72 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 175 



319525 to 319533— Continued 



319532. E.C. 37053. Tin-Din-Kuaw'. 



319533. I.C. 193. 'Nanking No. 417'. 



319534 to 319538. Glycine max (L.) Merr. Leguminosae. 



Soybean. 



From Japan. Seeds of Chinese origin collected in 1964 from the China 

 Economy-Trade Exhibition, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. Presented through the 

 American Soybean Association. Numbered Apr. 10, 1967. 



319534. 'Hoshu No. 4'. 319537. 'Tono No. 1\ 



319535. 'Keisanboku'. 319538. No. 6014. 



319536. 'Shika No. 4'. 



319539. Oryza sativa L. Gramineae. Rice 



From Thailand. Seeds presented by R. Purnariksha, Sukhunvir, Bangkok. 

 Numbered Apr. 10, 1967. 

 No data. 



319540. Litchi chinensis Sonner Sapindaceae. Lychee. 



From Madagascar. Seeds presented by Luis Marden, National Geographic 

 Society, Washington, D. C. Received Apr. 10, 1967. 



From Tananarive. 



319541 to 319547. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Convolvulaceae. 



Sweetpotato. 



From Taiwan. Tubers presented by the Plant Industry Division, Joint Com- 

 mission on Rural Reconstruction, Taipei. Received Apr. 17, 1967. 



319541. C41-5. (Tainung No. 17 X Nancy Hall). Vines moderately 

 large, medium long, stems dark green with purple. Leaves cordate, green 

 with reddish purple base. Roots pear-shaped spindle; skin light brown; 

 flesh deep orange; vitamin A 7,800 I.U./100 grams; quality very good to 

 excellent; dry matter 29 to 31%. 



319542. C41-74. (Tainung No. 17 X Nancy Hall). Vines slightly small, 

 long, 1.5 to 2.0 meters; stems light green with purple, hairy. Leaves 

 cordate. Roots light yellow brown; long spindle in shape; flesh orange 

 yellow, quality very good; dry matter 29 to 30%. 



319543. Tainung No. 27. (American Yellow Skin X White Holland). 

 Vines small, medium long, slightly hairy; stems yellow green, tinged 

 reddish purple. Leaves three lobed. Roots orange yellow; spindle 

 shaped, small to medium in size, flesh light yellow; quality very good; 

 dry matter 36.6 to 38.8%. Medium maturity; resistant to Fusarium and 

 contracted disease (Sphaceloma batatas Sawada). 



319544. Tainung No. 44. (Foreign variety X Tainung No. 14). Vines 

 moderately large, long, 70 to 100 centimeters; stem reddish purple, 

 smooth. Leaves 3- or 5-lobed. Roots russet brown; pear shaped, short 

 spindle; flesh light yellow; quality very good; dry matter 36.2% 



319545. Tainung No. 57. (Tainung No. 27 X Nancy Hall). Vines short, 

 slightly hairy; stems coarse, internodes short. Leaves 5-lobed, green 

 with light purple base. Roots yellow brown; fusiform shaped, regular; 

 flesh orange yellow; quality excellent; dry matter 30.4 to 37.7%; vitamin 

 A 2,280 I.U./100 grams. Early maturity, wet tolerant; resistant to 

 Fusarium. 



319546. Tainung No. 17. (Red Meat X Cake Potato). Vines moderately 

 large, long, slightly hairy; stems yellow green. Leaves 3-lobed or entire, 

 green with deep reddish purple base. Roots reddish purple, long spindle 

 shaped, regular; flesh white; dry matter 36.4 to 40.7%; quality very good. 

 Late maturity, wet tolerant. 



