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226541 and 226542. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by J. L. Creech, Agricultural Explorer, Plant Introduc- 

 tion Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 June 17, 1955. 



226541. Polygonum reynoutria Makino Poh'gonaceae. Knotweed. 



Col. No. 3. Mount Sakurajima. May 20, 1955. Growing as a subshrub 

 among pine and bamboo. 



226542. Rhododendron obtusum var. japonicum Wils. Ericaceae. 



Kurume azalea. 



Col. No. 15. Mount Karabuni. May 21, 1955. Elevation 5,100 feet. 



226543. Symphytum officinale L. Boraginaceae. Comfrey. 



From Canada. Roots presented by Bodie Seeds, Limited, Winnipeg. Received 

 June 17, 1955. 



226544 to 226583. 



From Ethiopia. Seeds collected by J. L. Stephens, Agricultural Explorer, Plant 

 Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, Md. 

 Received June 20, 1955. 



Collected May, 1955, in market in Addis Ababa unless otherwise noted. 



226544. Brassica nigra (L.) Koch Brassicaceae. 

 Col. No. 380. 



226545. Brassica carinata A. Br. 

 Col. No. 381. 



226546. Carthamus tinctorius L. Asteraceae. Safflower. 

 Col. No. 375. <Morg\ 



226547. Cassia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



Col. No. 372. Jimma. Ornamental shrub, to 8 feet high; flowers yellow. 



226548. Crotalaria spinosa Hochst. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 371. Jimma. Small spiny plants to 18 inches high. 



226549. Crotalaria sp. 



Col. No. 358. One hundred and sixty miles south of Addis Ababa. Plant about 

 4 feet high. 



226550. Crotalaria sp. 



Col. No. 368. Jimma. Plants to 4 feet high. 



226551. Desmodium sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 373. Roadside 16 miles north of Jimma. Shrub, to 3 feet high. 



226552. Eragkostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter Poaceae. Teff. 

 Col. No. 385. 



226553 and 226554. Hordeum vulgare L. Poaceae. Barley. 



226553. Col. No. 388. 



226554. Col. No. 389. 



226555. Lens culinaris Medic. Fabaceae. Lentil. 



Col. No. 390. 

 226556 and 226557. Linum tjsitatissimum L. Linaceae. Flax. 



226556. Col. No. 397. 



226557. Col. No. 412. 



