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247892 and 247893. 



From Peru. Tubers presented by D. V. Applegate, Ferriday, Louisiana. Re- 

 ceived May 8, 1958. 



247892. Solanum sp. Solanaceae. 



Collected in an Indian market north of Lima. Tuber purplish-pink ; flesh 

 yellow. Cultivated around Arequipa, Peru, and Cochabamba, Bolivia. 



247893. Cyclanthera pedata (L.) Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. 

 'Archojas'. 



247894. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Seeds presented by the United 

 States Embassy, Moscow. Received June 12, 1958. 



247895. Gttilielma sp. Phoenicaceae. 



From Ecuador. Seeds collected by E. P. Imle, collaborator, New Crops Research 

 Branch, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received May 12, 1958. 



No. 89. 'Chontilla'. Near Pichilingu. Collected May 1, 1958. 

 Small fruits, with thin pericarp ; source of a cooking oil. 



247896 and 247897. 



From the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. Seeds presented by the Depart- 

 ment of Forests. Received June 12, 1958. 



247896. Casuarina sp. Casuarinaceae. 



247897. Casuarina papuana S. Moore 



247898. Lotus tenuis Waldst. & Kit. Fabaceae. Trefoil. 



From Greece. Seeds presented by the Agricultural Attache, United States Em- 

 bassy, Athens. Received June 13, 1958. 



Formerly from Louis Saint-Teannet and Company, France. Plants hardy, 

 almost prostrate, make good spring and fall recovery after cutting ; stems numer- 

 ous, light green ; flowers reddish-orange. Collected October 25, 1955. 



247899. Sesamum sp. Pedaliaceae. 



From Angola. Seeds collected by Louis Williams and Norris Gilbert, agricultural 

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

 Md. Received June 13, 1958. 



Col. No. 21478. Indehiscent capsule. 



247900. Nicotiana fragrans Hook. Solanaceae. Tobacco. 



From New Caledonia. Seeds presented by the South Pacific Commission, 

 Noumea. Received June 17, 1958. 



Typical form collected at Tadine, Mare Island, Loyalty Group, in May, 1958. 



247901 to 247905. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by George W. Althofer, Dripstone, New South 

 Wales. Received May 13, 1958. 



247901. Eucalyptus erythronema Turcz. Myrtaceae. 

 'Mallee'. Red variety. 



247902. Eucalyptus grossa F. Muell. 

 'Mallee'. 



247903. Eucalyptus torquata Luehm. 

 'Brilliants'. Shrubby type. 



247904. Eucalyptus torquata Luehm. 

 'Pendula'. 



247905. Eucalyptus sp. 



