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212843 to 212873— Continued 



212857. Linum usitatissimum L. Linaceae. Flax. 



212858 to 212861. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



212858. From Bamian. 212860. From Ghasin. 



212859. From Bandiamir. 212861. From Ghorbaud. 



212862. Panicum miliaceum L. Poaceae. Proso. 



212863. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fabaceae. Mung bean. 

 From Gmamsahib. 



212864 and 212865. Trifolium resupinatum L. Fabaceae. Persian clover. 



212864. From Ghasin. 



212865. From Kohdamau. 



212866 to 212871. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



212866. From Bandiamir. 212869. No. 1. 



212867. From Ishkamish. 212870. No. 2. 



212868. FromShibar. 212871. No. 3. 



212872. Viciaervilia (L.) Willd. Fabaceae. 



212873. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



212874 to 212877. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Convolvulaceae. 



Sweetpotato. 



From Okinawa. Tubers presented by Tatsuo Saito, United States Civil Ad- 

 ministration of the Ryukyus, Naha. Received Feb. 2, 1954. 



Bred in the Ryukyu Islands. 



212874. Hanayakabi. 212876. Okinawa No. 100. 



212875. Hisagawa No. 1. 212877. Yaeyama-akagu. 



212878 to 212932. 



From India. Seeds collected by H. S. Gentry, Agricultural Explorer, Horti- 

 cultural Crops Research Branch, Plant Industry Section, Beltsville, Md. 

 Received Feb. 2, 1954. 



212878. Hibiscus esculentus L. Malvaceae. Okra. 



No. 13379. Bhinda. Market, Baroda, Bombay State; clay loam. Long 

 tapering fruits. Dec. 22, 1953. 



212879. Actinodaphne hookeri Meissn. Lauraceae. 



No. 13286. Pisa. Market, Mahabaleshwar, Bombay State. Dec. 15, 1953. 

 Altitude 4,500 feet. Seeds stated to contain 80 percent oil. 



212880. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. Onion. 



No. 13378. Dungali. Market, Baroda, Bombay State. Local. Dec. 22, 

 1953. 



212881. Amaranthus sp. Amaranthaceae. 



No. 13324. Rygira. Agricultural College farm, Poona, Bombay. Dec. 

 17, 1953. Used as a leaf vegetable, and seeds are roasted and eaten. 



212882. Arachis. Fabaceae. 



No. 13191. Dharwar Agriculture College, Dharwar, Bambay State. Dec. 

 11, 1953. Erect type X procumbent type; developed by Mysore Agriculture 

 Station as a leaf forage. 



