JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1954 301 



220053 to 220058. 



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

 dad. Received July 22, 1954. 



220053. Chrysopogon gryllus (L.) Trin. Poaceae. 



No. 76. Twenty miles west of Sulaimaniya. June 16, 1954. Altitude 

 2,000 feet. Tall bunchgrass with basal clump of green leaves about 12-15 

 inches long. Strongly rooted and apparently a good soil binder. 



220054 and 220055. Hordeum bulbosum L. Poaceae. 



220054. No. 75. Inside Chemchemal fenced area. June 17, 1954. Alti- 

 tude 2,100 feet. Vigorous species that remains green after most other 

 vegetation in area is dry. Produces considerable forage. 



220055. No. 78. Twenty miles west of Sulaimaniya. June 16, 1954. Al- 

 titude 2,000 feet. 



220056. Phalaris tuberosa L. Poaceae. Large canary grass. 



No. 77. Twenty miles west of Sulaimaniya. June 16, 1954. Altitude 

 2,000 feet. 



220057. Trifolium resupinatum L. Fabaceae. Persian clover. 



No. 60. Twelve miles west of Baghdad. May 1954. Produces abundance 

 of green forage throughout the early spring season. 



220058. ViciAsp. Fabaceae. 



No. 74. Found near Bakrajo. Altitude 2,300 feet. June 17, 1954. Small 

 annual legume; prolific seeder. 



220059 to 220063. 



From Pakistan. Seeds collected by H. S. Gentry and E. E. Smith, Agricultural 

 Explorers, Plant Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research 

 Branch, Beltsviile, Md. Received July 23, 1954. 



220059. Juglans regia L. Juglandaceae. Persian walnut. 



No. 13993. Market, Rawalpindi. Apr. 11, 1954. Nuts large, rather hard 

 to crack, but well flavored. Reported to be from Kashmir. 



220060 to 220062. Prunus amygdalus Batsch. Amygdalaceae. Almond. 



220060. No. 13994. Market, Rawalpindi. Apr. 11, 1954. Nuts with large, 

 strong, pointed hulls. Reported from Iran. 



220061. ... No. 14160. Market, Desra Ismail Khan, Northwestern Frontier, 

 Province. Apr. 24, 1954. Nuts rather bitter. Reported from Af- 

 ghanistan. 



220062. No. 14127. Market, Bannu, Northwestern Frontier Province. 

 Apr. 23, 1954. Small, rather thin-shelled. Reported to be from Af- 

 ghanistan. 



220063. Prunus armeniaga L. Apricot. 



No. 14161. Market, Desra Ismail Khan Northwestern Frontier Province. 

 Apr. 24, 1954. Seed sweet. Reported to be from Afghanistan. 



220064. Gossypium hirsutum L. Malvaceae. Upland cotton. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds presented by Officer in Charge, Agri- 

 cultural Research Station, Barberton. Received July 23, 1954. 



B-181 Upland. Resistant to verticillium wilt and angular leaf spot. 



220065 and 220066. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From Peru. Seeds presented by A. F. Swanson, United States Operations 

 Misison, Lima. Received July 23, 1954. 



220065. No. 3. La Molina hybrid corn from the selfed lines: L. M. 3 

 Estrella X La Molina No. 1 Santa Clara. 



220066. No. 5. La Molina Synthetic. 



