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255588 to 255590. Theobroma cacao L. Sterculiaceae. Cacao. 



From Ecuador. Seeds presented by H. Kjellander, Hacienda Clementina, Guaya- 

 quil. Received Feb. 19, 1959. 



255588. SCA 6 X ICS I. 



255589. SCA 6 X IMC 67. 



255590. SCA 12 X S 62. 



255591 and 255592. Vitis vinifera L. Vitaceae. European grape. 



From France. Cuttings presented by the Ecole Nationale d' Agriculture, Mont- 

 pellier. Received Feb. 24, 1959. 



255591. 'Seyve-Villard 20.366' (4a4). 



255592. 'Seyve-Villard 39.639' (3s9). 



255593 to 255596. 



From Australia. Seeds collected by G. H. Spalding, agricultural explorer, New- 

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

 Feb. 25, 1959. 



255593. Boronia latipinna J. H. Willis Rutaceae. 



Col. No. S-305. End of Sundial road, Grampians, Western Australia. 

 Open shrub to 8 feet high; branches few; leaves pinnate, dark green; flowers 

 white or pale pink, waxy, about one-half inch wide. 



255594. Boronia inornata Turcz. 



Col. No. S-445. Chauncey Line, South Australia. Thin shrub to 4 feet 

 high; flowers pink. 



255595. Phebalium glandulosum Hook. Rutaceae. 



Col. No. S-306. A. E. Lindner's garden, Vectis South, Victoria, Western 

 Australia. Diffuse shrub to 3 feet high; leaves bright green, tuberculate; 

 flowers golden yellow, in small umbels. 



255596. Phebalium pungens Benth. 



Col. No. S-493. Near Coonalpyn. Shrub to 3 feet high; flowers white, 

 resembling Eriostemon. 



255597. Prunus persica (L.) Batsch Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



From the Union of South Africa. Scions presented by the Western Province 

 Research Station, Stellenbosch. Received Mar. 11, 1959. 



'Walgant'. An early peach. Fruit round with a very slight point; skin yellow, 

 no bloom, but hairy; flesh yellow; stone medium-size. Resistant to delayed 

 foliation and common diseases. Fruit has excellent canning qualities. 



255598. Prunus amygdalus Batsch Amygdalaceae. Almond. 



From Iran. Scions presented by the Agriculture Department, Shiraz. Received 

 Feb. 25, 1959. 



Collected in the village of Joshnian, Bavanat District, 244 km. from Shiraz. 

 Annual bearer as flowers are produced in 3 flashes allowing buds to escape late 

 frosts. Quality and quantity is good. 



255599 to 255604. 



From Australia. Scions presented by H. E. Franklin, Posieros, Queensland. 

 Received Feb. 25, 1959. 



255599. Malus sylvestris Mill. Malaceae. Common apple. 



GDWF1. An open pollinated seedling of 'Golden Delicious', believed to 

 have 'Williams Favorite', as pollen parent. Tree vigorous, a lateral and spur 

 bearer of large size; fruits firm, color deep red, similar in shape to 'Jonathan'; 

 flavor good, keeping and handling quality excellent, ripens 3-4 weeks ahead of 

 'Jonathan'; resistant to drought, heat and powdery mildew. 



