1956 117 



233708 to 233723— Continued 



233711 to 233715. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



Presented by the Istituto de Genetica, Rome. 



233711. Col. No. 15911. 'Ascolana'. Ascoli. May 25, 1956. 



233712. Col. No. 15912. 'Molisana'. Molise. May 25, 1956. 



233713. Col. No. 15913. 'San Pastori'. Istituto de Genetica de Cerealo- 

 cultura, Rome. May 25, 1956. Disease resistant. 



233714. Col. No. 15914. 'Umbra'. Umbria. May 25, 1956. 



233715. Col. No. 15915. 'Alfa Alfa'. Rome. May 25, 1956. Swedish 

 variety. 



233716. Phalaris aquatica L. Poaceae. Large canarygrass. 



Col. No. 15916. Tor Mancina Province. May 26, 1956. Plant caney, 

 about 1 meter high in test plot. 



233717. Sanguisorba minor Scop. Rosaceae. Small burnet. 



Col. No. 15920. 'Burnet'. Rocky limestone soil, San Luce Circeo. May 

 27, 1956. Erect-spreading annual herb. 



233718. Trifolium campestre Schreb. Fabaceae. Clover. 



Col. No. 15930. Near Castel del Monte, west of Bari. May 30, 1956. 

 Elevation 500 meters. Erect annual, diffuse, to 2.5 dm. high. 



233719. Trifolium hirtum All. Clover. 



Col. No. 15919. Rocky limestone soil, San Luce Circeo. Mar. 27, 1956. 

 Erect annual. 



233720. Trifolium squarrosum L. 



Col. No. 15917. Istituto Sperimentale per la Zootecnia, 28 km. north of 

 Rome. May 26, 1956. An erect, diffuse, leafy biennial forming a dense cover, 

 about 50 cm. high; excellent forage prospect. 



233721. Trifolium stellatum L. Clover. 



Col. No. 15929. Near Castel del Monte, west of Bari. May 30, 1956. 

 Elevation 500 meters. Stony soil in old pasture. Erect spring annual. 



233722. Trifolium tomentosum L. Woolly clover. 



Col. No. 15927. Rocky old pasture near Castel del Monte, west of Bari. 

 May 30, 1956. Elevation 500 meters. Small erect, diffuse, winter-spring 

 annual. 



233723. Trifolium nigrescens Viv. Clover. 



Col. No. 15923. Old pasture near Altamura, about 40 km. south of Bari. 

 May 30, 1956. Diffuse annual; flowers white. 



233724 to 233726. Gossypium arboreum L. Malvaceae. 



Asiatic tree cotton. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Institute of Plant Industry through the 

 Agricultural Attache, Indore. Received June 18, 1956. 



233724. 'Malvi Green' X 'Malvi Deficient F2'— Reference 55'-50-6. 



233725. 'Malvi Green' X 'Malvi Deficient F2'— Reference 55'-50-7. 



233726. 'Malvi Green' X 'Malvi Deficient F2'— Reference 55'-50-8. 



