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33913 to 34038— Continued. 



33984. Mandevilla suaveolens Lindl. 



Distribution. — A climbing shrub with large white flowers found in the vicinity 

 of Buenos Aires in Argentina. 



33985. Menodora integrifolia fCham. and Schlecht.) Steudel. 

 Distribution. — A shrub found on dry sterile hills and plains in the valley 



of the La Plata in Argentina. 



33986. Mimosa adpressa Hook, and Arn. 



Distribution. — A leguminous shrub found in the province of Entre Rios in 

 Argentina. 



33987. Mimosa sepiaria Bentham. 



Distribution. — Common in hedges in southern Brazil and northward to 

 Bahia and Pernambuco. 



53988. MoRRENiA ODORATA (Hook. and Arn.) Lindl. 



Distribution. — A twining \dne with greenish, sweet-smelling flotveis belong- 

 ing to the milkweed family; found in the vicinity of Buenos Aires In Ai-gentina. 



33989. Myroxylon salzmanni (Clos) Kuntze. 

 (Xylosma salzmanni Eichl.) 



Distribution. — A tree found in the provinces of Bahia and Sao Paulo in Brazil. 



33990. Nageia andina (Poepp.) Mueller. 

 {Podocarpus andina Poepp.) 



Distribution. — A small tree belonging to the yew family; found on the slopes 

 of the Andes in southern Chile. 



33991. Heimia salicifolia Link and Otto. 

 (Nesaea salicifolia H. B. K.) 



A bushy shrub with willowlike leaves and yellow flowers in the axils of the 

 leaves. The twigs are strewn on the floors to drive away flies, and a decoction 

 of the leaves is used as a sudorific. 



Distribution. — Steep mountain slopes from San Luis Potosi in northern 

 Mexico southward through Mexico, Central America, and South America to 

 Uruguay. 



33992. Nierembergia frutescens Bur. 



Distribution. — A decumbent herbaceous perennial with blue and white 

 flowers; found in Chile; often cultivated in greenhouses. 



33993. Parkinsonia aculeata L. 

 See No. 32820 for previous introduction. 



33994. Patagonula Americana L. 



Distribution. — A shrub belonging to the borage family; found in southern 

 Argentina and southward to the Straits of Magellan. 



33995. Pfaffia glauca (H. B. K.) Spreng. 



33996. Phalocajllis gracilis (Klatt) Kuntze. 

 (Cypella gracilis Baker.) 



Distribution. — An herbaceous perennial belonging to the iris family and hav- 

 ing yellow, lilac-tinged flowers; found in central Brazil and in Paraguay. 



33997. Phalocallis herbertt (Herbert) Kuntze. 

 (Cypella herberti Herbert.) 



"This pretty little Buenos Airean iris may with me claim to have been the 

 most satisfactory flower of the year in the garden. Its first blossom opened 



