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189249 to 189257— Continued 



189253. Dioscorea alata L. Dioscoreaceae. 



189254. Gossypium. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



No. 1051. 



189255 to 189257. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Convolvulaceae. 



Sweetpotato. 



189255. No. 1043. 



189256. No. 1044. 



189257. No. 1046. 



189258 and 189259. 



From Ethiopia. Seeds presented by the American Embassy, Addis Ababa. 

 Received May 19, 1950. 



189258. Amomum sp. Zingiberaceae. 



189259. Guizotia abyssinica (L. f.) Cass. Asteraceae. 



189260. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. Rutaceae. Orange. 



From Colombia. Budsticks presented by V. R. Gardner, American Embassy, 

 Bogota. Received May 22, 1950. 



Valle del Cauca. 



189261 and 189262. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by W. L. Waterhouse, University of Sydney, 

 Sydney, New South Wales. Received May 22, 1950. 



189261. Gabo W 1422. 



189262. Gaza W 277. 



189263. Lilium sp. Liliaceae. Lily. 



From Africa. Seed received through the Division of Rubber Investigations, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Beltsville, 

 Md. Received May 22, 1950. 



189264 to 189266. 



From England. Roots presented by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey. 

 Received May 22, 1950. 



189264. Mentha aquatica L. Menthaceae. 



189265. Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. 



189266. Mentha rubra Mill. 

 Raripila. 



189267. Solanum melongena L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



From Wisconsin. Seeds presented by O. B. Combs, Department of Horticul- 

 ture, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Received May 23, 1950. 



Badger State. Developed from cross made in 1932 between Black Beauty 

 and Black Bountiful. Contains fewer seeds than either parent, and has other 

 more desirable characteristics. Promising where earliness is an important 

 consideration. 



189268 and 189269. DlOSCOREA spp. Dioscoreaceae. 



From Mexico. Roots collected by J. T. Baldwin, Jr., Agricultural Explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Beltsville, 

 Md. Received May 23, 1950. 



