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215629 to 215661— Continued 



215654 and 215655. Sorghum vulgare Pers. 



215654. No. 13641. Government Seed Farm, Hansi, Punjab. Feb. 20, 

 1954. Used for cattle fodder. 



215655. No. 13683. Market, Moga, Punjab. February 1954. Irrigated 

 summer crops. 



215656. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



No. 13685. Market, Moga, Punjab. Feb. 24, 1954. Hard wheat grown 

 in winter. 



215657 and 215658. Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash. Poaceae. 



215657. No. 13704. Between Ambala and Karnal, Punjab. Feb. 26, 

 1954. Moist depression in sandy plain. Coarse perennial growing by 

 pool; roots yield oil used commercially. 



215658. No. 13720. Government Seed Farm, Sirsa, Punjab. February 

 1954. Altitude 4,500 feet. Roots yield oil. 



215659. Vigna sesquipedalis (L.) Fruwirth. Fabaceae. 



Asparagus-bean. 



No. 13738. Philippine Early. Department of Agriculture, Bangalore, 

 Mysore. 



215660. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. Cowpea. 



No. 13706. Government Seed Farm, Sirsa, Punjab. February 1954. 

 Local variety. 



215661. Sesbania speciosa Taub. Fabaceae. 



No. 13737. Department of Agriculture, Bangalore, Mysore. February 



1954. Green-manure crop. 



215662 to 215664. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by the Japan Department of Agriculture and 

 Forestry, Shikoku Agricultural Experiment Station, Zentsuji, Kagawa, 

 Shikoku. Received Apr. 21, 1954. 



215662. Citrus tachibana (Makino) Tanaka. Rutaceae. 

 Grows wild in Kochi Prefecture. 



215663. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 



Perfumed rice. It emits a sweet smell at its flowering stage and when 

 boiled. 



215664. Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze. Theaceae. Tea. 

 From mountainous areas, Kochi Prefecture. 



215665 to 215680. 



From Sweden. Seeds presented by W. Weibull, Landskrona. Received Apr. 

 21, 1954. 



215665. Bromus sp. Poaceae. 

 Pyramid. 



215666. Dactylis glomerata L. Poaceae. Orchard grass. 

 Cocksfoot W:S Tardus II. 



215667. Festuca elatior L. Poaceae. Meadow fescue. 

 Mimes. 



215668. Festuca rubra L. Red fescue. 

 Reptans. 



