JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1957 307 



242797. Narcissus pseudonarcissus L. Amaryllidaceae. 



From Portugal. Bulbs collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, Plant 

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

 October 1, 1957. 



Col. No. 5253. 'Early Maximus'. Garden of Entre Quintas, Oporto. Early 

 flowering; trumpets deep yellow; scapes robust. 



242798. Stipa tenacissima Jusl. Poaceae. Esparto needlegrass. 



From Tunisia. Plants presented by the Service Botanique, Ariana. Received 

 October 9, 1957. 



242799 and 242800. Dactylis glomerata L. Poaceae. 



Orchardgrass. 



From Israel. Seeds presented by the Agricultural Research Station, Neve- 

 Yaar. Received October 10, 1957. 



242799. 2n = 14. Judean Mountains. 



242800. 2n=28. Wild. Southern Coastal Plain, road to Dorot. 



242801 to 242810. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 



From Bolivia. Seeds presented by the Ministerio de Agriculture, Servicio Agri- 

 cola Interamericano, La Paz. Received October 10, 1957. 



242801. 'Aguja'. 242806. 'Noventa Dias Colorado'. 



242802. 'Cola de Burro'. 242807. 'Palo Morado'. 



242803. 'Mojito'. 242808. 'Petacon'. 



242804. 'Mojito Colorado'. 242809. 'Pico de Pato'. 



242805. 'Noventa Dias Blanco'. 242810. 'Sin Cuero'. 



242811 to 242839. 



From Great Britain. Cuttings collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, 

 Plant Introduction Section, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Re- 

 ceived October 10, 1957. 



From the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey, England. 



242811. Ilex aquifolium L. Aquifoliaceae. 



Col. No. 5737. 'Argentea Marginata'. Evergreen shrub to 20 feet high: 

 leaves ovate, strongly spiny-toothed, margins yellow. (Pistillate.) 



242812. Ilex X altaclarensis Dallim. 



Col. No. 5756. 'Atkinsonii'. Leaves broadly ovate, regularly spiny 

 toothed, mostly flat. (Staminate.) 



242813 to 242816. Ilex aquifolium L. English holly. 



242813. Col. No. 5741. ' Aurifolium'. Leaves acuminate, coarsely spiny- 

 toothed, somewhat undulate to nearlv flat, margins suffused vellowish. 

 (Pistillate.) 



242814. Col. No. 5750. 'Ciliata Major'. Leaves variously undulate, 

 rarely flat, lustrous green throughout; twigs purplish. (Pistillate.) 



242815. Col. No. 5760. 'Cookii'. Leaves ovate, coarsely spiny-toothed, 

 flat to undulate, margins suffused yellowish green. (Pistillate.) 



242816. Col. No. 5743. 'Crispa Aureo-Picta'. Leaves ovate, strongly 

 twisted, sparsely undulate, lustrous green and blotched yellow to greenish 

 yellow above. (Staminate.) 



242817. Ilex X altaclarensis Dallim. 



Col. No. 5753. 'Donningtonensis'. Leaves mostly elliptic, sometimes 

 entire or coarsely spiny-toothed, lustrous green above; stems purplish. 

 (Staminate.) 



