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PLANT INVENTORY NO. 167 



255817 to 255819. 



From Ghana. Material collected by E. P. Imle, collaborator, New Crops Re- 

 search Branch, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received Mar. 5, 

 1959. 



255817. Vanilla sp. Orchidaceae. 

 Col. No. 108. Near Tafo. 



255818. (Undetermined). 



Col. No. 109. Near Tafo. Wild shrubby vine; fruits tricarpellate, red,, 

 indehiscent; seeds black, partly covered by white arils, three per capsule. 



255819. Raphia sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 

 Col. No. 110. Near Tafo. Tall palm, called raffia. 



255820 to 255827. 



From Afghanistan. Seeds collected by P. F. Knowles, collaborator, New Crops 

 Research Branch, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received Mar. 6, 

 1959. 



255820. Bromus lanceolatus Roth. Poaceae. 



Col. No. K1795. Kabul River, between Culbahar and Nadjerah. Plants 

 to 12 inches high. 



255821. Carthamus lanatus L. Asteraceae. 



Col. No. K1786. One-half mile northeast of Charikar. 

 255822 and 255823. Carthamus oxyacantha Bieb. 



255822. Col. No. K1792. Ghulbahar Textile Mill. Heads to 0.5 inch in 



diameter. 



255823. Col. No. K1798. Salih Tagaw, north of Sarobi. 



255824. Hordeum vulgare L. Poaceae. Common barley. 

 Col. No. K1787. Charikar bazaar. 



255825. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fabaceae. Mung bean. 

 Col. No. K1790. Charikar bazaar. 



255826 and 255827. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



255826. Col. No. K1788. Charikar bazaar. 



255827. Col. No. K1789. Charikar bazaar. 

 255828. Ficus sp. Moraceae. 



From South West Africa. Seeds presented by C. V. Porter, Windhoek. Re- 

 ceived Apr. 29, 1959. 



Elevation 5,500 feet. Plants survive heavy frosts. 

 255829 to 255868. 



From Italy. Seeds presented by the Istituto di Genetica Vegetale, Piacenza. 

 Received Mar. 9, 1959. 



255829 to 



255840. 



Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 



255829. 



58-4. 



'BareseoaPruno'. 



255835. 



58-88. Tirro'. 



255830. 



58-49. 



'Lampadina\ 



255836. 



58-92. 'Prezioso'. 



255831. 



58-78. 



'Panerazio'. 



255837. 



58-93. 'Prospero 21'. 



255832. 



58-79. 



Taullo'. 



255838. 



58-94. Trospero 39'. 



255833. 



58-86. 



'Pigmeo'. 



255839. 



58-117. 'San Marzano'. 



255834. 



58-87. 



Tilastro', 



255840. 



58-142. 'Vegtivio'. 



