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242266 to 242376— Continued 



242375. Tococa latifolia Naud. Melastomataceae. 



Col. No. 5358. Perennial subshrub to 4 feet high; leaves broadly ovate, 

 metallic green above, plaited, serrate, acuminate, veins prominent below' 

 petioles and stems brownish, long-pubescent. 



242376. Vitis sp. Vitaceae. 



Col. No. 5376. Rampant evergreen climber; leaves digitately compound, 

 dark green above, lighter below. 



'242377 to 242382. Cryptomeria japonic a (L. f.) D. Don Pinaceae. 



Common cryptomeria. 



From Japan. Cuttings presented by Dr. H. Takeda, Chiyodaku, Tokyo. Re- 

 ceived September 24, 1957. 



242377. No. 1. 'Enko Sugi'. 

 .242378. No. 5. 'Nankichi Sugi'. 



242379. No. 2. 'Sekka Sugi'. 



242380. No. 4. 'Hoo Sugi'. 



242381. No. 8. 'Zindai Sugi'. 



242382. bo. 11. 'Unryu Sugi'. 



242383. Beta trigyna Waldst. & Kit. Chenopodiaceae. 



From Germany. Seed presented by the Max Planck Institut, fur Zuchtungs- 

 forschung, Koln- Vogelsang. Received September 25, 1957. 



242384 and 242385. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. Carrot. 



From the United States. Seed collected by Quentin Jones, Plant Introduction 

 Section, New Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, Md. Received September 

 24, 1957. 



242384. No. 57-001. 



242385. No. 57-002. 

 242386 to 242417. 



From Scotland. Collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, Plant Introduc- 

 tion Section, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received September 

 11, 1957. 



From the Botanical Garden, Edinburgh. Cuttings unless otherwise noted. 



242386. Abelia chinensis R. Br. Caprifoliaceae. 



Col. No. 5424. Shrub with drooping branches; leaves ovate, acute, dark 

 green above; flowers white, floriferous. 



242387. Abelia engleriana (Graebn.) Rehd. 



Col. No. 5420. Shrub to 3 feet high; leaves ovate, 1.5 inches long; flowers 

 violet-pink. 



242388. Abelia spathulata Sieb. & Zucc. Japanese abelia. 



Col. No. 5433. Shrub to 6 feet high; leaves broadly ovate, lustrous green 

 above; flowers pinkish- white. 



242389. Abelia triflora R. Br. Himalaya abelia. 



Col. No. 5429. Deciduous shrub to 15 feet high; much-branched from the 

 base; flowers pinkish-white, fragrant. 



242390. Abelia zanderi (Graebn.) Rehd. 



Col. No. 5427. Deciduous shrub to 15 feet high; leaves ovate, acuminate. 



