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239636 to 239663— Continued 



239654. Nicotiana tabacum L. Solanaceae. 

 Col. No. 644. Native garden near Wewack. 



239655. Nicotiana tabacum L. 



Col. No. 661. Native garden near Maprik. Native tobacco. 



239656. Ophiurus exaltatus (L.) Kuntze Poaceae. 

 Col. No. 646. Common roadside plant near Dagua. 



239657. Pennisetum sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 647. Near Dagua. Plant 10 feet high. 



239658. Pennsiteum sp. 



Col. No. 674. Edge of stream near Telefomin, Sepik District. Plant about 

 10 feet high; purple form. 



239659. Polytoca macrophylla Benth. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 660. Edge of native gardens and roadsides near Maprik. 



239660. Rhododendron hansemanii Warb. Ericaceae. 

 Col. No. 678. Hillside near Telefomin, Sepik District. 



239661 and 239662. Sorghum nitidum (Vahl) Pers. Poaceae. 



239661. Col. No. 649. Near Dagua. 



239662. Col. No. 662. Grasslands near Maprik. 



239663. Uvaria sp. Annonaceae. 



Col. No. 677. Near Telefomin, Sepik District. Ornamental fruits. 



239664 and 239665. Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle 

 Rutaceae. Lime. 



From Morocco. Seeds presented by the Institut Francais de Recherches 

 Fruitieres, Institut des Fruits et Agrumes Coloniaux, Rabat. Received 

 May 13, 1957. 



Dwarf form originally from Reunion. 



239664. No. 1. 



239665. No. 2. 



239666. Stranvaesia nussia (Buch.-Ham.) Dene. Malaceae. 



From Italy. Cuttings collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, Plant 

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

 May 14, 1957. 

 Col. No. 3905. Villa Elena, Pallanza, Lake Maggiore. May 8, 1957. Tree 



40 feet high with single trunk; branched above; flowers white. 



239667 to 239673. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, 

 Orissa. Received May 1, 1957. 



239667. Oryza australiensis Domin Poaceae. Rice. 



239668. Oryza granulata Nees & Arn. Rice. 



239669. Oryza ridleyi Hook. f. Rice. 

 239670 and 239671. Oryza sativa var. fatua Prain Rice. 



239670. Single plant; erect type. 



239671. Heterozygous. 



239672 and 239673. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 



239672. Ace. 852. 



239673. Ace. 3776. 



