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302672 to 302757— Continued 



302753 and 302754. Tulipa pulchella Fenzl 



302753. 'Humilis'. 



302754. 'Violacea Yellow Centre'. 



302755. Tulipa tarda Stapf 



302756. Tulipa urumiensis Stapf 



302757. Tulipa wilsoniana Hoog 



302758. Senecio achilleifolius Thunb. Compositae. 



From the Republic of South Africa. Cuttings collected by A. J. Oakes, agricul- 

 tural explorer, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Numbered Nov. 

 12, 1964. 



Col. No. 414. East of Estcourt, Natal 20 miles. Moist streambed. Plant to 

 8 inches high, leaves short, narrow, flowers small, yellow. 



302759 and 302760. 



From the United States. Plants collected by H. S. Gentry, agricultural ex- 

 plorer, Crops Research Division, Plant Industry Station, Beltsville, Md. 

 Received Oct. 8, 1964. Numbered Nov. 13, 1964. 



302759. Agave chisosensis Muller Amaryllidaceae. 



Col. No. 20626. Chisos Mountains, Tex. Collected July 17, 1964. 



302760. Agave harvardiana Trelease 



Col. No. 20624. Marathon, Tex. Collected June 15, 1964. 

 302761 and 302762. 



From Rhodesia. Seeds presented by the Botanic Garden, Salisbury for the 

 United States National Arboretum, Washington, D.C. Received Nov. 13, 

 1964. 



302761. Hibiscus lunarifolius Willd. Malvaceae. Rosemallow. 



302762. Vitex payos (Lour.) Merr. Verbenaceae. 



302763 and 302764. Medicago sativa L. Leguminosae. 



Alfalfa. 



From Chile. Seeds presented by the Republica de Chile, Ministerio de Agri- 

 cultura, Direccion de Agricultura y Pesca, Oficina de Estudios Especiales, 

 Santiago. Received Nov. 13, 1964. 



302763. PF. 6455. 'Liguen'. Obtained by mass selection from Hairy 

 Peruvian material from Israel. Excellent seedling vigor, no winter dor- 

 mancy and high production under conditions where stem nematode (Dy- 

 tilenchus dipsasi) not prevailing. 



302764. PF. 6632. 'Valle Huasco'. Selection of 20 plants resistant to stem 

 nematode; progeny tests indicate resistance similar to Lahontan but more 

 winter growth. Susceptible to mildew, similar to Caliverde in growth 

 characteristics, possibly slightly shorter. 



302765. Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heyn. Cruciferae. 



From Denmark. Seeds presented by the Universitetets Botaniske Have. Ko- 

 benhavn, Jardin Botanique de Copenhague. Received Nov. 13, 1964. 



302766 to 302768. 



From the Republic of South Africa. Plants collected by A. J. Oakes, agri- 

 cultural explorer, Crops Research Division, Plant Industry Station, Belts- 

 ville, Md. Received Oct. 20, 1964. Numbered Nov. 16, 1964. 



