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228316 to 228319— Cont nued 



228316 to 228318— Continued 



228316. White. Originally from Ambovombe, Madagascar. 



228317. Red. Originally from Madagascar. 



228318. Red. Originally obtained from Ecole National d' Agriculture, Mont- 

 pellier, France. 



228319. Zea Mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



Originally from Ambovombe, Madagascar. 



228320. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



From Italy. Seed presented by the Agricultural Attache, American Embassy, Rome. 

 ReceivedOct.il, 1955. 



'Loro'. Grown in Northern Italy. 



228321 to 228329. 



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

 tion Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Belts ville, Md. Received 

 Oct, 7, 1955. 



Collected June to September, 1955. 



228321. Ficus sp. Moraceae. 



Col. No. 15828. Kerman Province. A wild type. 



228322 and 228323. Prunus amygdalus Batsch. Amygdalaceae. Almond. 



228322. Col. No. 14976. Bavanat Valley, Fars. Elevation 7,000 to 7,500 feet. 



228323. Col. No. 15808. Shahrud, Khorasan Province. Grafted; thin shelled. 

 228324 and 228325. Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot. 



228324. Col. No. 15282. 'Zordulu'. Kermanshah. Elevation 6,000 feet, 

 Large-fruited variety. 



228325. Col. No. 1540S. 'Gorban'. Maragheh, Azerbaijan. Elevation 6,300 

 feet, Local variety; fruits delicious, large, reddish tinged; pits sweet, 



228326. Prunus sp. 



Col. No. 15056. 'Bohorach\ Market Fasa, Fars. Limestone slopes. Tree 

 used locally as understock for cultivated varieties. Seeds exported. 



228327. Prunus sp. 



Col. No. 15071. 'Arjan'. Market Estavanat, Fars. Elevation 5,900 feet. 

 Trees used locally as understock for cultivated varieties. Seeds exported for oil 

 content, 



228328. Prunus sp. 



Col. No. 15073. 'Arjan'. Seven miles east of Sarvestan, Fars. Elevation 6,000 

 feet. Shrubs low, spreading, spiny; bark gray; varying in habit and seed types. 

 Used as understock. 



228329. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



Col. No. 15302. Forty miles north of Kermanshah along road to Sanandaj. 

 Fruits sweet. 



228330 to 228332. Piper nigrum L. Piperaceae. Black pepper. 



From Thailand. Cuttings presented by the Agricultural Division, International 

 Cooperation Administration, Bangkok. Received Sept. 7, 1955. 



228330. 'Ban Kaew'. 



228331. 'Pranztee'. 



228332. 'Native'. 



