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229505 to 229510. Saccharum (hybrids). Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From the British West Indies. Cuttings presented by the Central Sugar Cane Breed- 

 ing Station, Barbados. Received Oct. 20, 1955. 



229505. B. 39254. 229508. B. 45211. 



229506. B. 45170. 229509. B. 45236. 



229507. B. 45184. 229510. B. 45266. 



229511 to 229515. 



From Peru. Seeds presented by the United States Operation Mission, Lima. Re- 

 ceived Oct. 19, 1955. 



229511 to 229514. Carica papaya L. Caricaceae. Papaya. 



229511. No. 1. Collected near Bella vista and Jaen. Said to be of excellent 

 quality and disease resistant. 



229512. No. 2. Collected Sept., 1955, near Iquitos. Excellent flavor and firm 

 flesh. 



229513. No. 3. 'San Martin'. Criollo type; semi-elliptical, delicious; disease 

 resistant. Collected in Tarapota, on the Amazon. 



229514. No. 4. Tarapota, on the Amazon. Cross between 'San Martin', a 

 Criollo type, and a Puerto Rican variety. 



229515. Crotalaria sp. Fabaceae. 



Collected in Llamas. 



229516. Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. Rutaceae. Lemon. 



From Morocco. Seeds presented bv the Institut des Fruits and Agrumes, Rabat. 

 Received Oct. 20, 1955. 



'Voangibe'. Originally from the west coast of Madagascar. 



229517. Dianthus superbus L. Silenaceae. Lilac pink. 



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

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

 Oct. 21, 1955. 



Col. No. 451. Sand dunes along beach areas, Abashiri, Kitami, Hokkaido. 

 July 29, 1955. Flowers purple; petals deeply lacineate. 



229518 to 229551. 



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

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

 Oct. 21, 1955. 



229518. Agropyron sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15366. Southern plain of Lake Rezaiyeh, Azerbaijan. 



229519. Agropyron sp. 



Col. No. 15369. Southern plain of Lake Rezaiyeh, Azerbaijan. 



229520. Agropyron sp. 



Col. No. 15469. Northeast base of Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. 



229521. Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. Crested wheatgrass. 

 Col. No. 15485. Kuhe Sion, between Sarab and Ardabil, Azerbaijan. 



229522. Allium porrum L. Liliaceae. Leek. 

 Col. No. 1537 . Maragheh, Azerbaijan. 



229523. Alopecurus sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15303. Seventy-five miles north of Kermanshah along road to Sanandaj. 



