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245663 and 245664. Triticum polonicum L. Polish wheat. 



245663. No. 3002. 245664. No. k3177. 

 245665 and 245666. Triticum turgidum L. Poulard wheat. 



245665. No. k3149. 245666. No. k3158. 



245667. Prunus avium L. Amygdalaceae. Sweet cherry. 



From Sweden. Scions presented by Balsgard Fruit Breeding Institute, Fjalke- 

 stad. Received February 4, 1958. 



Pr. 20621 (2n=32). 



245668. Prunus cerasus L. Sour cherry. 



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

 f orschung, Cologne. Received February 4, 1958. 



'Heimanns Konservenweichsel'. A compact hardy tree, self-f ertile ; fruits 

 abundant. Originated in Hungary about 1926 and was known as Tandy' or the 

 'GlasweichseF, is comparable to the 'Schattenmorelle'. Vitamin C content is % 

 higher than in the 'Schattenmorelle' ; fruit larger. 



245669 and 245670. Vitis (hybrids). Vitaceae. Grape. 



From Portugal. Cuttings presented by the Agricultural Attache, United States 

 Embassy, Lisbon. Received February 4, 1958. 



Two traditional wine varieties on the Island of Madeira. These varieties are 

 notable for their grapejuice quality but the quantity is only fair. 



245669. 'Cercial'. ('Esgana-cao'.) 7.5% tartaric acid and relatively poor in 

 sugars, giving a fresh acid taste to the wine peculiar to this variety. The 

 average alcohol content of this wine is 11%. 



245670. 'Terrantez'. 8.5% tartaric acid and a relatively high sugar content, 

 giving an aromatic characteristic to the wine. The average alcohol content 

 of this wine is 14%. 



245671 to 245675. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



From France. Cuttings presented by the Station de Recherches Viticoles & 

 d' Arboriculture Fruitiere, Pont-de-la-Maye. Received February 5, 1958. 



245671. 'Bulida\ Originally from Spain. Fruit small, ripens in June and 

 July ; cannot be heavily pruned. 



245672. 'Caninos'. Originally from Murcie Spain. Fruit oblong, irregularly 

 shaped on stem end; skin yellow-amber to greenish-yellow; flesh yellow- 

 orange, crisp, very juicy; freestone. Matures in June, average quality for 

 transportation, canning ; very productive ; resistant to disease. Variety does 

 not do well under irrigation. Compatible with understocks of 'Franc de 

 Reine Claude', 'P. 31-Myrobolan B\ (but not all 'Myrobolan') and peach. 



245673. 'Poizat Aneliore Darnaud'. A regular bearer ; ripens about mid- July. 



245674. 'Preeoce Colomer'. (Trecoce de Couloumer' ; 'Preeoce du Rous- 

 sillon'.) A chance cross made on the Island of Tet ; adopted by the trade in 

 1930. Fruit oblong to truncate, overlapping at the suture line; skin dark 

 yellow ; flesh yellow-orange, slightly tart, not juicy ; freestone. Matures in 

 June. Very productive ; resistant to diseases ; good for drying ; compatible 

 with peach rootstocks. 



245675. 'Rouge du Roussillon'. A variable variety; origin uncertain. Fruit 

 freestone ; matures in July. Shipping quality good ; canning quality good ; 

 taste good; very productive; resistant to disease. Compatible with root- 

 stocks of 'Mariana', 'Damas de Toulouse' and peach. 



245676 to 245684. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Bulbs and seeds presented by the 

 Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. Planted at the Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, Davis, California. Numbered February 5, 1958. 



