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260784 to 260791. Sacchakum (hybrids). Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From Brazil. Cuttings presented by the Instituto Agronomico do Nordeste, 

 Curado, Recife, Pernambuco. Received Oct. 15, 1959. 



260784. 'Falsa Cristalina'. 260788. 'Palmeirinba'. 



260785. IANE 46-llF. 260789. POJ 161. 



260786. IANE 46-162. 260790. POJ 1507. 



260787. IANE 46-186. 260791. POJ 2947. 



260792. Spartina townsendii H. & J. Groves Poaceae. 



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

 England. Received Oct. 15, 1959. 



Putative hybrid of S. alterniflora X S. stricta. Chromosome numbers appear to 

 confirm the allopolypoid characteristics of the parentage. Originated at South- 

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

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

 trol, grazing, and as a possible paper pulp source. 



260793 to 260795. 



From France, Germany and the Netherlands. Bulbs and plants collected by 

 Elmo W. Davis, agricultural explorer, New Crops Research Branch, Crops 

 Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received Oct. 15, 1959. 



260793. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. Onion. 



Col. No. 197. 'Aggregatum'. Obtained from the Institute fur Gartnerische 

 Pflanzenzuchtung, Herrenhausen, Hannover, Germany. Montreal, Canada. 

 (Bulbs). 



260794. Allium sativum L. Garlic. 

 Col. No. 117. Market, Marseille, France. Cloves very large, pink. (Bulbs). 



260795. Allium schoenopbasum L. Chive. 



Col. No. 208. Van der Ploeg, Zwijndrecht, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Plants 

 small, divide profusely; leaves round, hollow; seed stalk 1 ft. high; flowers 

 purple. (Plants). 



260796. Hibiscus kitaibelifolius St. Hil. Malvaceae. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by the Jardin Botanico do Rio de Janeiro. 

 Received Oct. 16, 1959. 



260797 to 260806. 



From Egypt. Seeds presented bv the Bahtim Experimental Station, Bahtim, 

 Cairo. Received Oct. 19, 1959. 



260797 to 260805. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



Sister lines. Highly resistant to stem rust. 



260797. 'Giza 135' X L. 1167/109; 1385/3331. Resistant to leaf rust, 



260798. 'Giza 135' X L. 1167/109; 1385/3363. Resistant to leaf rust. 



260799. 'Giza 135' X L. 1167/109; 1385/3373. Resistant to leaf rust. 



260800. 'Giza 135' X L. 1167/109; 1385/3376. Resistant to leaf rust. 



260801. 'Giza 135' X L. 1167/109; 1385/3378. Resistant to leaf rust. 



260802. L. 1167/109 X 'Giza 135/2'; 1406/3661. Resistant to leaf rust. 



260803. L. 1167/109 X 'Giza 135/2'; 1406/3363. Susceptible to leaf rust. 



260804. L. 1167/109 X 'Giza 135/2'; 1406/3681. Resistant to leaf rust. 



260805. L. 1167/109 X 'Giza 135/2'; 1406/3683. Susceptible to leaf rust. 



260806. Triticum (hybrid) 



L. 1167/109 X Na. 864; 1389/3478. Interspecific cross. Highly resistant 

 to stem rust and leaf rust. 



