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217497 to 217499— Continued 



217498. Citrus medica L. Citren. 

 Garden of St. Christopher Home, Taipo. 



217499. Fortunella japonica (Thunb.) Swingle. Rutaceae. Kumquat. 

 Taipo market. 



217500. Poa bulbosa L. Poaceae. 



From Pakistan. Bulblets collected by H. S. Gentry and E. E. Smith, Agri- 

 cultural Explorers, Plant Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Re- 

 search Branch, Beltsville, Md. Received May 11, 1954. 



No. 14172. Saidu, Sivat. Altitude 3,000 feet. Rocky slope of micaceous 



schist. 



217501 to 217510. 



From Denmark. Seeds presented by Landboforeningers Fr0forsyning, Ros- 

 kilde. Received May 11, 1954. 



217501 and 217502. Dactylis glomerata L. Poaceae. Orchard grass. 



217501. Roskilde Late II. 



217502. Roskilde II. 



217503 and 217504. Festuca elatior L. Poaceae. Meadow fescue. 



217503. Meadow fescue Otofse II. 



217504. Otofse Early II. 



217505. Phleum pratense L. Poaceae. Timothy. 



Otofse II. 

 217506 to 217509. Trifolium pratense L. Fabaceae. Red clover. 



217506. Early Otofse III. 



217507. Early Otofse III. Resistant. 



217508. Halflase Otofse III. 



217509. Halflase Otofse III. Resistant. 



217510. Trifolium repens L. White clover. 

 Lodi. Otofse IX and V. 



217511 to 217547. 



From Pakistan. Seeds collected by H. S. Gentry, Agricultural Explorer, 

 Plant Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Belts- 

 ville, Md. Received May 12, 1954. 



Unless otherwise mentioned seeds are from the Punjab Agricultural College 

 and Research Institute, Lyallpur, Punjab. Mar. 31 to Apr. 4, 1954. 



217511. Hibiscus esculentus L. Malvaceae. Okra. 



No. 13912. Lady's Fingers No. 13. Local variety beginning yield in 

 30 days; fruits smooth, glabrous. Susceptible to root rot. 



217512. Avena sp. Poaceae. 



No. 13938. Field near Lyallpur, Punjab. Sandy loam. 



217513. Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. Cucurbitaceae. 



Waxgourd. 



No. 13906. Ash Gourd; Petha Kadder. Vine cultivated for its large 

 pumpkin-like oblong fruits. 



217514. Brassica campestris L. Brassicaceae. 



No. 13928. Toria; selection A. Winter annual; oilseed. 



