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243556 to 243558— Continued 



243557 and 243558. Manfreda variegata (Jacobi) Rose. 



243557. Col. No. 1213. 



243558. Col. No. 1214. 



243559. Stifftia chrysantha Mikan Asteraceae. 



From Ceylon. Seeds presented by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya. 



243560. Sorghum verticilliflorum (Steud.) Stapf Poaceae. 



Tabucki grass. 



From Nyasaland Protectorate. Seeds held at the United States Sugar Crop 

 Field Station, Meridian, Mississippi. 



Originally from 12 miles north of Blantyre. 



N. N. 1977. Caryopsis small, oval, dark brown, awned; glumes black, very 

 hairy. 



243561 and 243562. Nicotiana rustica L. Solanaceae. 



Aztec tobacco. 



From Peru. Seeds presented by the Extension Advisor, American Embassy, 

 Lima. 



243561. Cajamarca highlands. 



243562. From plants collected over 3,000 meters elevation. 



243563. Chrysanthemum sp. Asteraceae. 



From China. Cuttings presented by the International Cooperation Administra- 

 tion, University of California Advisory Team, National Taiwan University, 

 Taipei. 



Taiwan No. 9. 'The Happy God'. A deep red standard. 



243564. Chrysanthemum sp. 



From Japan. Cuttings presented by N. Takahashi, Mishima, Shizuoka. Ta- 



kahasi No. A6. Flowers purple, tubular. 



243565 to 243569. Gossypium (hybrid). Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From France. Seeds presented by the Institut de Recherches du Cotton et des 

 Textiles Exotiques, Paris. 



Originated at the Agricultural Experiment Station, Bouake, Ivory Coast, 

 West Africa. 



243565. No. 1. 243568. No. 15. 



243566. No. 5. Selfed. 243569. No. 30. 



243567. No. 5. Open. 



243570 and 243571. 



From Iran. Seeds collected by H. S. Gentry and E. E. Smith, agricultural 

 explorers, New Crops Research Branch, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, 

 Md. 



243570. Dactylis glomerata L. Poaceae. Orchardgrass. 



A selection from P.I. 222526. Plant erect, not leafy, medium vigor, medium 

 crown width, relatively late, good fall recovery; leaf spot infection moderate. 



243571. Trifolium repens L. Fabaceae. White clover. 



A selection from P.I. 230274. Plant prostrate, spreading, vigor good, mid- 

 season, medium hardy, good spring recovery, poor fall recovery: leaves small. 



