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237635. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Convolvulaceae. 



Sweetpotato. 



From Bermuda. Tubers presented bv the Department of Agriculture. Eeceived 

 Mar. 4, 1957. 



237636 to 237641. 



From the United States. Seeds held at the Regional Plant Introduction Station, 

 Ames, Iowa. Numbered Mar. 4, 1957. 



237636. Agropyron kosaninii Nab. Poaceae. Wheatgrass. 



Separated from seeds of Bromus sp. introduced from Turkev in 1952, a 

 component of P.I. 204425. 



237637. Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir. Poaceae. Foxtail. 



Separated from seeds of Phleum sp. introduced from Afghanistan in 1954, a 

 component of P.I. 221947. 



237638. Hedysarum boreale Nutt. Fabaceae. 



From a native stand near Fargo, N. Dakota. Presented by the Southwestern 

 Seed Service, Waco, Texas. 



237639. Lathyrus cicera L. Fabaceae. Flatpod peavine. 



Originally from Syria. Presented by Iowa State College, Ames. 



237640. Lycopersxcon (hybrid). Solanaceae. Tomato. 



(L. esculentum X L. ■pimpinellifolium.) From the University of California, 

 Davis. (52267-l-Lal66) 



237641. Poa flabellata (Lam.) Raspail Poaceae. Tussock grass. 



Originally from the Falkland Islands; presented by the Postmaster, 

 Menominee, Wis. 



237642 and 237643. 



From Israel. Seed presented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Haifa. Received 

 Mar. 4, 1957. 



237642. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 

 'Klaby'. 



237643. Pyrus syriaca Boiss. Malaceae. Pear. 

 Originally from Cyprus. 



237644 to 237647. 



From Costa Rica. Seeds collected by E. P. Imle, agricultural explorer, Plant 

 Introduction Section, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 Mar. 5, 1957. 



237644. Anthurium scherzerianum Schott Araceae. 

 Col. No. 3. Finca Las Concaras, Cartago. Feb. 24, 1957. 



237645. Carica papaya L. Caricaceae. Papaya 



Col. No. 1. Finca Milwaukee, La Junta, Siquirres. Feb. 22, 1957. Fruits 

 large. 



237646. Mimosa invisa Mart. Mimosaceae. 



Col. No. 4. Turrialba. Feb. 25, 1957. Plant spineless. 



237647. Philodendron sp. Araceae. 



Col. No. 2. Roadside near Finca Las Concavas, Cartago. Feb. 24, i957. 

 Fruits bright orange, fleshy. Ornamental foliage plant. 



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