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255927 and 255928— Continued 



255928. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. Fabaceae. Guar* 



'Pusa Sadabhar'. Short duration crop, attaining maturity in about three 

 months. 



255929 to 255932. Solanum tuberosum L. Solanaceae. Potato* 



From Guatemala. Tubers collected by J. G. Hawkes, Department of Botany 

 University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England. Received Mar. 13, 1959. 



255929. No. 1788. From Huehuetenango. 

 255930 to 255932. From San Marcos. 



255930. No. 1858. 



255931. No. 1860. 



255932. No. 1861. 



255933 to 255938. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 



From the Netherlands. Seeds presented by the Instituut voor de Versdelling 

 Van Tuinbouwgewassen, Wageningen. Received Mar. 16, 1959. All are 

 capable of producing parthenocarpic fruit. 



255933. 55112. T2. ('Highmoor' X 'Lange Groene Broei', forcing type with 

 long green fruits) X 'Lange Groene Broei'. (Selfed 5 times.) Plants with 

 long internodes, leaves large; fruits long, conical base; skin a good green 

 color. Good yieider. 



255934. 55117. 'Esvier'. ('Highmoor' X 'Lange Groene Broei', forcing type 

 with long green fruits) X 'Lange Groene Broei'. (Selfed 5 times.) Plants 

 with long internodes; leaves large, fruit medium to long, bottleneck base, 

 somewhat spined; skin a good green. Good yieider. 



255935. 58087. 'Amato'. ('Donkere Spiers', forcing type, dark green color 

 fruits X 'Highmoor') X 'Donkere'. (Selfed 3 times.) Plants with long 

 internodes; leaves large; fruit rather long, bottleneck base; skin susceptible 

 to forming pale stripes in low temperature. Good yieider. 



255936. 58088. 'Nidin'. (Sp 5, scab resistant X Spot resistant) X Spot 

 resistant. (Selfed 3 times). Plant with short internodes; leaves medium to 

 small; fruit rather long, round top, conical or short bottleneck base; skin of a 

 good green color, surface covered with fine spines. Good yieider. 



255937. 58089. 'Hybrid KC 291'. One plant susceptible and one plant 

 resistant to scab. Testing results variable. 



255938. 58090. 'Hybrid KD 574'. One plant susceptible and one plant 

 resistant to scab. Testing results variable. 



255939 and 255940. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University, 

 Kyoto. Received Mar. 16, 1959. 



255939. Miscanthus intermedius Honda Poaceae. 



Collected in Yamagata Prefecture, north Japan. Plant to two meters high; 

 flowering August to October. (Hexaploid, 2n=114.) 



255940. Miscanthus tinctorius Hack. 



Collected in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. Plants to 1.8 meters high; 

 flowering August to October. (Diploid, 2n=38.) 



255941. Cucurbita (hybrid). Cucurbitaceae. 



From the United States. A selection from Cucurbita moschata X maxima, 

 P.I. 162889, from Paraguay. Numbered Mar. 16, 1959. 



Plant vigorous; leaves dark-green; season 115 days; fruit bulbous, 11.5 inches 

 by 5 inches, green striped, black netted; neck 4 inches by 3 inches; flesh color 

 excellent; seeds oval, pointed, flat, about 0.6 inch long, light tan, glossy, not 

 ridged around margin. 



