222 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 167 



260193 to 260200. 



From Yugoslavia. Scions presented by the United States Operations Mission, 

 Belgrade. Received August 27, 1959. 



260193 and 260194. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



260193. 'Early Giant'. Tree productive; fruits firm, large, good quality, 

 ripening after 'Phelps'. 



260194. 'Japan Early'. 



260195 to 260199. Pyrus communis L. Malaceae. Pear. 



260195. 'Abate FeteP. 



260196. 'Buttera Precoce Morettini'. 



260197. 'Doyenne de Juillet'. Fruit good quality, softens quickly, very 

 small. 



260198. 'Santa Maria'. 'Bon Chretien Williams' X 'Cascia No. 29'. Tree 

 vigorous productive intermediate between the parents in season of ripening; 

 fruit yellowish with red blush; flesh tender translucent, sweet; the quality is 

 as good as 'Williams'. Fruit said to be resistant to bruising. 



260199. 'Shipova'. A fall ripening variety; fruit small; leaves applelike. 



260200. Pyrus sp. 



'Cherry Pear'. Ripe 2-3 weeks before the Mayflower peach, drops quickly; 

 very small, fair quality. 



260201 to 260205. 



From Portugal. Bulbs and seeds collected by Elmo W. Davis, agricultural ex- 

 plorer, New Crops Research Branch, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, 

 Md. Received August 27, 1959. 



260201. Allium porrum L. Liliaceae. Leek. 



No. D 91. Seed stem 6 feet high; bulbs formed at base. Used as an orna- 

 mental. 



260202 and 260203. Allium sativum L. Garlic. 



260202. D 86. Balhao market, Porto. Cloves small, purple. (Bulbs). 



260203. D95. Lisboa market. Scales white; clove pink or white. (Bulbs). 



260204. Cynara scolymus L. Asteraceae. Globe artichoke. 



D 96. Estacao Agronomica Nacional, Oeiras. Seed stem six feet high. 

 (Seeds). 



260205. Cynara sp. 



D 94. North of Lisbon on N 1, sough of Mares. Heads spiny; leaves 

 narrow. (Seeds) . 



260206. Hevea brasiliensis (A. Juss.) Muell. Euphorbiaceae. 



Para rubber tree. 



From Ceylon. Plants growing at the United States Plant Introduction Station, 

 Miami, Flordia. Numbered Aug. 27, 1959. 



LCB-870. Rubber Research Institute. Outstanding for its resistance to 

 Oidium heveae. 



260207 to 260217. Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Poaceae. 



From Guadeloupe. Seeds presented by the Institut National de la Recherche 

 Agronomiques, Domaine Duclas, Petit-Bourg. Received Aug. 29, 1959. 



260207. 



'Black Hull'. 



260213. 



'Redbine'. 



260208. 



'Caprock'. 



260214. 



SH 1. 



260209. 



'Combine 60'. 



260215. 



SH 3. 



260210. 



'Darso 28'. 



260216. 



40. 



260211. 



'Double Dwarf Sooner'. 



260217. 



410 B. 



260212. 



'Early Hegari'. 







