JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1953 



183 



Common tobacco. 



Castorbean. 



209104 to 209135— Continued 



209131. Nicotiana tabacum L. Solanaceae. 



No. 509. Near Las Cruces. May 19. 

 209132 and 209133. Ricinus communis L. Euphorbiaceae. 



209132. No. 382. La Parguera. May 11. 



209133. No. 522. Cabo Rojo beach. May 21. 



209134. Solanum melongena L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 

 No. 524. Market, Cabo Rojo. May 21. Fruit oblong pyriform. 



209135. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 

 No. 381. Mayorbela. Laja's Seed Farm. May 11. Yellow fruit. 



209136 to 209160. Gossypium. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From the Virgin Islands. Seeds collected by D. S. Correll and J. C. Miller, 

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

 tural Engineering, Beltsville, Md. Received June 4, 1953. 



Collected May 23 to 28, 1953. 



209136 to 209145. From Saint Thomas Island. 



209136. No. 534. Near Havensight. 



209137. No. 535. Near Bodin Nair. 



209138. No. 537. Near Magens Bay. 



209139. No. 538. On edge of Charlotte Amalie. 



209140. No. 539. Edge of Harry S. Truman Airport. 



209141. No. 542. Above Perseverance Bay. 



209142. No. 544. East part of Charlotte Amalie. 



209143. No. 545. East of Charlotte Amalie. 



209144. No. 557. Near Botany Bay. 



209145. No. 558. Western edge of Charlotte Amalie. 

 209146 to 209160. From Saint Croix Island. 



209146. No. 560. La Grande Princess. 



209147. No. 561. Southgate. 



209148. No. 556. Near Sally's Fancy. 



209149. No. 567. Near Sally's Fancy. 



209150. No. 569. Near Saint John's. 



209151. No. 571. Morning Star. 



209152. No. 572. Bulowminde. 



209153. No. 575. Upper Bethlehem. 



209154. No. 576. Manning's Bay. 



209155. No. 577. Near Alexander Hamilton Airport. 



209156. No. 579. Near Alexander Hamilton Airport. 



209157. No. 580. Near Whim. 



209158. No. 587. Rattan. 



209159. No. 588. Saint John's. 



209160. No. 595. Upper Love. 



