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286179 to 286181. Ricinus communis L. Euphorbiaceae. 



Castorbean. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by the Institudo da Agricultura do Estado 

 de Sao Paulo, Campinas. Received January 28, 1963. 



286179. 'Mamonfira H 2'. 



286180. 'Mamonfira H 30'. 



286181. 'Mamonfira LRP 38-1'. 



286182 to 286187. Sesamum indicum L. Pedaliaceae. Sesame. 



From Israel. Seeds presented by the National and University Institute of 

 Agriculture, Rehovoth. Received January 28, 1963. 



286182. Plant 143-1. Fi from backcross No. 45 X 'Renner 15', different 

 parents. One capsule per node, long. 



286183. Plant 161-1. F 3 from the cross No. 45 X 'Renner 15'. Three 

 capsules per node, long. 



286184. Plant 164-1. F 3 plant. Same cross as for P.I. 286183. 



286185. Plant 164-2. F 3 plant. Same cross as for P.I. 286183. Three 

 capsules per node, 4 locules per capsule, early. 



286186. Row 151. Fi plants of the backcross: (No. 45 X 'Renner 15'). 

 Indehiscent F 2 X No. 45. Selfed seed. 



286187. Row 152. Same as row 151 but different plants used for the 

 backcross. Selfed seed. 



286188 to 286194. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by the National Institute of Agricultural 

 Sciences, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa. Received January 28, 1963. 



286188. 'Choko-to'. 286192. 'Pi No. 1'. 



286189. 'Homare-nishiki'. 286193. 'Tadukan'. 



286190. 'Kanto No. 51'. 286194. 'Usen'. 



286191. 'Norin No. 22'. 



286195. Sorghum sp. Poaceae. 



From Thailand. Seeds collected and presented by the Hawaiian Sugar 

 Planters' Association, Honolulu. Received Jan. 29, 1963. 



286196. Beckeropsis petiolaris (Hochst.) Fig. et de Not. 



Poaceae. 



From Ethiopia. Seeds collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, Crops 

 Research Division, Plant Industry Station, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 Jan. 29, 1963. 



Col. No. 8031. Field, edge of Tippi village, Illubabor Province. 7° N. 

 lat. 35° E., long. Elevation 4,150 feet. Plant to 7 feet high, somewhat 

 tillered at base ; spikelets pendulous, reddish. 



286197. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



From Iraq. Seeds presented by the Plant Breeding Department, Cornell 

 University, Ithaca, N.Y. Received Jan. 29, 1963. 



'Ajeba 210'. Most popular milling wheat in country; from Agronomy 

 Department, College of Agriculture, Abu-Ghraile, Baghdad. 



286198 to 286202. 



From the United States. Seeds held in storage at the Regional Plant Intro- 

 duction Station, Pullman, Wash. Numbered Jan. 29, 1963. 



