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267798. IRIssp. Iridaceae. 
From Pakistan. Bulbs collected by J. R. Harlan, agricultural explorer, 
Crops Research Division, Plant Industry Station, Beltsville, Md. Re- 
ceived Aug. 99,1960. _ 
Col. No. 388. Wet meadow in canyon, 23 km. west of Barmian. July 23, 
1960. Flowers probably pale blue; rhizomes from three different clumps. 
267799 to 267814. RICINUSCOMMUNIS L. Euphorbiaceae. 
Castorbean. 
From Brazil. Seeds presented by the Instituto Agronomico do Estado de 
Sao Paulo, Campinas. Received Aug. 9, 1960. 
267799. ‘Espirito Santo No. 4.’. I-24138. From the State of Espirito 
Santo. Plants medium high; stems green; fruits dehiscent; seeds 
small. Resistant to insect pests. 
267800. ‘Espirito Santo No. 5.’. I-24139. From the State of Espirito 
Santo. Plants medium high; stems purple; fruits dehiscent; seeds 
small.- Resistant te insect pests. 
267801. Var. 382. GK No. 1. I-17624. From France. Plants medium 
high, productive; fruits indehiscent. Resistant to insect pests. 
267802. Var. 455. Hybrid [AC-38 x Var. 406. I-25179. From the 
State of Sao Paulo. Plants dwarf; fruits semidehiscent. Resistant to 
insect pests. 
267803. I X-88. Plants dwarf. The main variety in the State of Sao 
Paulo. 
267804. ‘Ibira’. Var. 451. I-25175. From the State of Sao Paulo. 
267805. ‘Joanopolis’. Var. 454. JI-25178. From the State of Sao 
Paulo. Plants tall, fruit clusters large; seeds white, speckled brown, 
large. 
267806. ‘Preta’ Var. Aa. tooth. rom — the State of Sao 
Paulo. Seeds black, large. 
267807. ‘Serrana’. Var. 448. [-—23502. From the State of Rio Grande 
do Norte. Seeds brown, not mottled, large. 
267808. ‘Sete Canadas Rajadas’. Var. 452. J-25176. From the State of 
Pernambuco. 
267809. ‘Vermelha’. Var. 460. I-25184. From the State of Sao 
Paulo. Plants medium high, productive; stems, leaves and fruits red; 
seeds small. Resistant to insect pests. Also an ornamental. 
267810. ‘Viradouro’. Var. 450. I-25174. From the State of Sao Paulo. 
267811. Var. 456. I-25180. From the State of Sao Paulo. Plants tall; 
aes purple; fruits indehiscent, in large clusters; seeds reddish brown, 
arge. 
267812. Var. 457. I-25181. From the State of Sao Paulo. Plants tall; 
stems red; fruits indehiscent. 
267813. Var. 458. I-25182. From the State of Sao Paulo. Plants tall; 
stems purple; fruits dehiscent; seeds small. 
267814. Var. 459. I-25183. From the State of Sao Paulo. Plants me- 
dium high, stems green; fruit clusters many; seeds small. 
267815 to 267821. 
From New Zealand. Seeds presented by the Department of Scientific and 
Industrial Research, Christchurch. Received Aug. 10, 1960. 
267815. HYMENANTHERA DENTATA var. ALPINA Kirk. Violaceae. 
267816. HYMENANTHERA DENTATA var. ANGUSTIFOLIA (R.Br.) Benth. 
