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253465. Allium sp. 



Col. No. K2118. Six miles north of Ferreira do Alentejo, Portugal. Plant 

 to 30 inches high. 



253466. Cicee aeietixum L. Fabaceae. Chickpea. 

 Col. No. K2095. Seed store, Alicante, Spain. 



253467 to 253470. 



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

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

 November 5, 1958. 



253467 and 253468. Lacttjca seeeiola L. Cichoriaceae. 



253467. Col. No. 17448. Koper, Slovenia. Elevation 50 feet. 



253468. Col. No. 17457. Twelve miles northwest of Ljubljana, Slovenia. 

 Elevation 1,200 feet. 



253469. Physalis sp. Solanaceae. 



Col. No. 17486. Near Bijeljina, Bosnia. Herb with bright orange calyces. 



253470. Peuxus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



Col. No. 17453. Dry rocky mountains near Gorica, Slovenia. Elevation 

 1,700 feet. Shrub. 



253471 to 253473. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 

 New Delhi. Received November 5, 1958. 



253471. Caethamus oxtacantha Bieb. Asteraceae. 



253472 and 253473. Sesamum indicum L. Pedaliaceae. Sesame. 



253472. N. P. 3. 



253473. N. P. 6. 



253474. Caryota urexs L. Plioenicaceae. Toddy palm. 



From Brazil. Plants collected by Llewelyn Williams, agricultural explorer, New 

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

 November 5, 1958. 



Col No. 18507. Instituto Botanico, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Collected in March 

 19o8. Tree to 50 feet high with dense fronds : fruits dark brown, clustered. 



253475 to 253478. Simaiondsia chinensis (Link) C. Schneid. 



Buxaceae. Jojoba. 



From Mexico and the United States. Seeds collected by H. S. Gentry, agricul- 

 tural explorer, New Crops Research Branch, Crops Research Division, Belts- 

 ville, Md. Received Nov. 6, 1958. 



From Baja California, Mexico, unless otherwise indicated. 



253475. Col. No. 16376. 'Aquanga'. Shrub symmetrical. 1.7 meters high by 

 2.5 meters broad ; second growth following fire, 30 years old ; leaves large, 

 numerous ; flowers at every node ; seeds from one plant. 



253476. Col. No. 16749. 'Santo Toms'. Low, bushy shrub with short twigs; 

 seeds from a local population having 10 to 20% of their capsules in clusters. 



253477. Col. No. 16820. Camp Creek, Arizona. Shrub to 2.5 meters high; 

 capsules large, one-seeded freely dehiscing when mature; seeds from one 

 plant. 



253478. Col. No. 16830. Camp Creek, Arizona. Shrub to 2.3 meters high ; new 

 shoots flowering at every node; capsules few, elliptic, smooth, large freely 

 splitting ; seeds russet colored. 



