JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 195 7 185 



240363 to 240378— Continued 

 240364 to 240376— Continued 

 240364 to 240375— Continued 



240373. Col. No. 189. 'Tukiai'. 



240374. Col. No. 190. 'Tukiai'. 



240375. Col. No. 191. 'Gobel'. 



240376. Col. No. 192. 'Kumati'. Keneapa, Wissel Lakes, May 16, 1957. 

 240377 and 240378. Saccharum robustum Brandes & Jesw. Sugarcane. 



240377. Col. No. 193. Tarimo'. Keneapa, Wissel Lakes. Elevation 

 5,700 feet. May 16, 1957. 



240378. Col. No. 194. Tarimo'. Ara River, Wissel Lakes. May 17, 1957. 



240379 to 240382. 



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

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

 May 29, 1957. 



240379. Chili anthus arboreus (L.f.) Benth. Loganiaceae. 



Col. No. 3979. Botanical Garden, Palermo. May 18, 1957. Large, much- 

 branched shrub to 20 feet high; leaves 0.75 inch long, 0.5 inch wide; flowers 

 yellowish-white, fragrant, small, numerous, in panicles to 6 inches across. 



240380. Rondeletia amoena (Planch.) Hemsl. Rubiaceae. 



Col. No. 3978. Botanical Garden, Palermo. May 18, 1957. Large ever- 

 green shrub, much-branched; flowers pink and white, fragrant. 



240381. Scabiosa cretica L. Dipsacaceae. 



Col. No. 3987. Borghetto near Partinico, Palermo. May 19, 1957. Much- 

 branched shrub, to 3 feet high; flowers blue. 



240382. Sedum stoloniferum S. T. Gmel. Crassulaceae. Stonecrop. 

 Col. No 3988. Greek Amphitheater at Segesta, near Calatalfmi. May 19,. 



1957. Tufted succulent; perennial. 



240383 to 240395. Chrysanthemum (hybrids). Asteraceae. 



From Japan. Plants presented bv Institute for Breeding Research, Setagava, 

 Tokyo. Received May 29, 1957. 



240383. 



Ashigaranishiki (M). 



240390. 



No. 



2. 



240384. 



Hayabusa (M.) 



240391. 



No. 



3. 



240385. 



Kinbue (M.) 



240392. 



No. 



4. 



240386. 



Omokage (Ml.) 



240393. 



No. 



5. 



240387. 



Shinkintoki (MS). 



240394. 



No. 



6. 



240388. 



Zuike (M). 



240395. 



No. 



7. 



240389. 



No. 1. 









240396 to 240400. Saccharum robustum Brandes & Jesw. Poaceae. 



Sugarcane. 



From New Guinea. Seeds collected by C. O. Grassl and John M. Warner, agri- 

 cultural explorers, Plant Introduction Section, Crops Research Division, 

 Beltsville, Md. Received May 29, 1957. 



240396. Col. No. 741. Kota Nica, Hollandia. May 3, 1957. 



240397. Col. No. 742. Kota Nica, Hollandia. May 3, 1957. 



240398. Col. No. 755. Jabau River, near Kota Nica, Hollandia. May 3, 1957. 



240399. Col. No. 763. Andai River, about 23 km. southwest of Manokwari. 

 May 8, 1957. Common on exposed banks. 



240400. Col. No. 783. Parimo, mouth of Ara River, Wissel Lakes. May 

 17, 1957. 



