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edge to which seeds are attached,
3 ridges close together and one more
distant on each side. Seeds 6-7,
5/8 in long, mole-brown mottled lightly,
each with seed's isolated in papery
lining of pod.
X
3-21-29 "Jatropha podagrica" obsd
labeled Agri St. Fl. p 211. St 2 ft high,
2 in diam at base, about 10 7/8 in
at top, branched with similarly
thick branches. Lvs for young to dense.
Fl bright scarlet in flattened inf.
Peduncles to 8 in long, stout. Pedicels
shortifyng.
X
3-21-29 "Cassia grandis - Pinkshaver"
labeled Agri St. Young tree in open
space so east of dwelling. No flos,
its first appearing. Obsd.
3-21-29 "Hyophobe Verschaffeltii
from Mascarene Isls" labeled
Agri Stat. no. Entrance to dwelling
Palin, lvs pinnate. No flos f2.
Observed.
3-21-29 Dwarf magnolium in
fl with lvs variegated white v green.
3-21-29 "Felicia - an annual"
labeled Agri Stat. Border by green house.
Fl composite with blue ray & yellow
disk.
X
3-26-29 Exacaria bicolor, Hash p 230
Fl. 9-307
Rosemont. St lvs absolutely glabrous,
very smooth to touch. Lf to 6x1 1/4 in