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289842 to 289867— Continued 



289859. Prunus sp. 



Miss. Plum 11. 0. Powell, Pine St., Wiggins. Tree 3 years old, 12 feet 

 high, 12 feet wide, excellent disease resistance; fruit clingstone, 1.5 inch 

 diameter, ripens early June ; flesh blue, purple to red. 



289860. Prunus sp. 



Miss. Plum 12. J. C. Brown, R. 1, Perkinston. Tree 8 feet high, 8 feet 

 wide, moderately disease resistant; fruit clingstone; flesh deep red. 



289861. Prunus sp. 



Miss. Plum 14. J. C. Brown, R. 1, Perkinston. Tree 12 feet high, 12 

 feet wide, native ; fruit red. 



289862. Prunus sp. 



Miss. Plum 15. C. E. O'Neal, R. 1, Perkinston. Old tree, 9 feet high, 

 4 feet wide ; fruit yellow. 



289863. Prunus sp. 



Miss. Plum 22. E. Buhrer, R. 1, Kokomo. Tree 2 to 3 years old, 8 feet 

 high, 8 feet wide, called apricot-plum, wild from McComb, suckers freely, 

 excellent disease resistance; trunk 13-inch circumference 12 inches above 

 soil ; fruit pink-yellow, ripens in June. 



289864. Prunus sp. 



Miss. Plum 24. T. E- Beard, Leakesville. Tree 25 feet high, 20 feet 

 wide, excellent disease resistance; trunk 34-inch circumference 24 inches 

 above soil; leaf buds dormant 2-27-63; fruit pink to red with whitish 

 bloom, 1.25 inch diameter; flesh pink to red; flavor excellent. 



289865. Prunus sp. 



Miss. Plum 25. T. T. Courtney, Sr., R. 1, New Augusta. Tree 1 year 

 old, 8 feet high, 8 feet wide; trunk 8-inch circumference 12 inches above 

 soil; leaf buds dormant 2-27-63; fruit red, 5.5-inch circumference, ripens 

 late June. 



289866. Prunus sp. 



Miss. Plum 26. J. Sellers, New Augusta. Tree 25 feet high, 15 feet 

 wide, good disease resistance; trunk 17-inch circumference 12 inches above 

 soil; fruit red, 5-inch circumference, clingstone; ripens mid-June. 



289867. Prunus sp. 



Miss. Plum 27. V. A. Hegwood, R. 1, Brooklyn. Trees in family over 

 100 years. Tree 5 years old, 12 feet high, 12 feet wide, excellent disease 

 resistance; trunk 16-inch circumference 12 inches above soil; fruit yellow 

 red, 5-inch circumference, ripens mid-June. 



289868 to 289886. Cucumis MELO L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Muskmelon. 



From Iran. Seeds presented by the United States Embassy, Tehran. Re- 

 ceived May 5, 1963. 



289868. Abbass Chawry. Eyvanki. 



289869. Abatari. 



289870. Agha Nabat. Kashan. 



289871. Azabaidjan Chaprg. 



289872. Baba Kharman. Daregaz. 



289873. Darghaz. 



289874. Deh No isfahan. Late type. 



289875. Chalae Hatami. Varamin. 



289876. Isfahan, new village. Orange-fleshed late type. 



