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255974 to 255986— Continued 



255976. G7357. 'Golden Bantam'. Presented by H. McKinney, Geneva, 

 N.Y. Plants medium height, later than average, open pollinated, much 

 suckered; stalks purple; ear 13.0 by 3.5 cm.; seeds yellow, sweet. Susceptible 

 to smut and aphids. 



255977. G7358. 'Golden Bantam'. Presented by J. D. Shipton and G. Ship- 

 ton, Pittsfield, Mass. Open-pollinated plants, medium height, later than 

 average; stalks much suckered, relatively free of smut; seeds yellow, sweet. 



255978. G7370. 'Rhode Island White-cap Flint'. Presented by the Rhode 

 Island Agricultural Experiment Station, Kingston, R.I. Plant to 2 meters 

 high, early, high yield; ears 20 to 25 cm. long; kernels in 8 rows, short, thick; 

 high oil content. Used for flour to make Rhode Island Johnny cakes, also 

 for feed grain and silage. 



255979. G7390. 'Parker Flint'. Presented by the Massachusetts Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, Amherst, Mass. Plant 1.5 meters high, 

 variable, early; stalks purple; most ears 8-rowed; seeds glossy, dull brown, 

 flat, some flints, some bluish, some dent. 



255980. G7401. Selfed and bulked for three generations at the Maine 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, Orono, Maine. Selfed selection from P.I. 

 213776, which was a 'Northwestern Dent' from Mandan, N. D. Plants of 

 medium height, early, brown and yellow dent; stalks purple; ears 10.0 cm. 

 by 4.2 cm. 



255981. G7402. 'Burnell Golden Bantam'. Presented by Frank Goldsmith, 

 South Paris, Maine. Plant to 1.5 m. high, much suckered; stalks purple; 

 ears 14.0 by 4.2 cm. with high row count; seeds yellow, sweet. 



255982. G7403. 'Baxters Golden Bantam'. Presented by R. M. Bailey, 

 Brownfield, Maine. Plants of medium height, late, much suckered and free 

 from smut; stalks purple; ears 13.5 by 4.5 cm., 12-rowed; seeds yellow, sweet. 



255983. G7404. 'Pease Crosby Sweet Corn'. Presented by R. M. Bailey, 

 Monmouth, Maine. Selected, maintained and grown for processing in 

 central and western Maine. Open-pollinated plant to 2 meters high, very 

 early; much suckered; stalks purple; ears 17.0 by 3.8 cm., 6- to 18-rowed; 

 seeds light yellowish-gray. 



255984. G7405. 'Knowlton'. Presented by R. M. Bailey near Monmouth, 

 Maine. Open-pollinated plant to 2 meters high; ears 14.0 by 3.3 cm., 

 8-rowed; seeds yellow flint; slight smut. 



255985. G7406. Presented by R. M. Bailey, Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion, Orono, Maine. Stalks to 2 meters high; medium early; ears 20.0 by 4.3 

 cm., 8-rowed; seeds yellow, flint; slight smut; susceptible to rust. 



255986. G7407. 'Hubbard Flint'. Presented by R. M. Bailey, Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, Orono, Maine, from R. G. Hubbard, Castleton, Vt. 

 Stalks to two meters high; ears maturing medium early, 16.0 by 4.3 cm., 

 8-rowed; seeds yellow, heterozygous for cytoplasmic sterility, open-pollinated; 

 free from smut. 



255987. Cynara scolymus L. Asteraceae. Globe artichoke. 



From Portugal. Seeds presented by Jose Francisco Pereira Assuncao, Posto 

 Agrario, Tavira. Received Mar. 20, 1959. 



'Provence'. 



255988. Capsicum pubescens Ruiz. & Pav. Solanaceae. 



From Guatemala. Seeds presented by the Servicio Cooperativo Inter- Americano 

 de Agricultura, Guatemala City. Received Mar. 20, 1959. 



255989 and 255990. 



From Great Britain. Scions presented by the John Innes Horticultural Institute, 

 Bayfordbury, Hertford, Herts, England. Received Mar. 23, 1959. 



