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247807. 'Nzoia'. 



247808. 'Nzoia'. 



247809 and 247810. Helianthus annuus L. Asteraceae. Common sunflower. 



247809. Seed black. 



247810. 'Jupiter'. Seed small, black. 



247811. Setakia sphacelata (Schum.) Stapf & Hubb. ex M. B. Moss Poaceae. 

 'Nandi'. Millet. 



247812. Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. Euphorbiaceae. 



Common poinsettia. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by Arthur Stockdale, Mexico City. Received 

 May 6, 1958. 



247813 to 247829. 



From the Belgian Congo. Seeds collected by Louis Williams and Norris Gilbert, 

 agricultural explorers, New Crops Research Branch, Crops Research Divi- 

 sion, Beltsville, Md. Received May 7, 1958. 



Collected February and March, 1958. 



247813 to 247815. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Convolvulaceae. Sweetpotato. 



247813. Col. No. 21168. 'Director'. INEAC, Nioka. Originally from Kivu. 

 Divided leaves, a primitive African type. 



247814. Col. No. 21169. 'Takanaka'. INEAC, Nioka. Leaves much dis- 

 sected. 



247815. Col. No. 21258. Eighty km. north of Beni. Plant growing as a weed. 



247816. Ipomoea sp. 



Col. No. 21114. Savanna near Niangara. 



247817. Ipomoea sp. 



Col. No. 21118. Savanna 28 km. north of Niangara. Magombo Station, 

 INEAC. 



247818. Ipomoea sp. 



Col. No. 21126. Savanna near Gaugala. 



247819. Ipomoea sp. 



Col. No. 21252. Forty-five km. northeast of Bunia. 



247820. Pachyrhizus sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 21122. Twenty-five km. west of Faradje. 



247821. Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb. Fabaceae. Rice bean. 

 Col. No. 21198. Nioka Station, INEAC. 



247822 and 247823. Phaseolus lunattjs L. Lima Bean. 



247822. Col. No. 21150. Thirty km. north of Aba. Vine climbing on trees. 



247823. Col. No. 21307. In lava fields 30 km. south of Rutshuru. Vine, 

 looks like wild lima bean. 



247824. Physalis peruviana L. Solanaceae. Peruvian groundcherry. 



Col. No. 21207. 'Tambuac'. African market near Nioka. Fruits yellow- 

 green, 15 mm. diameter, deep yellow inside; flavor good. Used commercially 

 to make jam. 



247825. Physalis sp. 



Col. No. 21232. Twenty five km. south of Lubero. Elevation 2,000 meters. 

 Fruits resemble small tomatoes in size and taste, but are yellow at maturity 

 and enclosed in papery bracts. 



