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PLANT INVENTORY NO. 173 



306778. 



Col. No. 20. 



306779. 



Col. No. 21. 



306780. 



Col. No. 22. 



306781. 



Col. No. 23. 



306759 to 306781— Continued 

 306775 to 306781— Continued 



306777. Col. No. 19. Random sample of surviving plants. 

 Random sample. 

 Volunteer seedling. 

 Random sample. 

 Random sample. 



306782. Citrullus LANATUS (Thimb.) Mansf. Cucurbitaceae. 



Watermelon. 



From Nigeria. Seeds collected by Jean C. Miller, United States Agency for 

 International Development, Oyo, and forwarded through Agricultural 

 Attache, American Embassy, Lagos. Received June 29, 1965. 



Collected in local market; produced locally. 



306783. Eucalyptus delupta Blume. Myrtaceae. 



From New Zealand. Seeds presented by the Horticulture Division, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Levin. Numbered June 29, 1965. 



Collected in New Guinea. Tree to 180 feet on rich soil, rapid grower. 



306784. Euphorbia sp. Euphorbiaceae. 



From Ethiopia. Seeds collected by Hugh F. Rouk, Oklahoma State University 

 Contract, U.S. Agency for International Development, Addis Ababa. Re- 

 ceived June 29, 1965. 



Debre Zeit. Elevation 6,200 feet. Annual rainfall 35 inches. 



306785. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 



From Canada. Seeds presented by the Ottawa Research Station, Central Ex- 

 periment Farm, Ottawa, Ontario. Received June 29, 1965. 



'Armour'. Scab-resistant Highmoor x mosaic-resistant Niagra. Fruit 8.3 

 inches long, straight, blunt end, dark green. Flesh moderately thick, crisp, 

 sweet; slicer. Resistant to scab and mosaic. 



306786. Thuarea sarmentosa Pers. Gramineae. 



From New Caledonia. Stolons collected by Mr. Blanchon, Agrostologist, Cen- 

 tre Orstom, Noumea. Received July 6, 1965. 



Grows well in sand dunes just above high water mark. Possible use as turf 

 in calcareous sandy, slightly salty soil. 



306787 to 306800. Sacch arum (hybrid). Gramineae. 



Sugarcane. 



From Australia. Cuttings presented by The Bureau of Sugar Experiment 

 Statons, Brisbane, Queensland. Received July 8, 1965. 



306787. 



'Cadmus 



306788. 



'Castor'. 



306789. 



'Damon'. 



306790. 



'HQ-426 



306791. 



'Luna'. 



306792. 



'Q-51'. 



306793. 



'Q-74'. 



306794. 

 306795. 

 306796. 

 306797. 

 306798. 

 306799. 

 306800. 



Q-75'. 

 Q-76'. 

 Q-77'. 

 Q-78\ 

 Q-79'. 

 Q-81'. 

 Sirius' 





