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304724 to 304735- 



-Continued 





304724. B-4738. 







304730. B-51129. 



304725. B-5650. 







304731. B-51410. 



304726. B-5744. 







304732. B-53348. 



304727. B-5789. 







304733. B-58109. 



304728. B-5791. 







304734. B-58114. 



304729. B-45116. 







304735. B-58176, 



304736. Hydnocarpus sp 



. Flaco 



urtiaceae. 



From Thailand. Seeds collected by Llewelyn Williams, botanist, New Crops 

 Research Branch, Beltsville, Maryland. Numbered Mar. 11, 1965. 



No. 19400. Huey-Wang, Pennisula Thailand. December 29, 1964. Small to 

 medium-sized tree, 5 to 8 meters high. Growing in evergreen hill forest in 

 well drained soil. A related species, Hydnocarpus anthelmintics, is the source 

 of chaulmoogra oil which has been used in Asia for decades in the treatment of 

 skin diseases, such as leprosy. 



304737. Sambucus NIGRA L. Caprifoliaceae. European elder. 



From Great Britain. Cuttings presented by the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, 

 Richmond, Surrey, England. Received Mar. 11, 1965. 



'Purpureas'. 



304738 to 304740. 



SACCHARUM (hybrid). Gramineae. 



Sugarcane. 



From India. Cuttings presented by the Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coim- 

 batore. Received Mar. 12, 1965. 



304738. Co. 419. 



304739. C.P. 31-294. 



304740. C.P. 47-193. 



304741. Wasabia pungens Mats. 



From Japan. Roots presented by Takii 

 Mar. 12, 1965. 



Cruciferae. 



& Company, Ltd. 



Kyoto. Received 



304742. Oryza sativa L. Gramineae. Rice. 



From Italy. Seeds presented by Professor R. Piacco, Stazione Sperimentale 

 di Risicoltura e delle Coltivazioni Irrigue, Vercelli. Received Mar. 16, 1965. 



304743 to 304747. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Muskmelon. 



From El Salvador. Seeds presented by C. L. Horn, agricultural administrator, 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agency for International Develop- 

 ment Program, San Salvador. Received Mar. 16, 1965. 



Fruit shape variable, smooth, furrowed, aromatic, nearly tasteless. 



304743. No. 1. 304746. No. 4. 



304744. No. 2. 304747. No. 5. 



304745. No. 3. 



304748. Hibiscus sp. Malvaceae. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected by O. F. Francke, Mexico 13, Districta Federalis. 

 Received Mar. 16, 1965. 



Tlapacoyan, Vera Cruz. Elevation 1,500 m. Red spring. 



