208 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 168 
267931 to 267934—Continued 
267931. MEDICAGO POLYMORPHA var. VULGARIS (Benth.) Shinners Faba- 
ceae. Medic. 
Selection from P.I. 250935, from Iran. 
267932. MEDICAGO SATIVA L. Alfalfa 
Selection from P.I. 218115, from Pakistan. 
267933. MEDICAGO TORNATA Mill. Fabaceae. Medic. 
Selection from P.I. 2509385, from Iran. 
267934. TRIGONELLA NOEANA Boiss. Fabaceae. 
Selection from P.I. 2273895, from Iran. 
267935. CUCUMIS SATIVUS L. Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 
From Japan. Seeds presented by the College of Agriculture, University of 
Osaka Pref., Sakai. Received August 24, 1960. 
‘Tsauda-Sanjaku’. Tsuda Province. Old variety, spring type. Seedlings 
thrive at 62° F., a temperature favorable to pistillate flower formation. 
Plants not vigorous; leaves large; fruit to 35 cm. long; spines black, im- 
mature fruit bitter; anthracnose resistant. 
267936 and 267937. RICINUS COMMUNIS L. Euphorbiaceae. 
Castorbean. 
From India. Seeds presented by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 
New Delhi. Received August 24, 1960. 
267936. No. 2188. Bulk seed. 
267937. No. 2188. Self seed. 
267938. ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS L. Poaceae. Meadow foxtail. 
From the Netherlands. Seeds presented by the Institut voor Systematische 
Plantkunde Rijksuniversiteit, Utrecht. Received August 24, 1960. 
267939. MALUS SYLVESTRIS Mill. Malaceae. Apple. 
From Canada. Budsticks presented by the Department of Agricultural 
Genetics and Plant Breeding Research Institute, Ottawa. Received Au- 
gust 29, 1960. 
‘Ananas Berzenicki’. From Poland. Tree hardy, vigorous, long lived; bark 
smooth; branches grow at open angle, tendency to bend; leaves large, bright 
green; blossoms frost resistant, not resistant to prolonged rain; requires 
pollinator (‘Yellow Transparent’ suggested); fruit large; flesh firm, cream 
color, crisp, juicy; matures late August, continuing to late September; tend- 
ency to biennial bearing. Good shipper. 
267940 and 267941. PYRUSCOMMUNIS L. Malaceae. 
From Great Britain. Budsticks presented by the East Malling Research 
Station, Kent, England. Received Aug. 30, 1960. 
267940. ‘Williams’ Bon Chretien (H704/1/A1). From Switzerland. 
267941. ‘Williams’ Bon Chretien (M 205). Mother tree. 
267942 and 267943. CUCUMIS SATIVUS L. Cucurbitaceae. 
- Cucumber. 
From Japan. Seeds presented by the College of Agriculture, University of 
Osaka Prefecture, Osaka. Received Sept. 1, 1960. 
267942. ‘Sekino No. 2’. Line No. 56. 190-4. Selected from variety in 
Kanto area. Also known as ‘Ochiai No. 2’. Spring type (i.e., young 
plants respond to short days and cool nights of spring by production of 
pistillate flowers. Less sensitive varieties are grown for midsummer 
and early fall production). Plants vigorous, early maturing; fruit 
slender, green; spines black; flesh white, thick, good flavor; resistant to 
anthracnose. 
