JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1954 



221 



217642. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



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

 Plant Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Belts- 

 ville, Md. Received Jan. 27, 1954. Numbered May 17, 1954. 



No. 13119. Momokhil, Jalalabad Province. Yellow seeds. 



217643. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fabaceae. Mung bean. 



From Peru. Seeds collected by E. E. Smith, Agricultural Explorer, Plant 

 Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, 

 Md. Received May 17, 1954. 



217644. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 



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

 Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, 

 Md. Received May 17, 1954. 



No. 13765. Market seed store, Delhi. Mar. 6, 1954. 



217645. Chloris pycnothrix Trin. Poaceae. 



From Madagascar. Seeds presented by the Soil Conservation Bureau, 

 Tananarive. Received May 17, 1954. 



217646. Zizyphus nummularia (Burm.) W. & A. Rhamnaceae. 



From India. Seeds presented by K. Biswas, Indian Botanical Garden, Calcutta. 

 Received May 17, 1954. 



217647 and 217648. Medicago spp. Fabaceae. 



From Iraq. Seeds collected by H. W. Springfield, U.S. Operations Mission 

 to Iraq, Baghdad. Received May 18, 1954. 



217647. Medicago rigidula (L.) Desr. 



No. 57. Dry, rocky slope near Khanagin. May 1954. Altitude 600 feet. 



217648. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



From western Iraq. Relatively resistant to wilts and nematodes; mod- 

 erately tolerant of saline soils. 



217649 to 217893. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Poaceae. 



From Nebraska. Seeds presented by 0. J. Webster, Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, Lincoln. Received May 18, 1954. 



Originally from 

 yyptian Sudan. 



the Rainlands 



Research Station 



i Wad-Medani, Angl 



217649. 



No. 1. 



Maga Agbash. 



217661. 



No. 



13. 



Ein el Ga-ong. 



217650. 



No. 2. 



Nyan Dok Early. 



217662. 



No. 



14. 



Godo. 



217651. 



No. 3. 



Keriariga. 



217663. 



No. 



15. 



Otayo. 



217652. 



No. 4. 



Culum Brick. 



217664. 



No. 



16. 



Safra. 



217653. 



No. 5. 



Imsak Maratak. 



217665. 



No. 



17. 



Ageu. 



217654. 



No. 6. 



Rahamatella. 



217666. 



No. 



18. 



Um Shili Shilat. 



217655. 



No. 7. 



Tabroro White. 



217667. 



No. 



19. 



Akwaich. 



217656. 



No. 8. 



Tabla Hamra. 



217668. 



No. 



20. 



Tirter. 



217657. 



No. 9. 



Ankolib Red. 



217669. 



No. 



21. 



Nyan Ja-ng. 



217658. No. 10. 



(Jacks). 



217659. No. 11. 



Galb el Jackus 

 Maluk. 



217670. 

 217671. 

 217672. 



No. 

 No. 

 No. 



22. 

 23. 

 24. 



Akwoda. 

 Chikkori. 

 Ajak. 



