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246402. Malus sylvestris Mill. Malaceae. Common apple. 



From Great Britain. Scions presented by the National Fruit Trials, Wisley, 

 near Ripley, Surrey, England. Received Mar. 7, 1958. 



'George Cave'. A very early ripening variety. 



246403 to 246405. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Division of Botany, Indian Agricultural 

 Research Institute, New Delhi. Received Mar. 10, 1958. 



246403 and 246404. Dolichos biflortjs L. Fabaceae. 



Twinflower dolichos. 



246403. 'Belgauum' 1-1-8-3. 



246404. 'Belgauum' 1-1-8. 



246405. Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Poaceae. 

 'Yenigar' I.C. 5414. 



246406 to 246408. Musa textilis Nees Musaceae. Abaca. 



From Costa Rica. Roots presented by the Institute Inter-Americano de Cien- 

 cias Agricolas de Turrialba, San Jose. Received Mar. 10, 1958. 



246406. 'Bungalanon'. 



246407. 'Maguindanao'. 



246408. 'Tangongon'. 



246409 and 246410. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Convolvulaceae. 



Sweetpotato. 



From the Belgian Congo. Cuttings collected by Louis Williams and Norris 

 Gilbert, agricultural explorers, New Crops Research Branch, Crops Re- 

 search Division, Beltsville, Md. Received March 10, 1958. 



246409. Col. No. 21170. 'Nyamungesi'. Nioka Station, Institut National pour 

 l'Etude Agronomique du Congo Beige. Leaves dissected; flowers, but does 

 not produce seed. Primitive type. Origin, Hioka. 



246410. Col. No. 21171. 'Mugenda'. Primitive type. Origin, Ruanda. 

 246411 to 246414. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 

 From British Guiana. Seeds presented by the Director of Agriculture, George- 

 town. Received March 10, 1958. 



246411. C.A.S. 174. 246413. C.A.S. 186. 



246412. C.A.S. 180. 246414. C.A.S. 1071. 



246415 to 246418. Prunus avium L. Amygdalaceae. 



Sweet cherry. 



From Iran. Scions presented by the Meshed Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Meshed. Received March 10, 1958. 



246415. 'Gilas Faranghi Dorosht'. 246417. Yellow. 



246416. Early. 246418. (No data.) 



246419. Pyrus communis L. Malaceae. Common pear. 



From France. Scions presented by the Delbard Nurseries, Paris. Received 

 March 10, 1958. 



'Noveau Poiteau'. Tree upright and spreading; fruit large, oval-pyriform, 

 irregular, pale greenish-yellow, almost covered with russet-red; flesh greenish- 

 white, tender: juice, small amount, sweet; eye small, closed or almost so, in 

 a large irregular basin. A moderate cropper. Synonyms; 'Retour de Rome', 

 'Choix de l'Amateur'. 



246420 to 246460. 



From Brazil. Collected by Llewelyn Williams, agricultural explorer, New Crops 

 Research Branch, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received March 

 11, 1958. 



