18 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 175 



318506 and 318507— Continued 



318506. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. Onion. 



'Bawku'. Origin unknown. Common in northern Ghana for many years. 

 Only variety known to flower, seed, produce desirable market product in 

 Ghana. 



318507. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 



'Improved Zuarubgu'. Origin unknown. Consistently productive during 

 all seasons throughout Ghana. Superior to most American varieties in 

 Ghana. 



318508 and 308509. 



From Greece. Seeds collected by George Sklivanos, Chios and forwarded 

 through Agricultural Attache, Athens. Received Jan. 24, 1967. 



318508. Melilotus segetalis (Brot.) Seringe Leguminosae. 



Sweetclover. 



Native, uncultivated legume. 



318509. Securigera securidaca (L.) Deg. & Doerfl. Leguminosae. 

 Native, uncultivated legume. 



318510. Ricinus communis L. Euphorbiaceae. Castorbean. 



From Thailand. Seeds presented by Richard S. Mann, Center for Uplift of 

 Hill Tribes, P.O. Box 29, Chiengmai. Received Jan. 24, 1967. 



Wild, uncultivated* 



318511. Triticum aestivum L. Gramineae. Wheat. 



From Israel. Seeds presented by Volcani Institute of Agricultural Research, 

 Plant Introduction Service, Rehovot. Received Jan. 24, 1967. 



Florence X Aurore 8193. 



318512 to 318592. 



From Korea. Plant material collected by E. G. Corbett and R. W. Lighty, 

 agricultural explorers, Crops Research Division, United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Beltsville, Md. For U.S.D.A.-Longwood Gardens 

 Cooperative Program. Numbered Jan. 26, 1967. 



318512. Acer takesimense Nakai Aceraceae. 



Col. No. K-44. Mt. Songin Bong, Ullung-do. Elevation 970 meters. 

 Deciduous tree to 10 meters high. Diameter at breast height is about 50 

 cm. Seedlings. 



318513. Aceriphyllum ROSSll Engl. Saxifragaceae. 



Col. No. K-62. Dry streambed at base of Mt. Sorak, Kangwon-do. Low- 

 growing perennial with thick rhizome. Leaves palmately 5 to 9 lobed at 

 ends of rhizomes. Plants. 



318514. Adenophora sp. Campanulaceae. 



Col. No. K-267. On rock cliff along road near Muu Ju. Herbaceous 

 perennial to 1 meter high. Flowers in a graceful raceme, blue. Plants. 



318515. Allium thunbergii G. Don Liliaceae. 



Col. No. K-305. Along streambed on trail to Paek Tarn Sa, Mt. Sorak. 

 Bulbous perennial. Flowers in umbel, purple. Plants, 



318516. Aruncus aethusifolius (Lev.) Nakai Rosaceae. 



Col. No. K-ll. In open, wind-swept fields near top of Mt. Halla, Cheju 

 Island. Elevation 1,900 meters. Herbaceous perennial with finely divided 

 leaves. Flowers whitish. Plants. 



