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295939— Continued 



'Peniarth S. 238'. A new, high-yielding, stem eelworm-resistant, winter oat 

 developed from S.172 F 2 selection from S.147 X 01747/10/7. Tested 3 years, 

 National Institute of Agricultural Botany; yielded 11 percent more grain than 

 'Powys' and 17 percent more grain than S.147, a parent. The straw is as long 

 as, but stiffer than 'Powys'. It performs well under a wide range of fertility 

 conditions, and under British conditions is resistant to stem eelworm and mod- 

 erately resistant to mildew. 



295940 to 295943. 



From Korea. Seeds presented by the Crop Experiment Station, Suwon. Re- 

 ceived Feb. 24, 1964. 



295940. Lespedeza sp. Leguminosae. 



L-1018. Line selection for excellence and recommended for reclaimed 

 acidic soils for soil improvement. Early flowering; matures in 60 days. 



295941. Lespedeza striata Hook. & Arn. Common lespedeza. 



L-1021. Line selection for excellency and recommended for reclaimed 

 acidic soils for soil improvement. Early flowering; matures in 60 days. 



295942. Lespedeza sp. 



R-148. Line selection; late flowering, matures in 50 days. Good hay 

 producer on upland fields. 



295943. Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim. 



'R-Chungpuk'. Line selection; late flowering, matures in 50 days. Good 

 hay producer on upland fields. 



295944. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by H. Lyne, Northam, Western Australia. 

 Received Feb. 24, 1964. 



'Surprise'. Rock melon. Fruit round, highly flavored. 



295945. Glycine javanica L. Leguminosae. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by the United States Regional Soybean Labora- 

 tory, Urbana, 111. Received Feb. 24, 1964. 



Agronomy Institute, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Used as a perennial forage crop. 



295946 to 295952. Glycine javanica L. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Seeds presented by the United 

 States Regional Soybean Laboratory, Urbana, 111. Received Feb. 24, 1964. 



From the Amur River Region, Siberia, approximately 50° N. latitude, via 

 East Germany. 



295946. 'Amurskaja 42'. Amur Station for Agricultural Research near 

 Blagowestschensk. Seed variety. 



295947. 'Amurskaja 57'. Variety for green food (fodder?). 



295948. 'Amurskaja 262'. Variety for green food (fodder?). 



295949. 'Amurskaja 266'. Variety for green food (fodder?). 



295950. 'Jubilee'. Midearly variety. 



295951. 'Record North'. Grown near Seja, north Amur region. 



295952. 'Salut 216'. Midearly variety. 

 295953 to 295968. 



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

 Agriculture, Rehovoth. Received Feb. 25, 1964. 

 295953 to 295955. Avena satf'a L. Gramineae. Common oats. 



295953. RC 346. 



