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260727 to 260728— Continued 



280727. Malus sylvestris Mill. Malaceae. Common apple. 



'Beacon'. 



260728. Malus (hybrid). Crabapple. 

 'Hopa\ 



260729 and 260730. 



From Mexico. Plants collected by H. S. Gentry, agricultural explorer, New 

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

 Oct. 7, 1959. 



260729. Agave sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



Col. No. 17858. Telon'. Cerrito del Lopez, 35 miles northwest of Her- 

 mosillo, Sonora. 



260730. Agave sp. 



Col. No. 17822. Bacachaca, Sierra de Alamos, Sonora. Small clustered 

 rosettes; leaves turgid, rounded above and below, with broad pale median 

 stripe and faint white brush marks. 



260731 and 260732. 



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

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

 Oct. 7, 1959. 



Palmengarten, Frankfurt-am-Main. 



260731. Dorstenia argentea Hook. f. Moraceae. 



Col. No. 7149. Leaves silvery in the center, green on margin. 



260732. Neptunia prostrata (Lam.) Baill. Mimosaceae. 



Col. No. 7150. Aquatic herb for shallow water; stems white, pithy, floating, 

 aerial stems to three feet high; leaves sensitive; flowers yellow. 



260733. CiTRiiLLus lanattjs (Thunb.) Mansf. Cucurbitaceae. 



Watermelon. 



From Sudan. Seeds presented by the United States Operations Mission, Khar- 

 toum. Received Oct. 12, 1959. 



260734 Gossypitjm (hybrid). Malvaceae. 



From Mozambique. Seeds presented by the Junta do Algodao Centro de In- 

 vestigacao Cientifica Algodoeira, Lourenco Marques. Received Oct. 13, 

 1959. 



260735 to 260738. 



From Morocco. Seeds presented by the Institut des Fruits et Agrumes Coloniaux, 

 Rabat. Received Oct. 12, 1959. 



260735. Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle Rutaceae. Lime. 



From the Diademe Valley. Acid lime from the subspontaneous groves in 

 the mountains. Fruits are rounder than the fruits growing in the coastal 

 area. 



260736. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck Pummelo. 

 Trunks of the trees have to 6 feet perimeter. 



260737. Citrus reticulata Blanco Mandarin orange. 

 Pirae Station, Tahiti, French Polynesia. 



260738. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck Sweet orange. 

 From the Diademe Yallev. 



