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300195 to 300238— Continued 



300227 and 300228. Carthamus dentatus Vahl. 



300227. Col. No. N-6. Local name: Kartaros. In wild along road- 

 side and in fields 4.5 miles east of Iraklion. Plants to 30 inches high; 

 first flowers in bloom. 



300228. Col. No. N-9. Roadside 50 miles east of Iraklion, road to 

 Eloundo. Plants to 3 feet high. 



300229 to 300231. Carthamus glaucus Bieb. 



300229. Col. No. N-19. Along main road, eastern outskirts of 

 Rethymnon. Plants to 4 feet high; flowers mostly pale blue, a few 

 white. 



300230. Col. No. N-22. Scattered among other weeds in field 2 miles 

 west of Rethymnon. Flowers light blue. 



300231. Col. No. N-23. Scattered among other weeds in field 2 miles 

 west of Rethymnon. Plant low growing, late maturing. 



300232 to 300234. Carthamus lanatus L. 



300232. Col. No. N-17. By roadside olive orchard, at Km. stone 32.5, 

 31 miles west of Iraklion. Plants to 3 feet high; heads about 1 inch 



diameter; flowers pale yellow; pollen yellow. 



300233. Col. No. N-18. In wild in field about 0.6 miles east of Alex- 

 andre Phadi, 38 miles west of Iraklion. Plants to 2 feet high; heads 

 0.75 inches diameter; flowers pale yellow. 



300234. Col. No. N-27. Along a side road 0.6 miles west of Ayia 

 Varvara. Plants to 2 feet high; pollen yellow. 



300235 and 300236. Carthamus leucocaulos Sibth. & Smith 



300235. Col. No. N-13. Mountainous roadside west of Marathos, 16 

 miles west of Iraklion. Plants to 24 inches high; flowers light purple 

 to rose colored; seeds probably not mature. 



300236 Col. No. N-25. Roadside, 9 miles west of Iraklion. Plants to 

 2 feet high; seeds somewhat immature. 



300237. Lotus cf . halophilus Boiss. Leguminosae. 



Col. No. N-24. In a field with other weeds 1.8 miles west of Rethym- 

 non. Annual, flat on ground. 



300238. Ricinus communis L. Euphorbiaceae. Castorbean. 

 Col. No. N-21. Dry creekside near highway bridge 5 miles east of 



Khamia. From individual plant, resistant to shattering;' capsules tough; 

 seeds small. 



300239 to 300247. Arachis hypogaea L. Leguminosae. 



From Nigeria. Seeds presented by the Agricultural Research Station, Mokwa, 

 Jebba. Received Aug. 18, 1964. 



Nigerian 

 P.I. Nos. selection Group Remarks 



300239. GBS 601. Kongwa Runner. High yield at Mokwa. 



300240. JBU. 606. Matevere Bunch. 



300241. 

 300242. 

 300243. 

 300244. 

 300245. 

 300246. 

 300247. 



LBU 595. 

 LBU. 598. 

 LBU 5912. 

 MS 539. 

 OBS 595. 

 TBU 5913. 

 VS 591. 



Virginia type pods. 

 Ilorin Bunch pods. 

 Castle Cary Bunch. 

 Natal Runner. 

 Zaria type pods. 

 Samaru Bunch. 

 Zaria Runner. 



Earlier than most Spreading 

 Bunch. 



Plants large, coarse, long season. 

 Pods smaller than usual. 

 High yield. 



Plants large, coarse, long season. 

 High yield at Mokwa. 

 Constricted, non-beaked pods. 



