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307169 to 307183— Continued 



307176. ' Linum sp. Linaceae. 



Col. No. 870. Twenty-eight miles west of Bieda, Libya. Roadside with 

 abundant spring flowers. Plants 6-10 inches high, flowers red. 



307177. Ricinus communis L. Euphorbiaceae. Castorbean. 



Col. No. 874. Sixty miles west of Marble Arch, Libya. Roadside in 

 desert. Seed dark mahogany. 



307178. Brassica sp. Cruciferae. 



Col. No. 862. Fifteen miles west of Alexandria, United Arab Republic. 



307179. Carduncellus eriocephalus Boiss. Compositae. 



Col. No. 866. In British War Cemetery at El Alamein, United Arab 

 Republic. Probably introduced. Plant 6-10 inches high, perennial, rust on 

 leaves, flowers white. 



307180 and 307181. Carthamus glaucus ssp. alexandrinus (Boiss. & 

 Heldr.) Hanelt Compositae. 



307180. Col. No. 863. Thirty-five miles west of Alexandria, United Arab 

 Republic. Plant. 18-24 inches high, flowers light lavender. 



307181. Col. No. 865. Thirty-eight miles west of Alexandria in barley 

 field after harvest. 



307182. Carthamus mareoticus Delile 



Col. No. 861. Ten miles west of Alexandria. Flowers off-white. 



307183. Centaurea sp. Compositae. 



Col. No. 864. Twenty-five miles west of Alexandria. Plant low growing, 

 annual, flowers pale yellow. 



307184 and 307185. 



From Mauritius. Stolons presented by the Director of Agriculture, Reduit. 

 Received July 23, 1965. 



307184. Digitaria decumbens Stent Gramineae. 



307185. Digitaria pentzii Stent 



307186 to 307188. Saccharum (hybrid). Gramineae. 



Sugarcane. 



From Fiji. Cuttings presented by the South Pacific Sugar Mills, Limited, 

 Lautoka. Received July 26, 1965. 



307186. '51R182'. 



307187. 'Homer (53 R 4132)'. 



307188. 'Spartan (53 R4040)'. 



307189 to 307377. 



From India. Seeds and plants collected by F. de Vos and E. G. Corbett, Crops 

 Research Division, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Md. 

 Numbered July 30, 1965. Collected April and May 1965. 



307189. Abies spectabilis Lambert ex Spach Pinaceae. Himalayan fir. 



Col. No. 76. Sandakphu, West Bengal. Elevation 11,900 feet. Coniferous 

 tree to 75 feet. Cones deciduous. Seeds. 



307190. Acer campbellii Hook. f. & Thorns. Aceraceae. 



Col. No. 263. Mt. Tonglu, West Bengal. Elevation 9,000 feet. Decidu- 

 ous tree to 35 feet. Bud scales red, pointed. Flowers yellow. Seed. 



