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249786. 'Harlequin'. Leaf center green, edge turning cream, the whole 

 splashed with red and brown. A sport of 'Paisley Shawl'. 



249787. 'Lalng's Croton'. Leaves narrow, color patterns minute varying from 

 cream to red. 



249788. 'Lord Falmouth'. Plant bushy; leaves small, green, veined brown, 

 pink center. 



249789. 'Moonbeam'. Leaves light yellow-green, turning cream ; edge frilled. 



249790. 'Paisley Shawl'. Leaf center green, stippled brown; edge turning 

 cream, stippled with red. Unusual. 



249791. 'Pegasus'. 



249792. 'Picturatum'. Plant bushy; leaves small, brown-black with red 

 centers. 



249793. 'Pineapple Beauty'. Leaves yellow-green, turning gold with reddish- 

 brown blotches. 



249794. 'Poynton'. Plant vigorous ; leaf edge dark green splashed with brown, 

 center creamy white splashed with bright red. 



249795. 'Red Croton'. Plant ; leaves small, narrow, with red centers edged 

 brown. 



249796. 'Rust'. Plant has open habit ; leaves large, crinkly orange-brown. 



249797. 'Russet'. Leaves golden-brown with pink center, pale green edge. 



249798. 'Salmon Croton'. Plant medium size, bushy; leaves long, narrow, 

 brown with salmon-pink center. 



249799. 'Skylark'. Leaves light green stippled with light brown. 



249800. 'Sunbeam'. Leaves light green later turning yellow. 



249801. 'Sunburst'. Leaves light yellow-green, splashed with brown and red. 



249802. 'Sunset'. Plant of medium vigor ; leaves medium sized, golden brown. 



249803. 'Tapestry'. Plant vigorous ; leaves brown with frilled edge, later 

 turning bright red. 



249804. 'Torch'. Leaves outstanding bright red. 



249805. 'Twinkle'. 



249806. 'Vesuvius'. Plant vigorous ; leaves brown turning to bright brick-red. 



249807. 'White Gem'. Leaves large, white stippled with green around the 

 edge. 



249808. Hippeastrum mixiatum Herb. Amaryllidaceae. 



From Peru. Bulbs collected by Earl E. Smith, collaborator, New Crops Research 

 Branch, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received August 6, 1958. 



'Aputocto'. Fifty-eight km. from Quince Mil, road to Cuzco. Elevation 2,300 

 meters. Flowers large, red. 



249809 and 249810. Piper nigrum L. Piperaceae. Black pepper. 



From Thailand. Seeds presented by Praset Bunnag, Bangkok. Received Aug. 

 6, 1958. 



249809. 'Phrik-tai-dam'. Black. 



249810. 'Phrik-tai-kao'. White. 



249811 to 249822. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Israel. Seeds presented by the Agricultural Research Sation, Nve-Yaar. 

 Received Aug. 7, 1958. 



249811. CDF 13-1. 249814. G-4-48. 



249812. CDF 33-1. 249815. N-150. 



249813. E 38. 249816. X-163. 



