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228237 and 228238. Citrulltjs vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. 



Watermelon. 



From Israel. Seeds presented by Plant Introduction Service, Neve-Yaar Experi- 

 ment Farm, Rehovot. Received Sept. 29, 1955. 



228237. 'Malali' (local variety). 



228238. 'Malali' (improved form). 



228239 to 228244. 



From Japan. Obtained from the Kobe Municipal Arboretum, Kobe, by J. L. Creech, 

 Agricultural Explorer, Plant Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research 

 Branch, Beltsville, Md. Received Sept. 29, 1955. 



228239. Ilex Montana var. macropoda (Miquel) Fernald Aquifoliaceae. 



Holly. 



228240. Ilex serrata Thunb. Finetooth holly. 



228241. Ilex sxjgerokii Maxim. Sugeroki holly. 



228242. Ilex sp. 



228243. Ltonia nezikii Nakai Ericaceae. 



228244. Rhododendron reticulatum D. Don ex G. Don Ericaceae. 



Rose azalea. 



228245. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



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

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

 Sept. 29, 1955. 



Col. No. 85. Saiko University Garden, Kyoto. Aug. 15, 1955. Tree to 15 feet 

 high; flowers solitary, pink; fruits yellow. 



228246. Theobroma cacao L. Sterculiaceae. Cacao. 



From Samoa. Fruit presented by the New Zealand Reparation Estates, Apia. 

 Received Sept. 30, 1955. 



'Lafi No. 7'. 



228247. Begonia lignescens Morton Begoniaceae. 



From Costa Rica. Seed collected by B. G. Schubert, Agricultural Explorer, Horti- 

 cultural Crops Research Branch, Plant Introduction Section, Beltsville, Md. 

 Received Sept. 30, 1955. 



Col. No. 821. Woods near Convento River, Sonador Farm. 

 228248 to 228261. 



From Iran. Seeds collected by H. S. Gentry, Agricultural Explorer, Plant Introduc- 

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

 Sept. 30, 1955. 



228248. Cotoneaster sp. Malaceae. 



Col. No. 15713. Twenty-five miles south of Kalow, Caspian slope of Alborz. 

 Sept. 12, 1955. Elevation 6,000 feet. Ornamental shrub. 



228249 and 228250. Cydonia oblonga Mill. Malaceae. Common quince. 



228249. Col. No. 15140. 'Beh\ Market, Shiraz. June 30, 1955. 

 Elevation 5,200 feet. Cultivated locally by irrigation. 



228250. Col. No. 15820. Market, Babol, Caspian Plain. Sept., 1955. Fruits 

 very large, oblong, well-formed. 



228251. Ficus sp. Moraceae. 



Col. No. 15717. 'Anjir'. Twelve miles south of Kalow, Caspian slope of Alborz. 

 Sept. 12, 1955. Elevation 2,000 feet. Tree dense, spreading; fruits bitter. 



