100 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 169 
273455 to 273457. 
From Great Britain. Cuttings presented by the Gardens, Wakehurst Place, 
Ardingly, Sussex, England. Received March 28, 1961. 
273455. PIERIS FORMOSA (Wall.) D. Don Ericaceae. 
‘W akehurst’. 
273456. PIERIS FORRESTII Harrow ex W. W. Smith 
‘Wakehurst’. 
273457. VIBURNUM TINUS L. Caprifoliaceae. Laurustinus. 
‘Eve Price’. 
273458. MALUS SYLVESTRIS Mill. Malaceae. 
From Canada. Scions presented by the Research Branch, Canada Depart- 
ment of Agriculture, Kentville, Nova Scotia. Received March 29, 1961. 
‘Pommis Grise’. 
273459 and 273460. HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA L. Malvaceae. 
Roselle. 
From the Union of South Africa. Seeds presented by the Department of 
Agriculture, Division of Crops and Pastures, Pretoria. Received March 
29, 1961. 
273459. DL/61/391. ‘Thai Red’. From Thailand. 
273460. DL/61/392. ‘Rosella’. Origin unknown. Grown in farm gar- 
dens in the subtropical lowveld. Used for making jelly. 
273461 and 273462. HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA L. Malvaceae. 
Roselle. 
From the Philippines. Seeds presented by the Department of Agriculture 
and Natural .Resources, Bureau of Plant Industry, Manila. Received 
March 29, 1961. 
273461. ‘Red Roselle’. 
273462. ‘White Roselle’. 
273463 and 273464. 
From the Sudan. Seeds presented by the United States Operations Mission, 
Khartoum. Received March 29, 1961. 
273463. HIBISCUS CANNABINUS L. Malvaceae. Kenaf. 
‘Sudan No. 1’. Fine sandy loam, in area, 7° N. lat., where there is 40 
inches annual rainfall. Planted in mid-May, when rains begin, and har- 
vested late September when flowering begins. Plants to 12 feet high. 
273464. HIBISCUS ESCULENTUS L. Okra. 
‘Tall Sudan’. Fine sandy loam, in area 7° N. lat., where there is 40 
inches annual rainfall. Planted in mid-May, when rains begin, and har- 
vested late September when flowering begins. Plant to nine feet high; 
seed pods large; fiber retted and looks good. 
273465 to 273468. SORGHUM BICOLOR (L.) Moench Poaceae. 
From Nigeria. Seeds presented by Harold A. Royer, Waka via Biu and 
Yola. Received March 29, 1961. 
273465. ‘Jerima’. 273467. ‘Red’. 
273466. ‘Lav’. 273468. ‘Twin’. 
