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324159 to 324181— Continued 

 324173 to 324179— Continued 



324178. Col. No. B-25. Wild pear. Tree large, trunk 30 cm., estimated 

 to be 150 years old, very fertile with many seeds; fruit 1.8 cm. diameter, 

 nearly round; very gritty; stem 2.0 cm., leaves small. 



324179. Col. No. B-26. Wild pear. Tree 3.6 m. high, smaller tree in 

 "pear forest", probably 40 years old; fruit 2.5 cm. diameter, nearly 

 round, moderate grit. 



324180. Pyrus sp. 



Col. No. B-15. Wild pear. About 56 km. northwest of Yalta on road to 

 Bakhchisaray into second mountain range. Elevation 600 m. Tree of good 

 size, adjacent to road; fruit to 2.5 cm. diameter, excessive grit, very showy 

 calyx; stem 2.0 to 2.5 cm.; moderate pubescense on leaves. 



324181. Sorbus domestica L. Rosaceae. Service tree. 



Col. No. B-19. South of Bakhchisaray, in open area. Elevation 300 m. 

 Tree large, to 7.5 m. high; fruit 1.5 cm. wide, 2.0 cm. long, ovate, 5 carpels, 

 few seeds per fruit. Only tree seen in area. 



324182 and 324183. Fragaria (hybrid). Rosaceae. 



From Japan. Plants presented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Shimokuriyagawa, Morioka. Received Dec. 14, 1967. 



324182. 'Benizuru'. 



324183. 'Fukuba'. 



324184 to 324186. Zoysia japonica Steud. Gramineae. 



Japanese lawngrass. 



From Korea. Seeds and stolons presented by the College of Agriculture, 

 Seoul National University, Suwon. Received Dec. 18, 1967. 



324184. No. 301. Mt. Chilbo, Suwon. Stolons. 



324185. No. 302. Mt. Chilbo, Suwon. Seeds. 



324186. No. 303. Mt. Huasan, Kyunggido. Seeds. 



324187 to 324190. Glycine max (L.) Merr. Leguminosae. 



Soybean. 



From the Philippines. Seeds presented by J. C. Moomaw, International Rice 

 Research Institute, Los Banos, Laguna, through Theodore Hymowitz, 

 Urbana, Illinois. Numbered Dec. 19, 1967. 



324187. 'Black Manchurian'. Highest yielding in test at Laguna. 



324188. No. 486. Bred at University of Philippines, College of Agri- 

 culture, Los Banos. 



324189. 'Taichung-E24\ Originally from Taiwan Agricultural Research 

 Institute, Taipei, Taiwan. 



324190. < Taichung-E32'. Originally from Taiwan Agricultural Research 

 Institute, Taipei, Taiwan. 



324191. Helianthus annuus L. Compositae. Sunflower. 



From the United Arab Republic. Seeds presented by Yayah Salah, Food and 

 Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Cairo. Received Dec. 

 20, 1967. 



324192 to 324229. Avena sterilis L. Gramineae. 



Animated oats. 



From Israel. Seeds presented by Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew Uni- 

 versity of Jerusalem, Rehovot. Received Dec. 20, 1967. 



