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248609. Col. No. 16936. Between Gata and Alicante. Younger more vig- 

 orous plant with larger leaves than the others ; pods to 7 inches long. 



248610. Col. No. 16937. Between Gata and Alicante. Well-pruned, early- 

 maturing tree with heavy crop of large, rather uniform pods. 



248611. Col. No. 16947. 'Algarrobo'. Near Elche, Alicante Province. 

 Mature tree; flowers perfect; pods uniformly long and rather slender, 

 maturing early. 



248612. Col. No. 16948. Elche, Alicante Province. Young tree of open type 

 foliage ; flowers perfect ; pods uniformly long and straight, maturing early. 



248613 to 248615. Dactylis glomerata L. Poaceae. Orchardgrass. 



248613. Col. No. 16962. Near Guadix, Granada Province. Elevation 2,500 

 feet. Tufted, drought resistant, winter-spring perennial, forage grass, 

 seeding freely in summer. 



248614. Col. No. 16980. Between Granada and Jaen. Elevation 3,000 feet. 

 Leafy, tufted, drought-resistant winter-spring forage grass. 



248615. Col. No. 16990. Fifty km. south of Madrid. Drought-resistant, 

 tufted, perennial on poor coarse soil. 



248616 and 248617. Prunus amygdalus Batsch Amygdalaceae. Almond. 



248616. Col. No. 16938. 'Marcona'. Jijona, Alicante Province. Common 

 drought-resistant, round-seeded variety. ( Cuttings. ) 



248617. Col. No. 16939. 'Pestanya'. Jijona, Alicante Province. 

 Reported to be the most cold-resistant almond in area. (Cuttings.) 



248618 and 248619. Pyrus communis : L. Malaceae. Common pear. 



Market in Murcia. (Seeds.) 



248618. Col. No. 16951. Tera'. Fruit small. 



248619. Col. No. 16952. Fruit small. 



248620. Ceratonia siliqua L. Caesalpiniaceae. Carob. 



( No field note. ) ( Seeds. ) 

 248621 and 248622. Dactylis glomerata var. hispanica (Roth) Duby Poaceae. 



248621. Col. No. 16962. Near Guadix, Granada Province. Elevation 2,500 

 feet. Tufted, drought-resistant, winter-spring perennial forage grass; 

 seeding freely in summer. ( Seeds. ) 



248622. Col. No. 16990. Fifty km. south of Madrid. Drought-resistant, 

 tufted, perennial on poor coarse soil. ( Seeds. ) 



248623 to 248638. 



From Pakistan. Seeds collected by P. F. Knowles, agricultural explorer, New 

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

 June 12, 1958. 



248623 to 248634. Carthamus tinctorius L. Asteraceae. Safflower. 



248623 to 248630. Karachi Bazaar. 



248623. Col. No. K688. 



248624. Col. No. K689. 



248625. Col. No. K690. 



248626. Col. No. K691. 



248627. Col. No. K692. 



248628. Col. No. K693. 



248629. Col. No. K694. 



248630. Col. No. K695. 

 248631 to 248634. Tatta Bazaar. 



248631. Col. No. K696. 



