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230968 to 230981. Glycine max (L.) Merr. Fabaceae. Soybean. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by the Agricultural Attache, American Embassy, 

 Tokyo. Received Jan. 6, 1956. 



No. 1. 230975. 



No. 2. 230976. 



No. 3. 230977. 



No. 4. 230978. 



No. 5. 230979. 



No. 6. 230980. 



No. 7. 230981. 



No. 8. 

 No. 9. 

 No. 10. 

 No. 11. 

 No. 12. 

 No. 13. 

 No. 14. 



Cyperus gracilis R. Br. Cyperaceae. 



230968. 



230969. 



230970. 



230971. 



230972. 



230973. 



230974. 



230982. 



From Hawaii. Plants presented by the University of Hawaii, Honolulu. Re- 

 ceived Jan. 9, 1956. 



Perennial sedge native to Australia and known as McCoy grass. Plants 

 small; leaves fine; free-flowering. Resembles mascarene grass; outranks other 

 grasses for shade tolerance. 



230983 to 230985. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial 

 Research Organization, Canberra. Received Jan. 10, 1956. 



230983. Glycine falcata Benth. Fabaceae. 

 From Gilruth Plains. 



230984. Medicago prostrata Jacq. Fabaceae. Medic. 

 Originally from Spain. 



230985. Medicago sativa var. gaetula Urban Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 

 Originally from Algeria. 



230986 and 230987. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by the American Embassv, Canberra. Re- 

 ceived Dec. 28, 1955. 



Originally from Assam, India. 



230986. Citrus indica Tanaka Rutaceae. India wild orange. 



Plant to 2 meters high; young branches spinous; leaves lanceolate; flowers 

 solitary, bisexual; stamens pubescent; fruits spherical to depressed globose, deep 

 orange to scarlet when fully ripe, surface smooth; rind very thin, oil glands 

 conspicuous; flavor disagreeable, juice scant, very sour; seeds large, to 7 per 

 fruit. 



230987. Citrus latipes (Swingle) Tanaka 



Tree medium to tall, spreading; foliage dense, stout and thorny; leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate or broadly lanceolate; petiole broadly winged; flowers perfect, 

 clustered, occasionally solitary; fruits almost globular, surface smooth, rind 

 medium thick; seeds to 60 per fruit. 



230988 to 230991. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Common rice. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Kitami, 

 Hokkaido. Received Jan. 11, 1956. 



230988. 

 230989. 



'Hokkai 116 go'. 

 'Norin 15 go'. 



230990. 'Norm 34 go'. 



230991. 'Norin 42 go (Sirayuki)'. 



