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153785 and 153786. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Brazil. Seeds obtained through the American Embassy, Rio de Janeiro. 

 Received March 20, 1946. 



153785. Goiana. From a nearly inaccessible plateau, altitude 5,000 feet, in east- 

 central Goiaz, where wheat was introduced more than 200 years ago. This 

 variety is probably a genetically pure descendant of the original introduction. 

 Its growing season is between 4 and 5 months. 



153786. Veadeiros. From the Agricultural Experiment Station, Anapolis, Goiaz. 

 Said to be descended from the Goiana variety introduced more than 200 years 

 ago. Its growing season is about 4 1 /2 months. 



153787 to 153789. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Solanaceae. 



Tomato. 



From Illinois. Seeds presented by the Department of Horticulture, University of 

 Illinois, Urbana. Received March 20, 1946. 



153787. Blair Forcing. 



153788. Lloyd Forcing. 



153789. Urbana. 



153790 to 153801. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Poaceae. 



From Kenya. Seeds collected by C. O. Grassl, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and 

 Agricultural Engineering, Beltsville, Md. Received March 21, 1946. 



153790. 



No. 



701. 



Ochuti. 



153791. 



No. 



702. 



Arut. 



153792. 



No. 



703. 



Nyamiye 



153793. 



No. 



704. 



Osudi. 



153794. 



No. 



705. 



Andiwo. 



153795. 



No. 



706. 



Oloro. 



153796. No. 707. 



Nyabande. 



153797. No. 708. 



Kumba. 



153798. No. 709. 



Dongo. 



153799. No. 710. 



Ekemeguni. 



153800. No. 711. 



O fun jo. 



153801. No. 712. 



Eriasi. 



Poaceae. 



Bamboo. 



153802 to 153809. Arundinaria spp. Poaceae. 



From Georgia. Plants growing at the United States Plant Introduction Garden, 

 Savannah. Numbered April 8, 1946. 



153802. Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Chapm. Canebrake bamboo. 



Presented in 1935 by C. D. Beadle, Biltmore, N. C., where it reaches a maxi- 

 mum height of about 14 feet ; the altitude is 2,200 feet. 



153803 to 153806. Arundinaria tecta (Walt.) Muhl. Switchcane bamboo. 



153803. Originally from Travelers Rest, S. C.; presented by C. D. Beadle, Bilt- 

 more, N. C, in 1935. 



153804. Originally from near Mobile, Ala.; presented by C. D. Beadle, Bilt- 

 more, N. C., in 1935. 



153805. A low-growing form collected in 1938 by David A. Bisset from the 

 Ogeechee River Swamp a few miles from the United States Plant Intro- 

 duction Garden. This form has not exceeded about 22 inches high at the 

 Garden. 



153806. The taller form (up to about 6 feet), growing in the Ogeechee River 

 Swamp; collected in 1946 by David A. Bisset. 



153807. Arundinaria tecta var. decidua Beadle. 



Presented in 1935 by C. D. Beadle, Biltmore, N. C. This deciduous variety, 

 growing on the Biltmore Estate at an altitude of 2,200 feet, reaches a maximum 

 height of about 4% feet 



153808 and 153809. Arundinaria simoni (Carr.) A. & C. Riviere. 



