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260703 to 260716— Continued 



260715. Viburnum sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



Col. No. 8021. In oak woods on limestone, Minas Viejos, Hidalgo. Shrub 

 to 6 feet high; drupes red and green. 



260716. Gigasis karwinskyana (R. & S.) Rohw. Commelinaceae. 



Col. No. 8002. Near Huisochol, road from Victoria Jaumaue, Tamps. 

 Herb with ascending stems; bud pink. 



260717. Victoria regia Lindl. Nymphaeaceae. Victoria waterlily. 



From British Guiana. Plants presented by the Botanical Garden, Georgetown, 

 Jemerara. Received Sept. 28, 1959. 



260718. Spartina townsendii H. & J. Groves Poaceae. 



From Great Britain. Plants presented by Dunns Farm Seeds, Ltd., Salisbury 

 Received Oct. 2, 1959. 



Putative hybrid of S. alterniflora X S. stricta. Chromosome number appears 

 to confirm the allopolyploid characteristics of the parentage. Originated at 

 Southhampton. Extensive mud flats and marsh land have been reclaimed by the 

 use of this species. Clonal propagation satisfactory. It is of interest in erosion 

 control, grazing, and as a possible source of paper pulp. 



260719 and 260720. 



From Thailand. Seeds presented by Garland Bare, Missionary, Pau, Nan 

 Province. Received Oct. 5, 1959. 



260719. Prunus persica (L.) Batsch Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



Fruit round with sharp projection, 1.8 to 2 inches in diameter, flesh white, 

 skin to 50 percent blush. Best native variety. 



260720. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



Wild red raspberry; flavor sweet-acid. Ripens May to July. 

 260721 to 260724. 



From Germany. Seeds collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, New 

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

 Oct. 5, 1959. 



260721. Fraxinus spaethiana Lingels. Oleaceae. 



Col. No. 7102. Wilhelmshohe park, Kassel. Tree to 30 feet high; buds very 

 prominent; petiole base inflated. 



260722. Pyrus communis L. Malaceae. Common pear. 



Col. No. 7122. Forest Garden, Hann.-Munden, Niedersachen. Tree to 

 40 feet high; fruit to two inches across. 



260723. Quercus cerris L. Fagaceae. 



Col. No. 7094. Wilhelmshohe park, Kassel. Tree to 70 feet high; leaves 

 to 6 inches long, elliptic, dentate, lustrous. 



260724. Quercus haas Kotsclry 



Col. No. 7042. Hamburg Botanic Garden, Hamburg. Tree to 40 feet high. 

 260725 and 260726. Saccharum (hybrids). Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From Brazil. Cuttings presented bv the Instituto Agronomico, Campinas, Sao 

 Paulo. Received Oct. 5, 1959. 



260725. C. B. 46/44. 



260726. C. B. 49/15. 

 260727 and 260728. 



From the United States. Plants growing at the United States Plant Introduction 

 Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland. Numbered Oct. 6, 1959. 



