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248761 to 248768. Himayatsager Station, near Hyderabad. 



248761. Col. No. K254. 248765. Col. No. K258. 

 'Vilayati alu' ; 'Veru Senaga'. 248766. Col. No. K259. 



248762. Col. No. K255. 248767. Col. No. K260. 



248763. Col.No.K256. 248768. Col. No. K261. 



248764. Col.No. K257. 



248769. Col. No. K 77. Kanakamainidi Village, west of Hyderabad. 

 248769 and 248770. Brassica nigra (L.) Koch Brassicaceae. Black mustard. 



248770. Col. No. K152. Mutanghi Tillage, west of Hyderabad. 



248771 to 248776. 



From South West Africa, unless otherwise noted. Seeds collected by Louis Wil- 

 liams and Norris Gilbert, agricultural explorers, New Crops Research 

 Branch, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received June 24, 1958. 



248771. Asparagus sp. Convalariaceae. 



Col. No. 21485. Spiny vine in scrub forest near Sa da Bandeira. Angola. 

 Elevation 1,800 meters. 



248772. Asparagus sp. 



Col. No. 21486. Plateau, 10 km. west of Sa da Bandeira, Angola. 

 Elevation 1,950 meters. Wiry, spiny, vine ; fruits small, red. 



248773. Asparagus sp. 



Col. No. 21605. Edge of desert, 8 km. west of Usakos. Elevation 960 meters. 

 Annual rainfall 100 mm. Semishrub to 50 cm. high, not spiny. 



248774 and 248775. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



248774. Col. No. 21590. 'Summa'. Dry rocky hills about 16 km. south of 

 Windhoek. Elevation 1,900 meters. Fruit about 10 cm. in diameter, 

 globose ; pulp bitter. 



248775. Col. No. 21608. Semidesert, about 15 miles east of Kanbib. Ele- 

 vation about 1,300 meters. Fruits globose about 10 cm. in diameter, bitter. 



248776. Vitis bainesii Hook. Vitaceae. 



Col. No. 21609. Rocky canyon, 46 km. east of Usakos. Stem thickened to 

 70 cm. in diameter. 



248777. Musa sp. 



From Greece. Plants collected by H. S. Gentry, agricultural explorer, New 

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

 June 24, 1958. 



Col. No. 17024. Near St. Nicolas, Isle of Crete. Plant to 7 feet high; trunk 

 thick ; fruit small but good quality. 



248778. Cucumis sattvus L. Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber* 



From Iran. Seeds presented by the United States Operations Mission, Teheran. 

 Received June 24, 1958. 



248779. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



From the United States. Tree growing at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, 

 Chico, California. Numbered June 25, 1958. 



J-3-1. A selection from P. I. 121466. Fruit 4.5 inches in circumference, some- 

 what flattened, with a deep suture which has a tendency to split ; skin yellow ; 

 flesh firm, cling type. A reliable producer. 



248780 to 248786. 



From South America. Seeds collected by O. E. White, Charlottesville, Ysl 

 Received June 25. 1958. 



