JANUARY 1, 1961 TO DECEMBER 31, 1961 5 
270552 to 270567—Continued 
270562 to 270565—Continued 
270563. Col. No. 18655. Nieuwoudtville. “Tsamma’. Bushman melon, 
fruit sweet. 
270564. Col. No. 18656. Nieuwoudtville. Kafir melon, for human con- 
sumption and livestock feed. 
270565. Col. No. 18731. Near Nieuwoudtville, Calvinia District. An- 
nual on sandy soil. 
270566. CUCUMIS sp. Cucurbitaceae. 
Col. No. 18648. Lokenburg. Annual ground vine. 
270567. DIOSCOREA ELEPHANTIPES (L’Herit.) Engl. Dioscoraceae. 
Col. No. 18646. Rocky, sandy, lower slope, Pakhuis, Clanwilliam District, 
Cape Province. Maqui type vegetation. Perennial from epigeous root, 
reportedly containing up to eight percent sapogenin. 
270568 to 270573. MENTHA PIPERATA f. RUBESCENS Canas. 
Menthaceae. Peppermint. 
From Bulgaria. Plants presented by the Institut de Culture des Plantes, 
Sofia. Numbered Jan. 4, 1961. 
Cold resistant. 
270568. No.1. Originally from England. Plants susceptible to Puccinia 
menthae. Cultivated for high quality oil. 
Originally from the Soviet Union. 
270569. No. 2. No. 541. Plants rust resistant; oil content high. 
270570. No. 3. No. 6-29. Plants rust resistant; oil yielding. 
270571. No. 4. ‘Prilikska 324’. Plants rust resistant; oil yielding. 
270572. No. 5. No. 6. Plants rust resistant; oil yielding. 
270573. No. 6. No. 06. Plants triploid, rust resistant; oil yielding. 
270574 to 270596. ORYZA SATIVA L. Poaceae. Rice. 
From Surinam. Seeds presented by the Agricultural Experiment Station, 
Paramaribo. Received Jan. 4, 1961. 
270574. ‘Dima.’ 270586. 128/1/1/1. 
270575. ‘Holland 5023/10.’ 270587. 128/1/1/2. 
270576. ‘Nickerie 19’. 270588. K8C/140/29. 
270577. ‘Paquita.’ 270589. K8C/140/46. 
270578. ‘Skrivimankobi.’ 270590. K8C/263/1. 
270579. ‘Bib.’ 270591. K8C/384/2. 
270580. 77a. 270592. K12C/83. 
270581. 242. 270593. VD5096/25/15. 
270582. 77/4/4/5/4. 270594. VD5096/73/6. 
— 270583. 80/3/1/5/5. 270595. VD5096/73/26. 
270584. 140/4/1/2/5. 270596. VD5096/88. 
270585. 140/4/1/2/10. 
270597. PRUNUS PERSICA (L.) Batsch Amygdalaceae. Peach. 
From France. Seeds presented by Gilbert Herman, Domaine de Castang, 
Bergerac. Received Jan. 3, 1961. 
‘Missour’. 
