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223861 to 223863. Pistacia vera L. Anacardiaceae. Pistachio. 



From Syria. Seeds presented by the Institut des Fruits et Agrumes Coloniaux, 

 Rabat, Morocco. Received Feb. 24, 1955. Grown at Aleppo. 



223861. 'Achouri'. 



223862. 'Alemi'. 



223863. 'Batouri'. 



223864 to 223867. 



From Australia and New Zealand. Seeds collected and presented by Walter L. 

 Hodde, Wilgena, South Australia. Received Feb. 24, 1955. 



223864. Atriplex spongiosa F. Muell. Chenopodiaceae. Saltbush. 



Collected in desert about 500 miles northwest of Adelaide, Wilgena, South Aus- 

 tralia. 



223865. Bassia sp. Chenopodiaceae. 



Collected in desert about 500 miles northwest of Adelaide, Wilgena, South Aus- 

 tralia. 



223866. Brassica oleracea var. viridis L. Brassicaceae. Kale. 



Collected at Hawks Bay Farmers' Cooperative Association Limited, eastern 

 shore, North Island, New Zealand. 



223867. Geranium sp. Geraniaceae. 



Collected near Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia. 



223868 to 223911 



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

 Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Center, Beltsville, Md. Re- 

 ceived Feb. 24, 1955. 



223888. Althaea rosea (L.) Cav. Malvaceae. Hollyhock. 



Col. No. 1167. Juniper Slope, near Barak, Badakhshan. Sept, 23, 1954. Ele- 

 vation 6,100 feet, Wild, growing on dry steep granitic slope. 



223869. Celtis sp. Ulmaceae. 



Col. No. 1222. 'Tokh'. Road to Faizabad, Badakhshan. Sept, 28, 1954. Ele- 

 vation 3,600 feet. Tree to about 20 feet high. 



223870. Hibiscus cannabinus L. Malvaceae. Kenaf. 



Col. No. 1290. 'Kendor'. Khanabad, Kataghan. Oct. 3, 1954. Elevation 

 2,000 feet, 



223871. Juniperus communis L. Pinaceae. Common juniper . 



Col. No. 1250. 'Archeh'. Kataghan. Sept. 30, 1954. Elevation 7,000 feet. 

 Tree to about 30 feet high on rocky hillside. 



223872. Medicago lupulina L. Fabaceae. Black medic. 

 Col. No. 1259. 'Sehbar'. Kataghan. Oct. 1, 1954. Elevation 9,000 feet. 



223873. Vicia sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 1255. 'Moshong-i-Kohi\ Kataghan. Oct, 1, 1954. Elevation 7,500 

 feet. Received Feb. 25, 1955. Collected between Sept. 15 and Oct, 3, 1954. 



223874 to 223883. Hordeum vulgare L. Poaceae. Barley. 



223874. Col. No. 1122. 'Jow-i-Lalmi'. Khash, Jurm, Badakhshan. Elevation 

 6,700 feet. Nonirrigated spring type. 



223875. Col. No. 1160. 'Jow-i-Lalmi'. Chakaran, Badakhshan. Elevation 

 5,200 feet, Dryland type. 



223876. Col. No. 1161. 'Jow-i-Abi'. Chakaran, Badakhshan. Elevation 

 5,200 feet. Irrigated type. 



