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227194 to 227201— Continued 







227194. 'Drome Daris', 



227198. 



'Kruger'. 



227195. 'Duiker'. 



227199. 



'Penkop' 



227196. 'Farrartron'. 



227200. 



'Unie 52'. 



227197. 'Koalisie'. 



227201. 



'Spitskop'. 



227202 to 227231. 







From Japan. Seed collected by J. L. Creech, Agricultural Explorer, Plant Intro- 

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

 July 25, 1955. 



Collected June 8 to 11, 1955. 



227202 to 227206. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



227202. Col. No. 70. 'Shin-yamato No. 2'. Shizuoka. Fruit with black rind; 

 matures 110-120 days from planting. 



227203. Col. No. 71. 'Asahi-yamato'. Shiruoka, Fruit with green rind, of 

 medium size; matures in 120-140 days. 



227204. Col. No. 76. 'Otume'. Aichi Horticultural Field Station, Kiyosu-cho, 

 Aichi Prefecture. Fruits round, small, forcing type; 25 days from flower to 

 maturity; rind rich green, not striped. 



227205. Col. No. 77. 'Shin-yamato'. Aichi Horticultural Field Station, 

 Kiyosu-cho, Aichi Prefecture. Fruits with black striped rind; medium size. 



227206. Col. No. 78. 'Asahi-yamato'. Aichi Horticultural Field Station, 

 Kiyosu-cho, Aichi Prefecture. Fruits large but otherwise similar to 'Otume'. 

 Considered best quality. 



227207 to 227210. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 



Purchased at market in Shizuoka. 



227207. Col. No. 72. 'Suyo'. Late variety, matures in 75 days. Originally 

 a Chinese variety. 



227208. Col. No. 73. 'Yomaki-asahi Aonaga'. Similar to No. 72; said to have 

 originated in China. 



227209. Col. No. 74. 'Sagami-hangiro'. Forcing type; fruits spiney, of medium 

 length. 



227210. Col. No. 75. 'Aibai'. A vigorous creeping type, planted in June and 

 matures in August. 



227211. Elae agnus multiflora Thunb. Elaeagnaceae. 



Col. No. 140. Shrub to 4 feet high, leaves silvery beneath. Fruit red, oblong 

 with unusually pleasant flavor. 



227212 to 227225. Glycine max (L.) Merr. Fabaceae. Soybean. 



227212. Col. No. 68. 'Fuji No. 4'. Shizuoka, Matures in October. Vege- 

 table type. 



227213. Col. No. 69. 'Sode-furi'. Shizuoka. Matures in early October. 

 Vegetable type. 



227214. Col. No. 87. 'Oku-naine'. Nagoya local garden. Matures in October. 

 Vegetable type. 



227215 to 227225. Collected at the Prefecture Office Farm, Kyoto. 



227215. Col. No. 91. 'Norin No. 1'. 



227216. Col. No. 92. 'Norin No. 2'. 



227217. Col. No. 93. 'Norin No. 3'. 



227218. Col. No. 94. 'Natsudaizu No. 1'. 



