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243111 to 243145— Continued 

 243125 to 243145— Continued 



243137 to 243145. Hevea braseliensis (A. Juss.) Muell.-Arg. 



243137. FX-985 (F-315 X AV-183). 



243138. FX-3631 (PB-86 X FB-110). 



243139. FX-3639 (PB-86 X FB-38). 



243140. FX-3652 (PB-86 X FB-38). 



243141. FX-3844 (AV-185 X FB-45). , 



243142. FX-3846 (AV-183 X FB-45). 



243143. FX-4098 (PB-86 X B-74). 



243144. FX-4109 (PB-86 X B-74). 



243145. FX-4245 (AV-183 X FB-79). 



243146 to 243149. Saccharum (hybrid) Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From Brazil. Canes presented by the Instituto Agronomico do Nordeste, Recife. 

 Received October 28, 1957. 



243146. IANE C 46-108. 243148. IANE C 46-141. 



243147. IANE C 46-117. 243149. IANE C 46-186. 



243150 and 243151. 



From Lebanon. Seeds presented by the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, 

 American University of Beirut. Received October 29, 1957. 



243150. Carthamus flavescens Willd. Asteraceae. 



Annual to 3 feet high; stem white, glabrous, corymbose above; leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, spiny- toothed or lobed below, short above, yellow spines at margin; 

 flowerets yellow; head ovate. Abundant in Bekaa Valley. 



243151. Carthamus glaucus Bieb. 

 Found at lower altitudes. 



243152 to 243179. Secale cereale L. Poaceae. Rye. 



From Europe. Seeds obtained in European commerce at various centers. 

 Received October 29, 1957. 



Numbers given are Cereal Crops identification numbers. 



243152. 



No. 



555163. 



243153. 



No. 



555184. 



243154. 



No. 



555186. 



243155. 



No. 



555299. 



243156. 



No. 



555332. 



243157. 



No. 



555341. 



243158. 



No. 



555342. 



243159. 



No. 



555343. 



243160. 



No. 



555344. 



243161. 



No. 



562590. 



243162. 



No. 



562605. 



243163. 



No. 



562607. 



243164. 



No. 



562609. 



243165. 



No. 



562611. 



243166. 

 243167. 

 243168. 

 243169. 

 243170. 

 243171. 

 243172. 

 243173. 

 243174. 

 243175. 

 243176. 

 243177. 

 243178. 

 243179. 



No. 562622. 

 No. 562665. 

 No. 562668 

 No. 572626. 

 No. 572628. 

 No. 572630. 

 No. 572631. 

 No. 572633. 

 No. 572644. 

 No. 572931. 

 No. 572933. 

 No. 572935. 

 No. 572937. 

 No. 572939. 



