38 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 171 



286595 to 286598— Continued 



286597. A-437. 'Sheyenne'. From the North Dakota State University, 

 Fargo. Produced and performed well at Ames. 



286598. A-441. 'Tecumseh'. From Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. 

 Produced and performed well at Ames. Has fusarium resistance. 



286599. Malus baccata (L.) Moench Malaceae. 



Siberian crabapple. 



From China. Seedling presented by the Department of Horticulture, Uni- 

 versity of Missouri, Columbia. Grown from seed originally obtained 

 from China through the Research Institute of Pomology, Skierniewice, 

 Poland. Numbered February 20, 1963. 



Reportedly extremely vigorous, well anchored, and of interest as possible 

 virus tolerant rootstocks. 



286600 and 286601. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck Rutaceae. 



Sweet orange. 



From Spain. Plants intercepted by quarantine officials at port of entry, 

 New York, N.Y. Numbered Feb. 20, 1963. 



286600. 'Navelate'. From Valencia. 



286601. 'Washington Navel'. From Valencia. 



286602. Asparagus sp. Convallariaceae. 



From the Republic of South Africa. Seeds collected by H. S. Gentry and 

 A. S. Barclay, agricultural explorers, Crops Research Division, Plant 

 Industry Station, Beltsville, Md. Numbered Feb. 20, 1963. 



No collector's number. Plant densely pubescent. 

 286603 to 286605. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by the Tohoku Forest Tree Improvement 

 Station, Takisawa, Morioka. Received Feb. 21, 1963. 



286603 and 286604. Quercus acutissima Carruthers Fagaceae. 



286603. No. 1. Height 17 meters, diameter 24.7 cm. 



286604. No. 4. Height 15 meters, diameter 28.3 cm. 

 286605. Quercus glandulifera Blume 



No. 1. Height 16 meters, diameter 31 cm. 



286606. Panicum maximum Jacq. Poaceae. Guineagrass. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by the Instituto Agronomico do Estado de 

 Sao Paulo, Campinas. Received Feb. 21, 1963. 



'Capim Coloniao'. 



286607. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. Garden pea. 



From Thailand. Seeds presented by the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Associa- 

 tion, Honolulu, Hawaii. Received Feb. 21, 1963. 



Bangkok commercial variety. Warm region pea, pods edible. 



286608. Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu & Chang Pinaceae. 



From China. Selection made at the National Arboretum from seeds from 

 Nanking. Numbered Feb. 21, 1963. 



N.A. 10920-157. Selected for its pyramidal habit and compact branching. 

 Tree grew to about 35 feet high in 10 years. From seeds introduced under 

 P.I. 161688, January 1948. 



286609. Gossypium tomentosum Nutt. ex Seem. Malvaceae. 



Hawaiian cotton. 



From the United States. Seeds presented by the University of Hawaii, 

 Honolulu, Hawaii. Received Feb. 21, 1963. 



Collected at Makapuu Point, Oahu, Jan. 13, 1963. 



