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304256. Solanum tuberosum L. Solanaceae. Potato. 



From Haiti. Tubers presented by V. A. Wynne, Port-au-Prince. Received 

 Feb. 23, 1965. 



'Bull-Nip'. 



304257 and 304258. Ulmus (hybrid). Ulmaceae. 



From tbe United States. Plants growing at Regional Plant Introduction Sta- 

 tion, Geneva, N.Y. Collected in the Netherlands by F. W. Holmes, Univer- 

 sity of Massachusetts, April 1963. Numbered Feb. 23, 1965. 



304257. Col. No. 274. 'Commelin'. U. X hollandica var. vegeta (Loud.) 

 Rehd. X 1. Excellent vigor, much branched, leaves large, folded at 

 midrib, glossy. Resistant to Dutch elm fungus. (No. 1 is said to be 

 U. carpinifolia X U. plotii sensu Rehder from France) . 



304258. Col. No. 296. 'Groeneveld'. 49 X 1. Excellent vigor, leaves 

 many, erect, folded at midrib, attractive. Resistant to Dutch elm fungus. 



(No. 49 is U glabra X Unknown from England). 



304259. Sesamum indicum L. Pedaliaceae. Sesame. 



From Virgin Islands. Seeds presented by Virgin Islands Agricultural Pro- 

 gram, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Kingshill, St. Croix. Received 

 Feb. 23, 1967. 



Seeds from first generation plants grown in Virgin Islands. Originally 

 from Thailand. 



304260 and 304261. 



From Brazil. Stolons collected and presented by Glenn W. Burton, Georgia 

 Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, Ga. Numbered Feb. 23, 1965. 



304260. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Gramineae. Bermudagrass. 

 'Star Bermuda'. Collected at IRI Research Institute, Matao Paulo, Brazil. 



304261. Paspalum notatum Fluegge Gramineae. Bahiagrass. 

 Collected at IRI Research Institute, Matao, Sao Paulo. 



304262 to 304265. Medicago sativa L. Leguminosae. Alfalfa. 



From the United States. Seeds from selections made and held at Regional 

 Plant Introduction Station, Geneva, N.Y. Numbered Feb. 23, 1965. 



304262. Selection from P.I. 199279. Plant creeping, leafy, vigorous; 31 

 inches high by 55 inches wide; crown 20 inches wide. Maturity medium, 

 winter hardiness medium. Resistant to Pseudoplea leaf spot. 



304263. Selection from P.I. 236605. Plants medium erect, uniform, vigor- 

 ous; 25 inches high by 58 inches wide; crown 8 inches wide. Flowers yel- 

 low; pod spiral. Excellent fall recovery. 



304264. Selection from P.I. 237722. Plant erect, leafy, vigorous; 31 inches 

 high by 55 inches wide, crown 6 inches wide. Date of flowering medium. 

 Excellent winter hardiness and spring recovery. 



304265. Selection from P. I. 256004. Plant erect, vigorous, leaf size 

 medium. Flowering early, pod set heavy. 



304266. Pyracantha coccinea Roemer Rosaceae. Firethorn. 



From Germany. Plants purchased from Hern A. Hesse, Baumschulen, Weener 

 (Ems). Received Feb. 24, 1965. 

 'Andenken an Heinrich Bruns'. 



304267. Crambe abyssinica Hochst. ex R. E. Fries Cruciferae. 



From Algeria. Seeds presented by Jardin d'Essais d'Alger, Recherche Agro- 

 nomique, Hamma. Received Feb. 24, 1965. 



