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214371 to 214375. 



From Germany. Tubers presented by the Max Planck Institut fur Zuch- 

 tungsforsehung, Voldagsen tiber Elze, Hanover. Received Apr. 1, 1954. 



214371. Solanum acaule Bitter. Solanaceae. 

 U-1016/10. 



214372. Solanum andigenum Juz. & Buk. 

 44-1004/5. 



214373 to 214375. Solanum. 

 (S. andigenum X demissum). 



214373. 44.335/130. 



214374. 44-335/140. 



214375. 49.540/2. 



214376 to 214379. 



From India. Plants and cuttings collected by H. S. Gentry, Agricultural 

 Explorer, Plant Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research 

 Branch, Beltsville, Md. Received Apr. 1, 1954. 



214376. Fragaria nilgerrensis Schlecht. Rosaceae. Strawberry. 



No. 13830. Korakhunda Estate, Nilgiri Hills. Mar. 17, 1954. Altitude 

 8,000 feet. Moist meadow bottomland with black clay soil. Forms dense 

 colonies between grass clumps. Fruits whitish, sweet; eaten locally. 



214377. Piper nigrum L. Piperaceae. Black pepper. 



No. 13848. Dodo Betta Fountain, near Ootacamund. Mar. 18, 1954. 

 Altitude 7,800 feet. Rainfall 50 inches. Spikes 5 inches long, some well- 

 filled with berries; scarcely pungent. 



214378 and 214379. Korakhunda Estate, Nilgiri Hills. Mar. 17, 1954. 



214378. (Undetermined.) 



No. 13840. Forms a dense cover 15 inches high. Eaten at certain 

 stages by cattle; used as green manure. 



214379. (Undetermined.) 



No. 13841. Used as green manure; perhaps a variety of the preceding 

 (P.I. 214378). 



214380 to 214384. 



From France. Scions presented by Amie Lambertin, Pepinieres Lambertin 

 Nimes, Gard. Received Apr. 2, 1954. 



214380. Morus sp. Moraceae. 



Received as M. platanif olia ; place of publication not found. A mulberry, 

 with foliage resembling that of the plane tree, which comes from Turkey 

 and Armenia, and is a very graceful and ornamental shade tree. It grows 

 rapidly, and thrives even in salty places near the seaside. 



214381 and 214382. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdalacae. Apricot. 



214381. Bergeron. Fruits large, red, with firm orange-yellow flesh. 

 The tree is hardy and bears heavy crops regularly. 



214382. Poizat. Fruits large, globose, golden-yellow, of good flavor. 

 The tree is hardy, bears large crops, and the fruit ships well. 



214383. Prunus avium L. Sweet cherry. 



Bigarreau Early Burlat. Fruits large, highly colored with crisp red 

 and white striped flesh; ripens in France the first week in May. Said to 

 be the best variety grown in France. 



214384. Prunus persica (L.) Batsch. Peach. 



Lambertin No. 1. Fruits reddish, with white juicy flesh, freestone, 

 ripen at same time as Hale's Early. Tree a heavy bearer. 



