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249117 to 249121. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by Ethne McGehee, Sao Paulo. Received July 3, 

 1958. 



249117. Cassia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



249118. Tibouchina granulosa (Desr.) Cogn. Melastoinataceae. Purple. 



249119. Tibouchina regnellii Cogn. 



249120. Tibouchina sellowiana Cogn. 



249121. Tibouchina sp. 



Leaves large, velvety, with clusters of deep-purple blooms. 



249122 to 249130. 



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

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

 July 7, 1958. 



249122. Fragaria (hybrid). Rosaceae. Strawberry. 



Col. No. 17085. Simonopetra, Athos. Elevation 1,000 feet. Fruits red, 

 small. 



249123. Morus rubra L. Moraceae. Red mulberry. 



Col. No. 16999. Asomatos, Isle of Crete. Elevation 2.000 feet. Fruits 

 unusually large. 



249124. Prunus cerasus L. Amygdalaceae. Sour cherry. 



Col. No. 17053. San Dimitris, Mount Olympus. Elevation 2,800 feet. Spon- 

 taneous seedling ; leaves large, dark green ; fruit purplish-red. 



249125. Ilex sp. Aquifoliaceae. Holly. 



Col. No. 17071. Karya, Athos. Elevation 1,800 feet. Leaves dark green. 

 (Cuttings.) 



249126. Lotus uliginosus Schkuhr Fabaceae. Big trefoil. 



Col. No. 17100. Ierrissos. near Athos. Elevation 50 feet. Thick bushy 

 perennial, decumbent to erect, in clonal colonies. (Plants. ) 



249127. Medicago sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 17117. Pindos Mountains. Elevation 4.500 feet. Prostrate peren- 

 nial forming mat on clay soil. Grazed by sheep. ( Plants. ) 



249128. Trifolium sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 17108. Eighteen miles north of Ierissos along road to Arnaea. 

 Diffuse, white-flowered, erect herb growing in thick meadow. ( Plants. ) 



249129. ( Undetermined. ) 



Col. No. 17102. Ierissos by Athos. Elevation 50 feet. Very strong run- 

 ner ; forms a tight sod on moist sand. ( Stolons. ) 



249130. Iris athoa Foster Iridaceae. 



Col. No. 17093. Athos Mountains. Elevation 2,000 feet. Plants scattered 

 on dry, open slopes. 



249131. Carthamtjs lanatus L. Asteraceae. 



From Pakistan. Seed presented by the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Scot- 

 land. Received July 8. 1958. 

 Collected near main Attock-Peshawar road, east of Akora, Pakistan. 



249132 to 249134. Sesamum indicitm L. Pedaliaceae. Sesame. 



From India. Seed presented by the Oilseed Specialist. Coimbatore. Received 

 July 8, 1958. 



249132. TMV. 1. 



