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226031 and 226032. 



From Austria. Seeds presented by the Hoyos Sprinzenstein'sche Forstversaltung, 

 Gutenstein. Received May 31, 1955. 



226031. Pinus nigra var. austriaca (Hoess) C. Schneid. Pinaceae. 



Austrian pine. 



226032. Pinus sylvestris L. Scotch pine. 

 226033 to 226036 Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabaceae. Common bean. 

 From Switzerland. Seeds presented by Tatter Samen, Bern. Received May 31, 1955. 



226033. No. A. 226035. No. 8. 



226034. No. C. 226036. No. 12. 

 226037 to 226042. 



From the Canary Islands. Seeds presented by the Jardin de Acclimatacion, Puerto 

 de Cruz Tenerife. Received May 31, 1955. 



226037. Datura conigera Hook. Solanaceae. Horned datura. 



226038. Datura insignis Barb. Rodr. 



226039. Datura sanguinea Ruiz. & Pav. Red floripondia. 



226040. Datura suaveolens Humb. & Bonpl. Angeltears datura. 



226041. Datura sp. 



226042. Datura sp. 



226043. Dauctjs carota L. Apiaceae. Carrot. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by the Akita Agricultural Experiment Station, Izumi, 

 Akita. Received June 1, 1955. 



'San Nai No. 195-1.8'. 



226044. Myrica cerifera L. Myricaceae. 



From Nicaragua. Seeds presented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Managua. Re- 

 ceived June 1, 1955. 



Grown at altitudes of 2,000 to 3,000 feet in poor soil. Seeds used in soap manu- 

 facture and for medicinal purposes. 



226045. Stipa tenacissima L. Poaceae. Needlegrass. 



From Morocco. Seeds presented by the Center de Recherches Agronomiques, Rabat. 

 Received June 1, 1955. 



226046 to 226106. 



From British East Africa. Seeds collected by J. L. Stephens, Agricultural Explorer, 

 Plant Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, 

 Md. Received June 1, 1955. 



From Kitale, Kenya, unless otherwise noted. April 29, 1955. 



226046. Andropogon chrysostachys Steud. Poaceae. Bluestem, 

 Col. No. 254. K.52475. Vigorous bunchgrass. 



226047. Andropogon schinzii Hack. Bluestem. 

 Col. No. 257. K. 52354. Tufted perennial. 



226048. Beckeropsis uniseta K. Schum. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 258. K. 52497. Tall tufted perennial. 



226049 and 226050. Brachiaria brizantha (Hochst.) Stapf Poaceae. 



Palisade signalgrass. 



226049. Col. No. 259. K. 52324. Semi-erect; hardy selection. 



226050. Col. No. 288. K. 52320. Heavy-producing, low spreading type. 



