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155057. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by W. L. Waterhouse, University of Sydney, 

 Sydney, New South Wales. Received June 11, 1946. 



Ghvka. 



155058. Ricinus communis L. Euphorbiaceae. Castor-bean. 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by Enrique C. Clos, Division de Exploraciones 

 e Introduccion de Plantas, Ministerio de Agricultura, Buenos Aires. Received 

 May 31, 1946. 



From Avia Terai, Territory' of Chaco. 

 155059 to 155073. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by S. Kumazawa, Director of the Imperial Horti- 

 cultural Experiment Station, Ninomiya, Kanagawa. Received June 6, 1946. 



155059 to 155064. Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. Brassicaceae. Cabbage. 



155059. Iwate. Medium-sized flat heads. 



155060. Nakano-wase. Early, small flat heads. 



155061. Nozaki-gokuwase. Short growing season. 



155062. Sadaya-bansei. Large heads produced early when seeded in fall. 



155063. Senshu. Flat heads with a tinge of red. 



155064. Toyoda-sakigake. Short growing season. 



155065 te 155070. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 



155065. Kasagi-sanjaku. Summer variety. 



155066. Magome. Spring variety. 



155067. Ochiai. Spring variety. 



155068. Risyu. Summer variety. 



155069. Suyo. Summer variety. 



155070. Taixoan-kema. Summer variety. 



155071 to 155073. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. Cucurbitaceae. Cnshaw. 



155071. Bizen-chirimen. Fruits flat; skin warty, rich green, becoming creamy 

 yellow when mature. Late ripening. 



155072. Higata. Fruit round, flat, and uniform; skin rich dark green. Flesh 

 of sweetly viscous taste. Early ripening. 



155073. KijL Fruits flat, ribbed; skin slightly warted, green turning to 

 brownish yellow when mature. Early ripening. 



155074. Ricinus communis L. Euphorbiaceae. Castor-bean. 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by Enrique C. Clos, Division de Exploraciones 

 e Introduccion de Plantas, Ministerio de Agricultura, Buenos Aires. Received 

 June 4, 1946. 



Ricino, Tdrtago Sanguineo. 



155075. Carica monoica Desf. Papayaceae. 



From Peru. Seeds presented by Charles F. Swingle, Estacion Experimental de 

 Agricola, Tingo Maria. Received June 6, 1946. 



TM 110. Holloco. Grown as a vegetable. The leaves, which are cooked as 

 greens, have no bitterness. The fruits, boiled with sugar and a little lime, re- 

 semble apricots in flavor. 



155076. Chenopodium quinoa Willd. Chenopodiaceae. Quinoa. 



From Peru. Seeds presented by S. C. Harland, Institute of Cotton Genetics, 

 Lima. Received May 15, 1946. 



Collected near Temuco, Chile. 



