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254429. No. 2. Seeds dark-colored. September 12, 1958. 



254430. No. 3. September 12, 1958. 



254431. No. 4. August 16, 1958. 



Melons round, to 12 inches in diameter, medium green in color; skins 0.38 

 inches thick; flesh dark-red, sweet. Apparently disease-free and ship well. 



254432 to 254441. Corylus avellana L. Betulaceae. Filbert. 



From Turkey. Seeds presented by the United States Operations Mission, Ankara. 

 Received Dec. 3, 1958. 



254432. 'Incekara'. 



254433. 'Kalinkara'. 



254434. 'Kus\ 



254435. Talaz'. 



254436. 'Sirvi'. 



254437. 'Sirvi yabani'. 



254438. 'Tombul'. 



254439. 'Tombul yabani'. 



254440. 'Yassibaden'. 



254441. 'Yuvarlak gadem'. 



254442 to 254532. Simmondsia chixensis (Link) C. Schneid. 

 Buxaceae. Jojoba. 



From Mexico and Arizona. Seeds collected by H. S. Gentry, agricultural explorer, 

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

 Received Oct. 14, 1957. Numbered Dec. 4, 1958. 



Collected July to September 1957, in Arizona unless otherwise indicated. 



254442. Col. No. 7663. Coarse rocky soil. Elevation 2,500 feet. A mixed col- 

 lection made in 1946. 



254443. Col. No. 16470. Gravel slope. Elevation 2,000 feet. Shrub large with 

 spreading 'white' branches ; capsules long pointed, few two- or three-fascicled ; 

 seeds large, not bitter. 



254444. Col. No. 16471. Gravel slope. Elevation 2,900 feet. Shrub symmetri- 

 cal ; seeds not bitter. 



254445. Col. No. 16794. Gravel slope. Elevation 2,600 feet. Spreading shrub 

 to three feet high ; capsules long-pedunculate, more than 50 percent are three- 

 to six-fasciculate, one- to two-seeded. The seed size and peduncle length 

 are desirable characters and the progeny should be screened. 



254446. Col. No. 16795. Gravel slope. Tall shrub with shoots to six feet long ; 

 flowers at every node ; flowering prolific. 



254447. Col. No. 16976. Gravel slope. Elevation 2,600 feet. Shrub to three 

 feet high, open habit. 



254448. Col. No. 16797. Gravel slope. Elevation 2,600 feet. Low-branched 

 shrub to three feet high ; capsules long-pedunculate, large, thick with single 

 large seed. The low habit and large seeds suggest its progeny be tested for 

 these characters and suitability to culture. 



254449. Col. No. 16798. Gravel slope. Elevation 2,600 feet. Large, leafy 

 shrub with long shoots ; flowers at every node. Plant should be studied for 

 yield possibilities. 



254450. Col. No. 16799. Elevation 2,600 feet. Spreading bush to four feet 

 high ; capsules long: seeds long; wax content of seed 45.1%. 



254451. Col. No. 16800. Gravel slope. Elevation 2,600 feet. Vigorous shrub 

 to six feet high ; shoots long ; seeds large, yield light. Of interest for its 

 tall vigorous habit. 



254452. Col. No. 16801. Rocky slope. Elevation 2,600 feet. Large, heavy 

 yielding shrub ; capsules medium-size, ovoid ; seeds single, oblong. 



