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295854 to 295860. 



From Israel. Seed procured under Public Law 480. Received Feb. 20, 1964. 

 295854 to 295856. Daucus aureus Desf . 



295854. No. 82-54. Mixed alluvial soil, edge of water ditch, Wadi Rubin. 

 Annual rainfall 500 mm. 



295855. No. 83-54. Terra rossa alluvial soil, in banana grove, Carmel 

 coast. Annual rainfall 600 mm. 



295856. No.85-54. Terra rossa field, Mayan Harod. Annual rainfall 

 450 mm. 



295857 and 295858. Daucus broteri Tenore 



295857. No. 87-54. Terra rossa alluvial soil, edge of ditch, in flooded 

 field, Beit Alpha. 



295858. No. 88-54. Gravel ditch, Mediterranean chapparal, Waki Amud. 

 Annual rainfall 700 mm. 



295859. Daucus jordanicus Post 



No. 86-54. Heavy alluvial field, Yardena. Annual rainfall 300 mm. 



295860. Daucus maximus Desf. 



No. 84-54. Terra rossa soil, terraced field edge, Damun (Mt. Carmel). 

 Annual rainfall 600 mm. 



295861 to 295864. 



From Spain. Seeds procured under Public Law 480. Received Feb. 20, 1964. 



295861. Daucus carota L. Carrot. 



No. 6. Local name: Zanahoria silvestre. From El Viso (Royal City). 

 Uncultivated biennial, in wild along beaches, Mediterranean type. 



295862. Daucus maximus Desf. 



No. 7. Local name: Greater wild carrot. From Bailen (Jaen). Plants 

 rough, tough, tall biennials, vigorous in dry, loamy, limestone soil in warm 

 climate. Not livestock grazed. A circummediterranean species. 



295863. Daucus muricatus L. 



No. 8. From Villa del Rio (Cordoba). Plants not vigorous, prefer limey 

 loam in warm climate. 



295864. Daucus setifolius Desf. 



No. 9. From Andujar (Jaen). Plant biennial or perennial preferring a 

 warm climate and sandy soil. 



295865 to 295870. 



From the United States. Seeds collected by L. A. Mullen, Regional Plant 

 Introduction Station, Pullman, Wash. Received Feb. 20, 1964. 



295865. Penstemon venustus Dougl. Scrophulariaceae. 



Col. No. M-8. In wild, on thin soil, dry western slope, over basalt, 3 miles 

 north of Winchester, Idaho. Elevation 3,000 feet. 



295866. Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Torr. & Gray) Torr. Rosa- 

 ceae. Western chokecherry. 



Col. No. M-6. Local name "Red chokecherry". Along railway 0.25 mile 

 northwest of Wawawai, Washington. Elevation 700 feet. Plant typical, 

 ornamental; fruit wildlife food in wild, also used for jelly. 



295867. Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa (A. Nels.) Sarg. 



Black chokecherry. 



Col. No. M-7. Local name: "Black chokecherry". City limits, Colfax, 

 Washington. Elevation 2,300 feet. Plant typical, ornamental; fruit wild- 

 like food in wild, also used for jelly. 



