JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1960 275 
270139 to 270143. | 
From India. Seeds presented by the United States Technical Cooperation 
Mission, United States Embassy, New Delhi. Received Dec. 5, 1960. 
270139. CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS (L.) Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Colocynth. 
From the Department of Horticulture, Indian Agricultural Research In- 
stitute. Wild species, very hardy; seeds germinate very slowly; fruit 12.5 
~ to 15 em. in diameter, bitter; interspecific hybrids, seedless or nearly so. 
270140 to 270143. CITRULLUS LANATUS (Thumb). Mansf. Watermelon. 
From the Department of Horticulture, Indian Agricultural Research In- 
stitute. 
270140. Col. No. V18. From Ambala. Inbred 5 years; rind tough; 
probably fusarium resistant. 
270141. Col. No. C39. From Tunk Rajasthan. Skin deep blackish 
green; flesh red; sugar content 6.5 percent. 
270142. Col. No. C47. New Dehli market. Skin green, flesh deep red; 
sugar content seven percent. 
270143. Col. No. C71. Skin rough, green; fiesh pink; sugar content five 
percent. 
270144 and 270145. CITRULLUS LANATUS (Thunb.) Mansf. Cu- 
curbitaceae. Watermelon. 
From Greece. Seeds presented by the United States Operations Mission, 
Athens. Received Dec. 5, 1960. 
270144. ‘Angelokastron’. Plants vigorous; melons irregular green 
striped; rind thin; flesh dark red; fruits average 11 to 18 pounds; dry 
land yield 3,500 to 5,500 pound per acre; fertile soil, adequate moisture, 
up to 6,600 pounds per acre; matures one week earlier than ‘Manoladosg’. 
Ships well. 
270145. ‘Manolados’. (‘Elias Nomos’). Plants vigorous; rind dark green, 
thick; flesh dark red; fruits average 22 pounds on fertile soil with ade- 
quate moisture; dry land yield 15,000 to 20,000 pounds per acre; irrigated 
land 44,000 pounds per acre; late variety. 
270146 to 270155. 
From Mexico. Seeds presented by the Rockefeller Foundation, Mexico City. 
Received Dec. 5, 1960. 
270146. AGAPANTHUS AFRICANUS (L.) Hoffmannsegg Liliaceae. 
No. 1-N. Mexico City. Elevation 2,170 meters. Flowers blue. 
270147. CYPHOMANDRA BETACEA (Cay.) Sendt. Solanaceae. Tree-tomato. 
No. 8-N. Jalapa. 
270148. DAHLIA sp. Asteraceae. 
No. 5-N. Acultzingo. Elevation 2,080 meters. Flowers lavender. 
270149. LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM var. CERASIFORME (Dun.) Gray Sol- 
anaceae. Tomato. 
No. 6-N. ‘Jitomate’. Tuxtepec. Elevation 46 meters. 
270150. LYCOPERSICON PIMPINELLIFOLIUM (Jusl.) Mill. Currant tomato. 
No. 7-N. ‘Jitomate’. Tuxtepec. Elevation 46 meters. 
270151. QUAMOCLIT COCCINEA (L.) Moench. Convolvulaceae. 
No. 9-N. ‘Bandera Espanola’. Chapingo. 
270152. ZEA MAYS L. Poaceae. Corn. 
No. 10-N. ‘Elote-Tehuccan C-12’. Mexico City. Popular Mexican 
green corn. 
