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143903— Continued. 



"Budsticks cut from behind a fruit that was entirely seedless, and while 

 not over 1 inch in diameter, it was very much like the West Indian Cuban 

 lime in flavor." (Towns.) 



143904. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalaceae. Peach. 

 From Maryland. Trees presented by the Bountiful Ridge Nurseries, Princess 



Anne. Received April 30, 1942. 



Colora. 



143905. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



From Michigan. Trees presented by the Ackerman Nursery, Bridgman. Re- 

 ceived April 30, 1942. 



Fertile Hale. 



143906 and 143907. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalaceae. 



Peach. 



From Missouri. Trees presented by Stark Bros. Nursery, Louisiana. Received 

 April 30, 1942. 



143906. Golden Elberta. 



143907. Halate. 



143908 and 143909. Amygdalus PERSICA L. Amj^gdalaceae. 



Peach. 



From Delaware. Trees presented by the Bunting Nurseries, Selbyville. Re- 

 ceived April 30, 1942. 



143908. O'Boy. 



143909. Redelberta. 



143910. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



From Michigan. Trees presented by the Ackerman Nursery, Bridgman. Re- 

 ceived April 30, 1942. 



Redhaven. 



143911 and 143912. 



From Missouri. Trees presented by the Stark Bros. Nursery, Louisiana. Re- 

 ceived April 30, 1942. 



143911. Amygdalus persica L. 

 World's Earliest. 



143912. Amygdalus persica var. nectarina Ait. Nectarine. 

 Flaming Gold. 



143913. Amygdalus persica var. nectarina Ait. 



From Maryland. Trees presented by the Bountiful Ridge Nurseries, Princess 

 Anne. Received April 30, 1942. 



Rubired. 



143914. LUFFA AEGYPTIACA Mill. (L. cylindrica (L.) Roemer). 



Cucurbitaceae. Suakwa towelgourd. 



From the British West Indies. Seeds presented by F. B. Pidduck, Agricul- 

 tural Department, Dominica. Received April 22, 1942. 



143915. Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. Cucurbitaceae. 



Suakwa towelgourd. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by D. Fortun, Estacion Experimental Agrono- 

 mica, Santiago de las Vegas. Received April 29, 1942. 



Japonesa. 



