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251081 and 251082. Nigella sativa L. Ranunculaceae. Black cumin. 



251081. Col. No. K1032. Alevandria bazaar, Egypt. 



251082. Col. No. K1069. Warehouse, Qus, Egypt. 



251083. Papaver somniferum L. Papaveraceae. Opium poppy. 

 Col. No. K738. Girishk bazaar, Afghanistan. 



251084 to 251086. 



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

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

 Sept. 10, 1958. 



251084. Colchicum speciosum Stev. Melanthiaceae. 



Col. No. 17313. South end of Durmitor, Montenegro. Elevation 4,600 feet. 



251085. Pimpinella anisum L. Apiaceae. Anise. 

 (No field note.) 



251086. Rosa sp. Rosaceae. 



Col. No. 17356. Arid meadow land, above Livno, Bosnia. Elevation 4,000 

 feet. Plant to eight inches high. 



251087 to 251094. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by the Instituto Agronomico, Campinas, Sao 

 Paulo. Received Sept. 12, 1958. 



251087. Acrocomia sclerocarpa Mart. Phoenicaceae. Macauba palm. 



251088. Barnadesia rosea Lindl. Asteraceae. 



251089. Chorisia speciosa St. Hil. Bombacaeae. Floss-silktree. 



251090. Cordyline dracaenoides Kunth. Liliaceae. 



251091. Diplusodon viRGATUs Pohl Lythraceae. 



251092. Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. Lythraceae. Queen crapemyrtle. 



251093. Mauritia vinifera Mart. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



251094. Raphia sp. Phoenicaceae. 



251095 to 251151. 



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

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

 Sept. 12, 1958. 



251095. Salix sp. Salicaceae. 



Col. No. 17488. Sava River Valley. Elevation 500 feet. Young plants 

 seven feet high ; stems slender. Cultivated for making baskets, furniture, etc. 

 (Cuttings.) 



251096. Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. Poaceae. Crested wheatgrass. 



Col. No. 17189. Dry slope, Ovche Polje, Macedonia. Elevation 1,200 feet. 

 Tufted perennial ; leaves sparse. 



251097 to 251099. Agrostis alba L. Poaceae. Redtop. 



251097. Col. No. 17396. Thirty miles east of Titograd, Montenegro. Ele- 

 vation 4,200 feet. 



251098. Col. No. 17315. South end of Durmitor, Montenegro. Elevation 

 4,600 feet. Very vigorous perennial, growing out of anthill. 



251099 Col. No. 17363. Kupres Valley, Bosnia. Elevation 3,800 feet. 

 Fine-leaved perennial on old gopher mound. 



251100. Bothriochloa iscHAEMUM (L.) Keng Poaceae. 



King's Ranch bluestem. 



Col. No. 17350. Between Dubrovnic and Split, Dalmatia. Elevation 500 to 

 1,000 feet. Small-tufted xerophytic perennial ; palatable. 



