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240401 to 240403. Gossypium (hybrids). Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From France. Seeds presented by the Institut du Cotton et des Textiles Exo- 

 tiques, Paris. Received May 29, 1957. 



240401. 'Bam 21'. 



240402. 'Soumbe A25B9'. 



240403. 'Tik\ 



240404 to 240406. 



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

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

 May 29, 1957. 



240404. Ephedra fragilis Desf. Gnetaceae. Jointfir. 



Col. No. 3989. Sandy banks, coastal road at Cinisi, west of Palermo. 

 May 19, 1957. Much-branched, erect shrub; stems naked, green, to 6 feet high. 



240405. Ficus magnifolia F. Muell. Moraceae. Fig. 



Col. No. 3980. Botanical Garden, Palermo. Evergreen tree to 40 feet 

 high; leaves to 8 inches long and 5 inches wide. 



240406. Heteromorpha arborescens Cham. & Schl. Apiaceae. 



Col. No. 3984. Botanical Garden, Palermo. May 18, 1957. Much- 

 branched shrub to 10 feet high. 



240407. Phaseolus angularis (Willd.) W. F. Wight Fabaceae. 



Adsuki bean. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by the Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Hyogo 

 Agricultural College, Sasayama, Hyogo. Received May 31, 1957. 



240408. Paspalum almum Chase Poaceae. 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by the Division de Exploraciones e Intro- 

 duccion de Plantas, Buenos Aires. Received May 31, 1957. 



DEIP 16.282. 



240409. Carthamus tinctorius L. Asteraceae. Safflower. 



From Egvpt. Seeds presented by the Plant Breeding Section, Giza, Orman. 

 Received May 31, 1957. 



Grown as a winter crop during October and November; harvested during April. 



240410 to 240417. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by the Commonwealth Scientific and Indus- 

 trial Research Organization, Canberra. Received May 31, 1957. 



240410. Alysicarpus rugosus (Willd.) DC. Fabaceae. 

 No. 16671. Originally from Southern Rhodesia. 



240411. Crotalaria brownei Bert. Fabaceae. 

 No. 13377. Originally from Ceylon. 



240412. Crotalaria grahamiana Wight & Arn. 

 No. 13378. Originally from Ceylon. 



240413. Crotalaria sericea Retz. 



Originally from Brisbane Station, Queensland, Australia. 



240414. Trifolium sp. Fabaceae. 

 No. 18333. Originally from Uruguay. 



240415. Victa sativa L. Fabaceae. Common vetch. 

 No. 10380. Originally from Bulgaria. 



