JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 3i, 1960 265 
269842 to 269858—Continued 
269853. Lotus sp. Fabaceae. 
Protected area above El Kef; annual rainfall 35 to 48 cm. Plants pro- 
ductive; dormant.. 
269854 to 269857. ORYZOPSIS MILIACEA (L.) Benth. & Hook. Poaceae. 
269854. Near Zaghovan. Annual rainfall 25 to 30 cm. Stems and 
foliage green, leafy; leaves wide. 
269855. Dry site five km. south of Beja. Foliage not abundant: good 
seed producer. Has wide ecological distribution. 
> 969856. Four km. west of Enfidaville. 
269857. Limestone site in protected area above El Kef. Annual rainfall 
37 to 45 cm. Plants to 75 cm. high, leafy. 
269858. PHALARIS TRUNCATA Guss. Poaceae. 
Roadside, five km. south of Beja. Perennial; stems coarse; leaves mostly 
basal; seeds shatter. Good ground cover. 
269859 to 269861. 
From Great Britain. Plants presented by John Waterer Sons & Crisp, 
Limited. Twyford, Berks, England. Received Nov. 28, 1960. 
269859 and 269860. RHODODENDRON (hybrids). Ericaceae. 
- .(R. yakusimanum x R. ‘Fabia’ var. ‘Tangerine’). 
269859. ‘Bombi’. 
269860. No. 4310. 
269861. RHODODENDRON (hybrid). 
(Rk. yakusimanum x R. ‘Doncaster’). 
‘Pink Cherub’. — 
269862 to 269945. 
From Pakistan. Seeds collected by J. R. Harlan, agricultural explorer, Crops 
Research Division, Plant Industry Station, Beltsville, Md. Received Nov. 
29, 1960. 
' 269862. AGROPYRON SEMICOSTATUM (Steud.) Nees ex Boiss. Poaceae. 
Col. No. 484. Pine-cedar forest, nine km. north of Murree. Elevation 
1,807 meters. ye 
269863. AGROPYRON sp. 
sia, No. 604. Barrier, 43 km. above Balakot. Plant slender,.one meter 
gh. 3 | ; 
_ 269864. - AGROPYRON sp. 
Col. No. 798. Dry moraine, 57 km. above Gupis. 
269865. AGROSTIS sp. Poaceae. 
Col. No. 576. Kalam. Plants 60 cm. high. 
269866. ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS L. Poaceae. Meadow foxtail. 
Col. No. 625. Irrigated mountain meadow, north slope, Babusar Pass. 
Elevation 3,785 meters. 
269867. ARISTIDA ADSCENSIONIS L. Poaceae. 
Col.-No. 527. Pine forests, rocky hills. Elevation 1,500 meters. Plants 
45 em. high. 
269868 to 269870. AVENA FATUA L. Poaceae. Wild oats. 
269868. Col. No. 794. Field, 50 km. above Gupis. 
269869. Col. No. 808. Field, nine km. below Teru. 
269870. Col. No. 819. Harchin. Elevation 3,000 meters. 
