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304794. Betula pendula Roth Betulaceae. European birch. 



From Yugoslavia. Seeds collected by Antun Dokus, Institute for Conifers, 

 Jastrebarsko, (near Zagreb). Received Mar. 16, 1965. 



Croatia province, Karlovac County. Elevation 195 meters. "Tulovo Brdo". 

 Seeds collected from one tree; straight, broad crown, moderate branching, to 

 65.6 feet high. 



304795. Allium porrum L. Liliaceae. Leek. 



From Great Britain. Bulbs presented by Kathleen Hunter, Callestick, Truro, 

 Cornwall, England. Numbered Mar. 16, 1965. 



Col. No. G8916. Plant 12 inches high, flowers purple. Forms offsets 

 underground. 



304796. Allium schoenoprasum L. Liliaceae. Chives. 



From the United States. Seeds collected at Plantation Gardens, Rustburg, 

 Virginia. Numbered Mar. 16, 1965. 



Col. No. 8917. Plant 10-12 inches high, flower white, star-shaped, second 

 year from seed. Used as common chive. 



304797 to 304802. Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. Cruci- 

 ferae. Cabbage. 



From Denmark. Seeds obtained from A. Hansen Kastrup, Amager. Num- 

 bered Mar. 16, 1965. 



304797. Col. No. G9164. 'Amager Short Stem'. Type of 'Danish Ball- 

 head'; stem short, head balloon-shaped, not large, light, stores well. 



304798. Col. No. G9165. 'Amager Medium Stem'. Head balloon-shaped, 

 deeper and heavier than 'Amager Short Stem'. Stores well. 



304799. Col. No. G9166. 'Golden Acre'. Head round, firm, medium size, 

 outer leaves short, early. Susceptible to yellows. 



304800. Col. No. G9167. 'Golden Acre- Yellows Resistant'. Same as 

 'Golden Acre' plus resistance to yellows. 



304801. Col. No. G9168. 'Glory of Enkhuizen'. Plant large; leaves nu- 

 merous, large sessile, concave extended above head. Head 7.5 by 7 inches, 

 5-6 pounds, hard; stem small, short. Early midseason. 



304802. Col. No. G9169. 'Louisiana'. 

 304803 to 304841. 



From the United States. Selections made at Regional Plant Introduction Sta- 

 tion, Geneva, N. Y. Numbered Mar. 16, 1965. 



304803 to 304805. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 



304803. Col. No. G3841S. Selection from P.I. 212233. Plants variable, 

 vigorous, 58 inches long. Fruit 11 by 1.75 inches, taper to stem, spines 

 white and dark, excellent set, medium maturity. Possible tolerance to 

 powdery mildew and mosaic. 



304804. Col. No. G6720S. Selection from P.I. 164816. Plant medium 

 vigor, 35 inches long. Flowers mostly pistillate in short days. Fruit 

 oval 5.3 by 2.0 inches, spines black, early maturity. Tolerant to 

 cucumber mosaic. 



304805. Col. No. G11952. 'Washburn's Waxy'. Fruit waxy, metallic 

 green, blunt end, slight taper to stem, spines white to colored, remain 

 green on ripening. 



301806 to 304809. Phaseolus (hybrid). Leguminosae. 



