12 MISC. PUBLICATION 568, U. S. DEP'T. OF AGRICULTURE 



4285 Cinchona 

 Quina (Sp.) 



Shrub, 10 ft. high, globular shape. Uncommon here. No fir. or frt. 

 Photo 18-4 & 5. P-(seedlings from below shrub). A-(bark). 



4286 Composite 

 Anis (Sp.) 



Growing flat on ground in open places, very common. Some plants 2 ft. across. 

 Fir. yellow; crushed leaves smell strongly of anis. Used to flavor food and al- 

 coholic drinks. 



4287 



Beginning Collections in Brazil, S. America 

 Estado do Para. Year 1940 



5001-5040 Fazenda Itataquibinha, on Rio Tapajos, 50 km. up river from junction 

 with Rio Amazonas. Muddy silt soil, flooded igapo. El. 300 m. Nov. 3. 



5001 



Lengua dejacare (Br.); ininitd (Tupi). 



Aquatic, forming small floating islands. Fir. pale yellow, closing during day, 



sweet-scented. Seed gelatinous, eaten by fish. 



5002 Swietenia 



Cedro-y (Guar. & Br.). 



Huge tree, diam. 15 ft., about 80 ft. high. In dense forest, branching only at top. 



Fruits falling into water to disintegrate and liberate seed. Used as construction 



timbers, canoe paddles, and cabinet making. 



Fruits separate. F-(leaf spot). P-{seed and 6 seedlings). 



5003 



This method saves a great deal of laborious repetition, especially when 

 the locality names are exceedingly long, by including under group en- 

 tries, i.e., 4280-4283, 4285-4290, and 5001-5040, all the data common 

 to collections of the group. 



The last line of entry 4280 indicates that a photograph (Roll No. 18, 

 exposure 3) has been taken of the plant. A- (leaves) indicates that an- 

 alysis material was collected. For entry 4285, two photographs (Roll 

 No. 18, exposures 4 and 5) were made; propagation material consists of 

 seedlings; analysis material was collected. Entry 5002 shows that the 

 propagation material consists of seed and seedlings, and that F-(leaf 

 spot) is represented by a collection of diseased leaves. "Fruits separate" 

 means that the pods were too large to be pressed with the specimen and 

 consequently are to be found separately in a bag or some other con- 

 tainer. All supplementary material must be correctly numbered (p. 9) 

 and securely tagged to show its relation to the corresponding pressed 

 specimens. As an additional safeguard, the date could be written, also, 

 on the tags. 



PRESSED-PLANT SPECIMENS 



Kind of Data Needed 



Remarks under General Information Needed for Specimens (p. 8), 

 as well as the sample extracts from field notebooks (p. 11), indicate 

 the ordinary kind of information desired. As mentioned previously, 

 the notes should present a brief but clear word picture of the specimen 



