JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1955 281 



229656 to 229662. 



From Madagascar. Seeds presented by the Station Agronomique de l'Alaotra 

 Tananarive. Received Oct. 28, 1955. 



229856 to 229660. Arachis hypogaea L. Fabaceae. Common peanut. 



229656. 'Buitenzorg 214'. 229659. 'Rustemborirg' . 



229657. 'Hybride 32'. 229660. 'Valencia 2A7'. 



229658. 'Hybride 33'. 



229661. Euchlaena mexicana Schrad. Poaceae. Teosinte. 



229662. Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link Poaceae. Buffelgrass. 



229663. Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium (Trevir.) Vis. 

 Asteraceae. Pyrethruiii. 



From the Belgian Congo. Seeds presented by E. V. Chauveaux, Domaine deRwan- 

 keri, Goma, Kivu. Received Oct. 31, 1955. 



T.P.C. 1.75. 



229664. Fragaria (hybrid). Rosaceae. Strawberry. 



From Mexico. Plants presented by H. H. Young, Mexico City. Received Oct. 3, 

 1955. 



'Fina'. Uruapan, Michoacan. 



229665. Allium sp. Liliaceae. 



From Iran. Bulblets collected by H. S. Gentry, Agricultural Explorer, Plant Intro- 

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

 Oct, 31, 1955. 



Col. No. 15589. Kuh Rang, Chaharmahal. Aug. 26, 1955. Elevation 8,000 feet. 

 Leafless scapes to 1 foot high. 



229666. Hordeum sp. Poaceae. Barley. 



From Jordan. Seeds presented by the Deir Alba Experimental Station, Amman. 

 Received Nov. 1, 1955. 



'Tribute'. 



229667 to 229673. Sesamum indicum L. Pedaliaceae. Sesame, 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Buenos Aires. 

 Received Nov. 1, 1955. 



229667. 948-DCE-Sm.S.N.-01-l-5-2-l. 229671. 950-DCE-Sm.-V51-012-l. 



229668. 950-DCE-Sm.Ind.-016-l. 229672. 95O-DCE-Sm.-V52-03. 



229669. 950-DCE-Sm.-Ind.-017. 229673. T-85. 



229670. 950-DCE-Sm.-S.I. 0500. 

 229674 to 229676. 



From Italy. Seeds collected by H. S. Gentry, Plant Introduction Section, Horti- 

 cultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, Md. Received Nov. 1, 1955. 



229674. Agropyron ptjngens (Pers.) Roem. & Schult. Poaceae. Wheatgrass 



Col. No. 15823. La Mortala Gardens, Ventimiglia. Sept. 23, 1955. Colonial, 

 glaucous, blue-leaved, perennial. 



229675. Asparagus sprengeri Regel Convallariaceae. 



Col. No. 15829. La Mortola Gardens, Ventimiglia. September 1955. Originally 

 from Natal. 



229676. Brachypodium sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15824. La Mortola Gardens, Ventimiglia. Sept. 24, 1955. Perennial 

 ground cover under pine trees. 



