INVENTORY 
270535 to 270536. 
From Denmark. Seeds presented by the Universitetets Botaniske Have, 
Copenhagen. Received Jan. 3, 1961. 
270535. PISUM JOMARDII Schrank. Fabaceae. 
270536. PISUM SATIVUM L. 
270537 to 270540. 
From the Union of South Africa. Bulbs collected by H. S. Gentry and A. S. 
Barclay, agricultural explorers, Crops Research Division, Plant Industry 
Station, Beltsville, Maryland. Received Jan. 3, 1961. 
270537. CHASMANTHE sp. _Iridaceae. 
Col. No. 18791. Worcester, Capetown. 
270538. MICRANTHUS ALOPECUROIDEUS Eckl. Iridaceae. 
Col. No. 18814. Worcester, Capetown. 
270539. NERINE sp. Amaryllidaceae. 
Col. No. 18786. Worcester, Capetown. 
270540. WATSONIA COMPTONII L. Bolus  Iridaceae. 
Col. No. 18812. Worcester, Capetown. 
270541 and 270542. SoOLANUM (hybrids). Solanaceae. 
From Germany. Tubers presented by Borger and Behm, Pflanzkartoffel- 
Vertriebsgesellschaft, Hamburg. Received Jan. 4, 1961. 
270541. ‘Erdmanna’. (‘Aquila’ X ‘Merkur’). Plants quick germinating, 
energetic; medium number of sprouts; stalk moderately strong, mostly 
green; leaf medium size, light to medium green; flowers sturdy, red 
violet, tips white, tuber maturity medium late, medium to large, round 
to round oval; buds flat; flesh yellowish; yield high. Good resistance to 
Phytophthora, wet rot, virus. Starch percentage medium; total starch 
yield good. Suitable for all soils. A medium late potato for human 
consumption, feeding and processing. Tuber has good cooking qualities 
and good taste. 
270542. ‘Susanna’. (S. demissum X ‘Aquila’). Plant late maturing; 
sprouts many; stalk green; leaf medium size; flowers few, white, among 
small top leaves; tubers medium to large, oval; bud flat; flesh white; 
yield high. Resistant to leafroll, Phytophthora and Rhizoctonia, all 
viruses. Starch percentage medium to high; total starch yield very high. 
Requires good soils, or light soils in good condition. Good for human 
consumption and processing. Stores well for long periods. 
270543. PHLEUM PRATENSE L. Poaceae. Timothy. 
From Great Britain. Seeds presented by the Edinburgh School of Agricul- 
ture, Edinburgh, Scotland. Received Jan. 4, 1961. 
270544. BIXA ORELLANA L. Bixaceae. Annatto-tree. 
From India. Seeds presented by the Agriculture Department, Maharashtra 
State, Poona. Received Jan. 4, 1961. 
270545. CITRULLUS LANATUS (Thunb.) Mansf. Cucurbitaceae. 
Watermelon. 
‘From the Sudan. Seeds presented by the United States Operations Mission, 
Khartoum. Received Jan. 4, 1961. 
279546 to 270551. CITRULLUS LANATUS (Thunb.) Mansf. 
Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 
From Ghana. Seeds presented by the International Cooperation Adminis- 
tration, Accra. Received Jan. 4, 1961. 
