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234948 and 234949. 



From Japan. Plants collected by John L. Creech, Agricultural Explorer, Plant 

 Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, Md. 

 Received Oct. 15, 1956. 



234948. Ilex rugosa Fr. Schmidt Aquifoliaceae. Holly. 



Col. No. 463. In dense forest. Elevation 2,020 meters. October 10, 1956. 

 Prostrate evergreen; leaves rugose; fruits red. 



234949. Rhododendron japonicum (Gray) Schneid. Ericaceae. 



Japanese azalea. 



Col. No. 451. Open field above Shibuyu-onsen, Yatsugatake Range, 

 Nagano Prefecture. Elevation 1,780 meters. Oct. 10, 1956. Shrub to 4 feet 

 high; late-blooming selection, flowering in mid-July; flowers orange and red. 



234950 to 234965. 



From France. Seeds collected by H. S. Gentry and Harry Schoth, Agricultural 

 Explorers, Plant Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, 

 Beltsville, Md. Received Oct. 15, 1956. 



Collected Aug. 1956. 



234950. Anthyllis vulneraria L. Fabaceae. Kidneyvetch. 



Col. No. 16136. Near Soubernon, Cote d'Or. Rocky clay soil over lime- 

 stone. 



234951 and 234952. Festuca rubra L. Poaceae. Red fescue. 



234951. Col. No. 16142. About 5 km. west of Saulier. Plant vigorous; 

 leaves long, dense. 



234952. Col. No. 16143. About 5 km. west of Saulieu. Culms short; 

 leaves long. 



234953. Medicago lupulina L. Fabaceae. Black medic. 



Col. No. 16131. Near Soubernon, Cote d'Or. Plant decumbent; stems 

 long. 



234954. Trifolium hybridtjm L. Fabaceae. Alsike clover. 

 Col. No. 16138. Rocky, clay soil over limestone near Soubernon, Cote d'Or. 



234955 to 214959. Trifolium pratense L. Red clover. 



234955. Col. No. 16125. Near Soubernon, Cote d'Or. Spontaneous 

 perennial, erect to spreading, sparsely pubescent. 



234956. Col. No. 16137. Dry, rocky, clay soil near Soubernon, Cote d'Or. 

 One plant. 



234957. Col. No. 16139. Dry rocky location near Soubernon, Cote d'Or. 

 One plant. 



234958. Col. No. 16144. Nine km. west of Saulieu. Plant slender, stunted. 



234959. Col. No. 16146. About 5 km. west of Saulieu. Seeds from one 

 plant; cold hardy. 



234960 and 234961. Trifolium repens L. Fabaceae. White clover. 



234960. Col. No. 16140. Seven km. west of Saulieu. Wild type; flowers 

 pale pink. 



234961. Col. No. 16147. About 5 km. west of Saulieu. Spontaneous; 

 flowers pale pink. 



234962 and 234963. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



234962. Col. No. 16372. Near Rennes. Not lodging. 



234963. Col. No. 16373. Near Rennes. Not lodging . 

 234964. Sanguisorba sp. Rosaceae. 



Col. No. 16134. Near Soubernon, Cote d'Or. 



