JANUARY 1, 1959 TO DEiCEMBER 31, 1959 259 



261033 to 261056— Continued 



261053. Tapeinocheilos ananassae K. Schum. Zingiberaceae. 



Col. No. LW-57. Leaves to 8 feet high produced from subterranean 

 rhizomes; bracts red. 



261054. Zingiber macradenium K. Schum. Zingiberaceae. 



Col. No. LW-67. Herb; leaves to 10 feet high; infiuorescences red, torch 

 gingerlike. Native to Sumatra. 



261055. Undetermined. Zingiberaceae. 



Col. No. LW-68. Herb; leaves to 6 feet high. Native to Borneo. 



261056. Mangifera sp. Anacardiaceae. 



Col. No. LW-235. 'Wani'. Denpasar market, Bali. Fruit green when ripe; 

 flavor strong; flesh white; stone-rowed in X-section. 



261057 to 261064. 



From New Guinea. Rhizomes collected by J. J. Ochse, United Banana 

 Expedition. Received Oct. 28, 1959. 



From Manokwari, Netherlands. 



261057 and 261058. Musa acuminata Colla Musaceae. 



261057. No. 0-2. 'Higa\ Used in hybridizing program in Trinidad. 



261058. No .0-4. 'Higa'. Pseudostem brown-green; fruit green; pulp 

 white and sweet. 



261059. Musa X paradisiaca L. Plantain. 



No. 0-8. 'Babu-blutuk'. (M. acuminata X M. balbisiana). Rhizomes 

 widespread; bunches larger. 



261060. Musa X paradisiaca L. Plantain. 

 No. O-10. 'Kapas-kapok-sepatu*. {M. acuminata XM. balbisiana). 



Best plantain in Southeastern Asia; seeds few. 



261061. Musa sp. 



No. 0-7. Pseudostem green; fruit red-yellow splayed; pulp yellow. 



261062. Musa sp. 



No. O-l. 'Amesi'. Bract white green; fruit red-orange. 



261063. Musa sp. 



No. 0-3. 'Hindu-kuwa'. Fruit white-green, burst open and look like black 

 flowers. 



261064. Musa sp. 



No. 0-6. 'Hindu-kuwa'. Pseudostem green-brown; bract green-white; 

 fruit green when ripe, burst open like star flower; pulp white. 



261065 to 261068. 



From the Netherlands. Plants collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, 

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

 Received Oct. 29, 1959. 



261065. Armoracia rusticana G. Gaertn. Brassicaceae. Horseradish. 



Col. No. 6239a. 'Albo Variegata'. Private garden, Wageningen. Leaves 

 white variegated, especially in spring. 



261066. Chrysanthemum arcticum L. Asteraceae. 



Col. No. 7348. Private garden, Wageningen. Rhizomatous perennial, 

 forming a clump; stems to 14 inches high; rays white to 1.5 inches long. Flowers 

 in October. 



