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240925 to 240927. Narcissus tazetta L. Amaryllidaceae. 



From Italy. Bulbs collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, Plant Intro- 

 duction Section, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received June 

 25, 1957. 



From Botanical Garden, University of Pisa, Pisa. 



240925. Col. No. 4046. 



240926. Col. No. 4057. 'Barlae'. 



240927. Col. No. 4058. 'Chrysanthus'. 



240928 to 240931. Pruxus persica (L.) Batseh Amygdalaceae. 



Peach. 



From the United States. Plants growing at the United States Plant Introduction 

 Station, Chico, California. Numbered June 25, 1957. 



Seedling of P.I. 107838, 'Mas Tas\ Collected by Peter Liu, Peiping, China, 

 in the vicinity of Feicheng, 1935. 



240928. JL-94. 240930. JLr-104. 



240929. JL-100. 240931. JL-116. 



240932 to 240936. Coffea arabica L. Rubiaeeae. 



Arabian coffee. 



From Ethiopia. Seeds presented by Arthur Bechtel, Addis Ababa. 

 Received June 26, 1957. 



240932. BE-5. 'Wush-wush\ Dakia forest, west of the town of Bonga. 

 Elevation 6,000 feet. 



240933 to 240935. Cuti region, west of the town of Chembo on the Bonga 

 Road. Elevation 5,000 feet. 



240933. BE-6. 'Moderalo'. Beans large; susceptible to Hemileia. 



240934. BE-7. "Boggia'. Beans and leaf medium size: good producer; 

 resistant to local strain of Hemileia. 



240935. BE-8. 'Era'. Beans small; leaves long-strap; good producer; 

 primitive type; resistant to local strain of Hemileia. 



240936. BE-9. "Shebe'. Bellete Forest, near the town of Shebe. Elevation 

 5,500 feet. Plants with no disease. 



240937 to 240971. 



From the United States. Plants growing at the United States Plant Introduction 

 Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland. Numbered June 26, 1957. 



Presented by Henry J. Hohman, Kingsville. Md. 



240937. Buxus balearica Lam. Buxaceae. Spanish box. 



240938. Buxus harlaxdii Hance Box. 

 240939 to 240944. Buxus microphylla Sieb. & Zucc. Box. 



240939. Typical form. 240942. 'Kingsville 2A\ 



240940. 'Compacta'. 240943. 'Curly Locks'. 



240941. 'Green Pillow'. 240944. 'Kingsville 4A'. 



240945. Buxus microphylla var. japoxica (Muell.-Arg.) Rehd. & Wils. 



Japanese box. 



240946. Buxus microphylla var. koreaxa Nakai ex Rehder Box. 



240947. Buxus microphylla var. sixica Rehd. & Wils. Box. 



240948. Buxus semper were xs var. myrtifolia Sweet ex Rehder Box. 



