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255466 to 255477— Continued 



255468. Festuca elatior L. Poaceae. Meadow fescue* 

 X-l. 7. 



255469. Festuca rubra L. 

 X -8. 6. 



255470. Lolium perenne L. Poaceae. Perennial ryegrass. 

 X -12. 8. 



255471. Lupinus albus L. Fabaceae. White lupine. 

 S-16 Tflugs Ultra'. Formerly from Germany. 



255472 and 255473. Lupinus angustifolius L. Blue lupine- 



255472. S-l. A selection from 'Blaue v. Sengbusch'. 



255473. S-8. Local strain. 



255474. Lupinus cruckshanksii Hook. 

 S-22. 



255475. Lupinus luteus L. European yellow lupine. 

 S-12. 



255476 and 255477. Poa palustris L. Poaceae. Fowl meadowgrass. 



255476. X -4. 3. 



255477. X -8. 1. 



255478 and 255479. Ctjcumis melo L. Cucurbit aceae. 



Muskmelon. 



From Korea. Seeds presented by D. W. Kim, Seoul. Received Feb. 12, 1959. 



255478. 'Daejon Charmi'. An excellent variety; foliage disease resistant; 

 fruits dark; skin smooth; flesh sweet, starchy, salmon-colored. 



255479. 'Songwhan Charmi'. Foliage dark green resistant to diseases; fruits 

 rough, skin pale, soft; flesh salmon-colored, sweet, excellent quality. 



255480 and 255481. 



From the United States. Seeds held in storage at the United States Plant 

 Introduction Station, Geneva, N.Y. Numbered Feb. 12, 1959. 



255480. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. Onion. 



G 8572B. A selection from P.I. 140347 from Iran. To 10 inches high; 

 bulb 2 inches by 2 inches; yellow neck about iy 2 inches long; keeping quality 

 fair. 



255481. Trifolium pratense L. Fabaceae. Red cloTer. 



G 2542B. A selection from P.I. 239980, presented by the Plant Production 

 Branch, FAO, Rome, Italy. Medium type to 14 inches high, 26 inch spread; 

 stems medium leafy; relatively early blooming; heads many, red; medium 

 aftergrowth. Susceptible to powdery mildew, relatively free from mosaic. 

 Formerly from Koutsoufliana, Greece. 



255482 to 255488. Theobroma cacao L. Sterculiaceae. Cacao. 



From the British West Indies. Seeds presented by the Cocoa Board, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, St. Clair, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Received Feb. 13, 

 1959. 



255482. ICS-1 X SCA-6. 255486. SCA-6 X UF-654. 



255483. SCA-6 X ICS-6. 255487. SCA-12 X ICS-1. 



255484. SCA-6 X DS-3. 255488. SCA-12 X ICS-6. 



255485. SCA-6 X ICS-39. 



