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158752 to 158766. 



From China. Seeds presented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Peiping. Received Apr. 8, 1947. 



158752. Arachis hypogaea L. Fabaceae. Common peanut. 



158753 and 158754. Brassica pekinensis (Lour.) Rupr. Brassicaceae. 



Petsai. 



158753. HorTao-Wen. 



158754. Kai-Cheng. 



158755 and 158756. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



158755. Pin-Kuo-ching. 



158756. Hwa-chi-chiao. 



158757. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. Cucurbitaceae. Squash. 

 Chih-pi-kan-li. 



158758. Helianthus annuus L. Asteraceae. Common sunflower. 



158759. Hordeum sp. Poaceae. Barley, 

 Spring barley. 



158760. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 

 Chih-mu-tao-se. 



158761 and 158762. Raphanus sativus L. Brassicaceae. Radish. 



158761. Kuan. 



158762. Sheng-hy-yuan. 



158763 and 158764. Setaria italica (L.) Beauv. Poaceae. Foxtail millet. 



158763. Hwa-Nong No. 2. 



158764. Yenching No. 811. 



158765. Glycine max (L.) Merrill. Fabaceae. Soybean. 



158766. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Poaceae. 

 Waxy sorghum (Peiping waxy kaoliang.) 



158767. Tabebuia guayacan (Seem.) Hemsl. Bignoniaceae. 



From the Canal Zone. Seeds presented by the Canal Zone Experiment Gardens, 

 Summit. Received Apr. 14, 1947. 



158768. Schizostachyum ftjnghomii McClure. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



From Honduras. Plant presented by Dr. V. C. Dunlap, Research Division, 

 Tela Railroad Co., Lima. Numbered in April 1947. 



Original plant received from F. A. McClure, Lingnan University, Canton, China. 

 Sha Lo Chuk. A handsome, long-jointed, clump bamboo, growing to 30 feet in 

 height and 3 inches in diameter. 



158769 to 158777. Sesamum indictjm L. Pedaliaceae. Sesame. 



From Venezuela. Seeds presented by the Ministero de Agricultura, Maracay. 

 Received Apr. 28, 1947. 



158769. Venezuela-51. 158774. 44-473. 



158770. Venezuela-52. 158775. 43-80. 



158771. Crillo. 158776. 45-1139. (Indehiscent.) 



158772. Jaffa. 158777. Negro de Brasil. 



158773. 44-575. 



158778. Chrysalidocaepus lutescens (Bory) Wendl. Phoenica- 

 ceae. 



From Florida. Plant growing at the United States Plant Introduction Garden, 

 Coconut Grove. Numbered in April 1947. 



