JANUARY 1, 1961 TO DECEMBER 31, 1961 139 
274271 to 274318—Continued 
274311. SPINACIA OLERACEA L. Chenopodiaceae. Spinach. 
Col. No. 522. ‘Parluk’. Pakistan. 
274312 to 274317. TRICHOSANTHES ANGUINA L. Cucurbitaceae. 
Snakegourd. 
274312. Col. No. 1479. IARI, Delhi, India. Fruit long, green. 
274313 to 274317. Poona Agricultural College, India. 
274313. Col. No. 1697. No. 1. 
274314. Col. No. 1698. No. 48. 
274315. Col. No. 1699. No. 47. 
274316. Col. No. 1700. No. 48. 
274317. Col. No. 1791. No. 49. 
274318. Undetermined. 
Col. No. 898. ‘Espandur’. Peshawar, Pakistan. Vegetable. 
274319. ZIzYPHUS JUJUBA Mill. Rhamnaceae. Jujube. 
From Korea. Plants presented by the Kimhae Branch Station, Horticultural 
Experiment Station, Kimhae. Received April 27, 1961. 
Ke AP? 
274320. DIOSCOREA sp. Dioscoraceae. 
From Brazil. Seeds presented by the Instituto Agronomico, Campinas, Sao 
Paulo. Received April 27, 1961. 
‘Cara Nativo’. Seeds from cultivated plants. From Jaguariuna, near 
Campinas, State of Sao Paulo. 
274321 to 274335. MEDICAGO SATIVA L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 
From the United States. Seeds held in storage at the Regional Plant In- 
troduction Station, Geneva, New York. From the Owens Farms, Fulton, 
New York. All are cultivated. Numbered April 27, 1961. 
274321. G 5331. Plants semierect, moderately leafy, fair vigor; flowers 
deep purple. Leaf spot slight; leaf hopper injury severe; fall recovery 
poor. 
274322. G. 5332. Plants not erect, leafy, good vigor; flowers pale purple, 
late. Leaf spot slight; leaf hopper injury severe; fall recovery fair; 
hardiness excellent. 
274323. G 5333. Plants not erect, leafy, fair vigor, hardy; flowers purple 
late. Leaf spot and leaf hopper injury moderate, black stem slight; fall 
recovery fair; spring vigor variable. 
274324. G 5334. Plants semierect, leafy, vigorous; flowers purple, mid- 
season. Leaf spot severe; black stem slight; leaf hopper injury mod- 
erate; fall recovery good; hardiness fair; spring vigor variable. 
274325. G 5335. Plants creeping, crown to 13 inches wide, leafy, vigorous, 
early maturing. Leaf spot and leaf hopper injury moderate. No black 
stem present. Hardiness and spring vigor excellent. 
274326. G 5336. Plants not erect, leafy, vigorous; flowers purple, early; 
seed pods many. Leaf spot slight; black stem severe; leaf hopper in- 
jury moderate; fall recovery fair; hardiness excellent; spring vigor good. 
274327. G 5337. Plants not erect, moderately leafy, fair vigor; flowers 
pale purple, early; seed pods many. Leaf spot fair; black stem very 
slight; leaf hopper injury moderate; fall recovery fair; hardiness excel- 
lent; spring recovery good. 
