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242872 to 242896— Continued 



242896. Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis (Franch.) Rehd. & Wils. 



Col. No. 5804. Evergreen shrub; branches mostly ascending; leaves ovate, 

 acuminate, lustrous green above. 



242897 to 242903. 



From Great Britain. Collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, Plant 

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

 October 17, 1957. 



242897. Cuphea lanceolata Dryand. Lythraceae. 



Col. No. 5764. Cambridge Botanic Garden, Cambridge, England. Sticky 

 annual to 18 inches high; flowers violet-purple. (Seed.) 



242898 to 242903. From the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. 



242898 and 242899. Ilex aquifolium L. Aquifoliaceae. English holly. 



242898. Col. No. 5791. 'Angustifolium Aurea-Maculata'. Leaves oc- 

 casionally variegated yellow. (Staminate.) 



242899. Col. No. 5798. 'Fisheri'. Twigs green; leaves variously shaped, 

 mostly ovate or elliptic, sometimes undulated, coarsely spiny-toothed, 

 sometimes entire. (Staminate.) 



242900. Ilex X altaclarensis Dallim. 



Col. No. 5790. 'Foxii'. (/. aquifolium X /. perado). Young stems 

 purplish; leaves mostly broadly ovate, regularly coarsely serrate, mostly 

 quite flat, lustrous deep green above. (Staminate.) 



242901. Ilex aquifolium L. English holly. 



Col. No. 5795. 'Ingramii'. Older leaves lustrous deep green, younger 

 leaves streaked whitish. (Staminate.) 



242902 and 242903. Ilex X altaclarensis Dallim. 



242902. Col. No. 5799. (I. aquifolium X I. perado) 'Marnockii'. 

 Leaves mostly elliptic, entire or irregularly undulate, spiny-toothed, 

 very lustrous deep green above; berries red. (Pistillate.) 



242903. Col. No. 5793. 'Repanda'. Leaves mostly ovate to elliptic, 

 irregularly undulate, spiny, sometimes nearly entire, periphery suffused 

 yellowish, otherwise lustrous dark green. (Pistillate.) 



242904. Magnolia campbellii Hook. f. & Thorns. Magnoliaceae. 



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

 Plant Introduction Section, Crops Research Division, Belstville, Md. 

 Received October 22, 1957. 



From the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. 



Col. No. 5830. Deciduous tree; flowers deep pink. 



242905 to 242907. 



From Afghanistan. Seeds presented by Dr. Arnold Krochmal, University of 

 "Wyoming Team, Kabul. Received October 18, 1957. 



Bazaar, Herat. 



242905. Capsicum frutescens L. Solanaceae. Redpepper. 

 Very pungent. Fruits bright red. 



242906. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



Leaves much reduced; fruits about 24 inches in diameter, cylindrical; skin 

 striped and solid green; rind fairly sweet, medium-thick; flesh whitish and 

 pinkish. 



242907. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



Mixed seeds. Fruits watermelon shaped to 5 inches long, dark brown 

 with yellow striped or round, bright yellow to 3 inches in diameter. 



