

 Mexico, March 21, 1931. 



92914. Gossypium sp. 



No. 9169. Kidney cotton, collected 

 at Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, March 

 27, 1931. 



92915. Gossypium sp. 



No. 9172. Collected in a garden at 

 La Paz, Lower California, March 30, 

 1931. 



92916. Gossypium sp. 

 Collected in Panama. 



92917. Hibiscus cryptocarpos A. Rich. 

 Malvaceae. 



No. 9112. From Soledad, Cuba, Febru- 

 ary 8, 1931. A shrub with long-petioled, 

 cordate, palmately 5-lobed leaves 3 to 4 

 inches long and wide, and solitary plum- 

 colored flowers. It is native to Cuba. 



For previous introduction see 90917. 



92918. Lycium sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 9178. Collected at La Paz, Lower 

 California, March 31, 1931. 



92919. Lycium sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 9188. Collected at Agua Verde, 

 April 3, 1931. An ornamental vine with 

 good flowers. 



92920. Mam miliaria sp. Cactaceae. 



Cactus. 



No. 9185. Collected on the Isla Par- 

 tidas, Lower California, April 1, 1931. 



92921. Martynia sp. Martyniaceae. 



No. 9165. From Acapulco, Mexico, 

 March 21, 1931. Wild plants found in 

 an arroyo near the town. 



92922. Opuntia sp. Cactaceae. 



Pricklypear. 



No. 9186. Collected on the Isla Par- 

 tidas, Lower California, April 1, 1931. 



92923. 1'ASSIFLORA 

 Passifloraceae. 



No. 9187. Collected on San Francisco 

 Island, Gulf of California, April 2, 1931. 

 A low shrub 8 to 16 inches high, with a 

 few short sprawling branches. The cir- 

 cular leaves are three lobed, densely soft 

 hairy, and about 1 inch wide. The glo- 

 bose fruit, 1 inch in diameter, is densely 

 pubescent with long silky hairs. Native 

 to Lower California. 



92924. Persea Americana Mill. (P. 

 gratizsima Gaertn. f.) Lauraceae. 



Avocado. 



No. 9153. Collected above Tecpan, 

 Guatemala, at 10,000 feet altitude, March 

 11. 1931. Seeds from a frost-resistant 

 tree. 



92925. Phyllanthus emblica L. Eu- 

 phorbiaceae. Nelli. 



No. 9119. Collected at Soledad, Cuba, 

 February 9, 1931. A small tree with 

 slender branches bearing numerous linear, 

 2-ranked leaves about half an inch long. 

 The globose fruits are used as a purga- 

 tive when raw, or cooked to make an 

 acid sauce. Native to tropical Asia. 



For previous introduction see 88130. 



fruticosa Killip. 



92883 to 92932— Continued. 



92926. Sicana odorifera (Veil.) Naud. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Casabanana. 



No. 9194. From the market at Guate- 

 mala City, March 14, 1931. A subtropi- 

 cal ornamental cucurbitaceous vine pro- 

 ducing large fruits like a watermelon a 

 foot or more long, which are edible but 

 insipid. 



For previous introduction see 80701. 



92927. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Poaceae. 



Sorghum. 



No. 9157. Collected on Grand Cay- 

 man Island, February 11, 1931. 



92928. Sphaeralcea californica Rose. 

 Malvaceae. 



No. 9176. Collected near La Paz, 

 Lower California, March 30, 1931. A 

 tall coarse herbaceous perennial 4 to 10 

 feet high, native to Lower California 

 The densely stellate, 3-lobed, triangular- 

 oblong leaves are crenately toothed and 

 are 2 to 3 inches long ; and the small 

 orange-colored flowers are borne in an 

 open panicle. 



92929 to 92932. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn. 



92929. No. 9150. Collected en route 

 from La Union to San Salvador 

 March 6, 1931. White corn. 



. No. 9156. From the Panama 

 market, February 23, 1931. Yellow 

 corn. 



92931. No. 9158. Collected at Chaca- 

 lapa, Oaxaca, Mexico, March 19, 

 1931. Yellow and white corn. 



92932. No. 9190. Collected at La Paz, 

 Lower California, April 30, 1931. 

 Shelled corn. 



92933. Vitis vinifera L. Vitaceae. 



European grape. 



From Corsica. Cuttings presented by F. 

 Durazzo, Sartene, through Niels Nielsen, 

 agricultural commissioner, American con- 

 sulate, Marseille, France. Received April 

 16, 1931. 



Variety unknown. 



92934 to 92938. Avena spp. Poaceae. 



Oats. 



From Germany. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 von Helmut Frenzel, through Dr. Arnold 

 Scheibe, Berlin-Dahlem, Biologische 

 Reichsanstalt. Received April 21, 

 1931. 



Introduced for the use of specialists 

 working with the crown rust of oats. 



92934 to 92936. Avena sativa L. 



92934. No. 4. Brie. 



92935. No. 7. Odenwalder straus. 



92936. No. 2. Uruguay. 



92937. Avena sterilis L. 

 No. 8. C. 7. 840-49. 



92938. Avena sp. 



No. 9. Mortgage Lifter. 



92939 to 92941. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by Amadeu 

 Barbiellini, Sao Paulo. Received April 

 16, 1931. 



