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208203 and 208204. Glycine MAX (L.) Merrill. Fabaceae. 



Soybean. 



From Colombia. Seeds presented by the Universidad Nacional, Palmira. 

 Received May 5, 1953. 



208203. Aksarben. 



208204. Java. 



208205 to 208212. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Convolvulaceae. 



Sweetpotato. 



From Cuba. Tubers collected by D. S. Correll and J. C. Miller, Agricultural 

 Explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineer- 

 ing, Beltsville, Md. Received May 6, 1953. 



Collected Apr. 18 to 21, 1953. 



208205. No. 186. Market Maximo, Gomez, Matanzas. Skin purplish red; 

 flesh cream colored. 



208206. No. 187. Garden, Maximo Gomez, Matanzas. Skin purplish red; 

 flesh cream colored. 



208207. No. 191. Argallita. Sierro Morena, Santa Clara. Skin and flesh 

 white. 



208208. No. 192. Camaguey. Sierra Morena, Santa Clara. Skin deep 

 purplish red; flesh white. 



208209. No. 200. Near Coliseo, Matanzas. Skin reddish purple; flesh 

 light yellow. 



208210. No. 201. Near Colon, Matanzas. Skin and flesh white. 



208211. No. 202. Market, Colon, Matanzas. Skin reddish purple; flesh 

 creamy yellow. 



208212. No. 210. Argallita Roja. Near Sagua la Grande, Santa Clara. 

 Skin reddish purple ; flesh light yellow. 



208213 to 208277. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds collected by R. K. Godfrey, Agri- 

 cultural Explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural 

 Engineering, Beltsville, Md. Received May 6, 1953. 



Collected in 1952 in Cape Province unless otherwise stated. 



208213. Alloteropsis semialata (R. Br.) Hitchc. Poaceae. 

 No. 1451. North of Howick Falls, Natal. Dec. 26. 



208214. Eragrostis curvula var. conferta Nees. Poaceae. 



No. 1363. Fish River valley northwest of Grahamstown. Dec. 8. 



208215. Atriplex semibaccata R. Br. Chenopodiaceae. 

 No. 1352. Six miles northwest of Grahamstown. Dec. 8. 



208216. Brachypodium distachyon Beauv. Poaceae. 

 No. 1241. Near Darling. Oct. 21. 



208217. Briza maxima L. Poaceae. 

 No. 1248. Piquetberg. Nov. 21. 



208218. Chloris gayana Kunth. Poaceae. Rhodes grass. 

 No. 1312. Between Swellendam and Riversdale. Dec. 3. 



208219. Chloris virgata Sw. 



No. 1552. Fourteen miles northwest of Smithfield, Orange Free State. 

 Jan. 5, 1953. 



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