JANUARY 1, 1961 TO DECEMBER 31, 1961 229 
276146 to 276153. GOSSYPIUM BARBADENSE L. Malvaceae. 
Sea-island cotton. — 
From Bolivia. Seeds presented by the United States Operations Mission, 
LaPaz. Received August 3, 1961. 
Carapari del Rio Grande, Province Oropeza, Dept. de Chuquisaca. Eleva- 
tion 2,000 meters. In dry, tropical area. 
276146. No.1. Cotton white. 
276147. No. 2. Cotton brownish. 
276148. No.3. Sotomayor, Province de Yamparaez, Dept. de Chuquisaca. 
Elevation 2,300 meters. Area subtropical, dry. Cotton white. 
276149. No. 4. Tomina, Province de Tomina, Dept. de Chuquisaca. Ele- 
vation 2,500 meters. Area subtropical, dry. Cotton white. 
276150. No.5. San Pedro, Province Azurduy, Dept. de Chuquisaca. Ele- 
vation 2,000 meters. Area subtropical, dry. Cotton white. 
276151. No. 6. Soroma, Province Zudanez, Dept. de Chuquisaca. Ele- 
vation 2,000 meters. Area tropical, dry. Cotton white and brownish. 
276152. No. 7. Naranjito, Province Nuplo de Chavez. Elevation 700 
meters. Cotton white. 
276153. No.8. El Torno, San Javier, Santa Cruz. Elevation 700 meters. 
Cotton white. 
276154. ORYZA SATIVA L. Poaceae. Rice. 
From Surinam. Seeds presented by H. den Have, Nickerie. Received Au- 
gust 3, 1961. 
276155. BISERRULA PELECINUS L. Fabaceae. 
From Israel. Seeds presented by the Agricultural Research Service, Rehovot. 
Received August 3, 1961. 
Collected near Yechiam. Soil heavy alluvium; average annual rainfall 
900 mm. 
276156 to 276158. 
From Australia. Seeds presented by the Commonwealth Scientific and In- 
dustrial Research Organization, Canberra. Received August 3, 1961. 
276156. HIBISCUS FARRAGEI F. Muell. Malvaceae. 
276157. HIBISCUS HUEGELII Endl. 
276158. HIBISCUS TOLDSWORTHII F.. Muell. 
276159 to 276165. 
From Japan. Seeds collected by J. L. Creech, agricultural explorer, Crops 
Research Division, Plant Industry Station, Beltsville, Md. For U.S.D.A.- 
Longwood Cooperative Program. Received August 3, 1961. 
276159 and 276160. AUCUBA JAPONICA var. BOREALIS Miyabe & Kudo 
Cornaceae. 
276159. Col. No. 1074. Gamushi National Forest, Oshima, Hokkaido. 
Plant in wild, low growing, at the northern limit of distribution. 
276160. Col. No. 1107. Beech forest, Enosoto Forest Region, Oshima, 
Hokkaido. 
276161. DAPHNE MIYABEANA Makino Thymelaceae. 
Col. No. 1075. Gamushi National Forest, Oshima, Hokkaido. Dwarf 
evergreen in wild; fruit in pairs, bright red. 
