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233573 to 233578. 



From Hong Kong. Seeds presented by the Garden Department, Victoria, 

 through E. A. Menninger, Stuart, Florida. Received May 22, 1956. 



233573. Altingia chinensis Oliver Hamamelidaceae. 



233574. Alyxia sinensis Champ. Apocynaceae. 



233575. Bauhinia glauca Wall. Caesalpiniaceae. 



233576. Millettia pulchpa Benth. Fabaceae. 



233577. Radermachera sinica (Hance) Hemsl. Bignoniaceae. 



233578. Schima noronhae Reinw. ex Blume Theaceae. 



233579 and 233580. Ceratonia siliqua L. Caesalpiniaceae. Carob. 



From Sicily. Cuttings presented by the Stazione Sperimentale di Agromicoltum 

 e di Frutticoltura, Acireale. Received May 22, 1956. 



233579. 'Saccarata'. 



233580. 'Tantillo'. 



233581 to 233588. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds presented by the National Botanic 

 Gardens, Kirstenbosch Xewlands, Cape Province, through E. A. Menninger, 

 Stuart, Florida. Received May 23, 1956. 



233581. Adhatoda duvebnoia C. B. Clarke Acanthaceae. 



233582. Burchellia capensis (L.f.) R.Br. Rubiaceae. 



233583. Crassula falcata Wendl. Crassulaceae. 



233584. Greyia radlkoferi Szyszl. Melianthaceae. 



233585. Hypericum lanceolatttm Lam. Hypericaceae. 



233586. Leucospermum reflexum Buek. Protaceae. 



233587. Ratjvolfia caffra Sond. Apocynaceae. . Devilpepper. 



233588. Thunbergia alata Boj. Acanthaceae. Black-eyed clockvine 



233589 to 233624. Hevea (hybrids) Euphorbiaceae. Rubber tree. 



From the United States. Clones held at the United States Plant Introduction 

 Station, Coconut Grove, Florida. Numbered May 23, 1956. Received May 

 7, 1956, from the International Cooperation Administration, Turrialba, Costa 

 Rica; originally from Belem, Para, Brazil. 



(H. brasiliensis X (H. brasiliensis X H. benthamiana)) . One parent of each 

 of the following clones was a high-yielding H. brasiliensis, the other clone was an 

 F-l between H. brasiliensis and H. benthamiana. All are backcrosses or out 

 crosses and all are one-fourth H. benthamiana and three-fourths H. brasiliensis. 

 In all cases the H. benthamiana parent was F-4542. Resistant to South American 

 leaf blight, caused bv Dothidella ulei P. Henn., with little or no sporulation except 

 for IAN 3409, 3434, 3763, 3457, 3478, 3527, 3534, 3651, and 3816. All are 

 considered sufficiently resistant for field or breeding use if other factors warrant it. 



233589. 



IAN 2225. 



PIG 15172. 



233598. 



IAN 2923. 



PIG 15182. 



233590. 



IAN 2229. 



PIG 15173. 



233599. 



IAN 2926. 



PIG 15183. 



233591. 



IAN 2576. 



PIG 15174. 



233600. 



IAN 2892. 



PIG 15181. 



233592. 



IAN 2830. 



PIG 15175. 



233601. 



IAN 2935. 



PIG 15184. 



233593. 



IAN 2861. 



PIG 15176. 



233602. 



IAN 2951. 



PIG 15185. 



233594. 



IAN 2867. 



PIG 15177. 



233603. 



IAN 2953. 



PIG 15186. 



233595. 



IAN 2872. 



PIG 15178. 



233604. 



IAN 2973. 



PIG 15187, 



233596. 



IAN 2884. 



PIG 15179. 



233605 



IAN 3409, 



PIG 15188. 



233597. 



IAN 2887. 



PIG 15180. 



233606. 



IAN 3434. 



PIG 15189. 



