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257571 and 257572. 



From Brazil. Seeds collected by Llewelyn Williams, agricultural explorer, New 

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

 May 14, 1959. 



257571. Asparagus plumosus Baker Convallariaceae. Fern asparagus. 

 Col. No. 18193. Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro. Climber; fronds fine. 



257572. Asparagus virgatus Baker 



Col. No. 18201. Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro. Plant erect, open; stem 

 to 2.5 feet high. 



257573. Agave lophantha Schiede Amaryllidaceae. Crested agave. 



From the United States. Plants presented by D. S. Correll, collaborator, New 

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

 May 15, 1959, from Texas. 



257574 to 257580. Vigna sinensis (Tomer) Savi Fabaceae. 



Common cowpea. 



From Nigeria. Seeds presented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Moor Plantation, 

 Ibadan. Received May 19, 1959. 



257574. 'Kuzaima'. 



257575. 'Paraguay 1\ 



257576. 'Paraguay 5'. 



257577. 'Paraguay 6'. 



257578. C5711-1-2-3. 



257579. C5711-1-2-6. 



257580. C5711-1-2-7. 

 257581 to 257639. 



From Ethiopia. Seeds presented by the Imperial College of Agriculture, Addis 

 Ababa. Received May 20, 1959. 



257581. Ammi copticum L. Apiaceae. 

 'White Abusuda'. 



257582. Carthamus tinctorius L. Asteraceae. Safflower. 

 257583 to 257586. Cicer arietinum L. Fabaceae. Chickpea. 



257583. Seeds white. 



257584. Seeds black. 



257585. Seeds light yellow. 

 257856. Seeds reddish-brown. 



257587. Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. Poaceae. Ragi. 

 'Dagussa'. 



257588. Guizotia abyssinica (L.f.) Cass. Asteraceae. 

 'Nug Black'. 



257589. Lathyrus sativus L. Fabaceae. Grass peavine. 

 'Guave'. 



257590. Linum usitatissimum L. Linaceae. Common flax. 



257591. Nigella arvensis L. Ranunculaceae. 

 'Black Abusuda'. 



