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227338 to 227400— Continued 



227399. (Undetermined.) Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 14804. Khor'. Silt flats around Kerman. Elevation 5,800 feet. 

 Short-lived perennial; fed dry to sheep and goats. 



227400. (Undetermined.) Menthaceae. 



Col. No. 14863. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. Cultivated by irri- 

 gation. 



227401 and 227402. Prunus persica (L.) Batsch Amygdalaceae. 



Peach. 



From the Union of South Africa. Plants presented by Herholdt's Nurseries, Johannes- 

 burg, Transvaal. Received Aug. 5, 1955. 



227401. 'Herholdt's Unicum' (15). 



227402. 'Kakamas'. 



227403. Citrus hystrix DC. Rutaceae. Cabuyas. 



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

 Rabat. Received Aug. 5, 1955. 



227404. Aechmea mariae-reginae Wendl. Bromeliaceae. 



From Costa Rica. Seeds presented by C. H. Lankester, Cartago. Received Aug. 9, 

 1955. 



227405. Stylosanthes fruticosa (Retz.) Mohlenb. Fabaceae. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial 

 Research Organization, Canberra. Received Aug. 5, 1955. 



Originally from Tanganyika, British East Africa. 



227406 to 227417. 



From Japan. Collected by J. L. Creech, Agricultural Explorer, Plant Introduction 

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

 8, 1955. 



Plants collected July 30 and 31, 1955, unless otherwise noted. 



227406. Abies sachalinensis (Schmidt) Masters Pinaceae. Sakhalin fir. 



Col. No. 298 'Todo-matsu'. Kawayu Forestry Nursery, Kushiro Province. 

 Hokkaido. 



227407. Bettjla platphylla Sukaczew. Betulaceae. Asian white birch. 



Col. No. 292. 'Shira-kaba\ Foot of Mount Iwo, Kushiro Province, Hokkaido. 



227408. Hydrangea paniculata var. intermedia H. Bois ex Nakai Hydrangea- 

 ceae. Panicle hydrangea. 



Col. No. 289. 'Agisai-nori-utsugi'. Bihoro Pass, Kushiro Province, Hokkaido. 

 Elevation 500 meters. 



227409. Ilex rugosa Fr. Schmidt Aquifoliaceae. Holly. 

 Col. No. 295. 'Tauru-tsuge'. Kawayu, Kushiro Province, Hokkaido. 



227410. Ledum palustre var. yesoense Nakai Ericaceae. Yesonense. 



Col. No. 291. 'Yezu-isu-tsutsuji'. Foot of Mount Iwo, Kushiro Province, 

 Hokkaido. Variety characterized by brownish and white hairs on underside of 

 leaves. 



227411. Picea glehnii (Schmidt) Masters Pinaceae. Sakhalin spruce. 



Col. No. 297. 'Aka-yedzu-matsu'. Kawayu Forestry Nursery, Kushiro 

 Province, Hokkaido. 



