138 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 167 



257485 to 257491. 



From Peoples Republic of China. Seeds presented by the Harbin College of 

 Agriculture, Manchuria. Received May 7, 1959. 



257485. Capsicum frutescens L. Solanaceae. Redpepper. 



Leaves large; fruits short, fleshy, sweet. 



257486 and 257487. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 



257486. 'Yi-sang\ Drought resistant variety; fruits to 15 cm. long. For 

 pickling and canning. 



257487. 'Water-cucumber'. Late variety. Staking and irrigation re- 

 quired; fruits elongated. 



257488 and 257489. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 



257488. Staking and removing of the auxiliary branches are necessary; 

 fruits globular, orange-colored. 



257489. Early variety; fruit small, peach-shaped. 



257490. Raphanus sativus L. Brassicaceae. Radish. 

 Root large, scarlet. Winter type. 



257491. Solanum melongena L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 

 Early variety. Fruits elongated, violet-black. 



257492. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. Pea. 



From Sweden. Seeds presented by^the Weibull Plant Breeding Institute, 

 Landskrona. Received May 8, 1959. 



L5/55. 



257493 and 257494. 



From Iran. Seeds presented by the United States Operations Mission, Teheran. 

 Received May 8, 1959. 



257493. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



'Carbozay'-'Evankey'; 'Abbas Shori'. From Donishar. Considered best 

 variety in Iran. 



257494. Cucumis sativus L. Cucumber. 

 From Shimron. 



257495. Trifolium repens L. Fabaceae. Whiteclover. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial 

 Research Organization, Canberra. Received May 8, 1959. 



V101; 'Victorian Irrigation White'. 



257496 and 257497. 



From Great Britain. Seeds presented by the Tropical Products Institute, London, 

 England. Received May 8, 1959. 



257496. Hibiscus cannabinus L. Malvaceae. Kenaf. 

 'Plateau'. From Nigeria. 



257497. Urena lobata L. Malvaceae. 

 'Mokwa'. From Nigeria. 



257498. Pinus paltjstris Mill. Pinaceae. Longleaf pine. 



From Denmark. Seeds presented by the Frost A/S, Borkop. Received May 

 11, 1959. 



