JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1954 291 



219859 to 219861. 



From Afghanistan. Seeds presented by A. T. Semple, American Embassy, 

 Rome, Italy. Received July 13, 1954. 



Collected by J. E. le Riche, Parian Valley south of Andjuman Pass. 



219859 and 219860. Hordeum vulgare L. Poaceae. Barley. 



219861. Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd. Fabaceae. 



219862 to 219869. 



From Iraq. Seeds presented by H. W. Springfield, American Embassy, Bagh- 

 dad. Received July 14, 1954. 



219862. Aegilops triuncialis L. Poaceae. 



No. 68. Salahadin Resort Area. June 14, 1954. 



219863. Aegilops crassa Boiss. 



No. 72. Erbil Forest Nursery. June 15, 1954. Altitude 1,500 feet. 

 219864 to 219868. Aegilops triuncialis L. 



219864. No. 66. Three miles west of Salahadin. June 14, 1954. 



219865. No. 67. Three miles west of Salahadin. June 14, 1954. Wide 

 variety of intergrades. 



219866. No. 69. Three miles west of Salahadin. June 14, 1954. Inter- 

 grades of species and types collected within a radius of 3 feet. 



219867. No. 70. Three miles west of Salahadin. June 14, 1954. Variety 

 of species and types collected along a 300-foot-paced transect. 



219868. No. 71. Salahadin fenced area. June 14, 1954. Altitude 3,000 feet. 

 Mixture of species growing wild together. 



219869. Hordeum bulbosum L. Poaceae. 



No. 73. Salahadin fenced area. June 14, 1914. Altitude 3,000 feet. Se- 

 lection of the most vigorous plants. 



219870 to 219895. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From Iowa. Seeds planted at the Regional Plant Introduction Station, Ames. 

 Numbered July 14, 1954. 



219870. Altq Gold. Yellow sweet. Alberta, Canada. 



219871. Assiniboine. Mixed color flint. Bismarck, N. Dak. 



219872. Baby Orchard. Yellow sweet. Bismarck, N. Dak. 



219873. Carnival. Mixed color popcorn. New Hampshire. 



219874. Dakota Squaw. Mixed color flint. Bismarck, N. Dak. 



219875. Dakota White. White flint. Bismarck, N. Dak. 



219876. Early June. White sweet. Bismarck, N. Dak. 



219877. Falconer. Yellow semi-dent. Bismarck, N. Dak. 



219878. Gehu. Yellow flint. Bismarck, N. Dak. 



219879. Golden Bantam. Yellow sweet. Mandan, N. Dak. 



219880. Golden Gem. Yellow sweet. Fargo, N. Dak. 



219881. Japanese Hulless. White popcorn. Origin unknown. 



219882. Minnesota IS (Boyd). Yellow dent. Bismarck, N. Dak. 



219883. Minnesota 13 (Haney). Yellow dent. North Dakota. 



219884. Minnesota 13 (Late) . Yellow dent. Origin unknown. 



219885. Northwestern. Red dent. Bismarck, N. Dak. 



