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278664 to 278695—Continued 
278693. No. G 11377. Bush to 7 inches high; flowers white; pods 4 by 0.5 
inch, flat, light green, maturing midseason; seeds medium size, long, 
oval, plump, tan, glossy; hilum brown. Susceptible to halo blight; toler- 
ance to root rot 2.7 on scale 0 to 9. 
278694. No. G 11378. Bush to 12 inches high; flowers purple; pods 6 by 
0.37 inch, light green, maturing early; seeds medium size, elongate, ends 
rounded, almost cylindrical, dusky greenish brown. Free from halo 
blight; tolerance to root rot 3.1 on scale 0 to 9. 
278695. No. G 11879. Bush to 10 inches high; flowers pink; pods 4.5 by 
0.5 inch, flat, light green, maturing late; seeds large, elongate, plump, 
rounded ends, light tan; hilum brown. 
278696 to 278726. 
From sources as indicated. Seeds held in storage at the Regional Plant 
Introduction Station, Ames, Iowa. Numbered Jan. 16, 1962. 
278696. AGROSTIS ALBA L. Poaceae. Redtop. 
A component of P.I. 221908, Poa pratensis, from Afghanistan. Plant 
rhizomatous, moderate spreader. 
278697. BROMUS CARINATUS Hook. & Arn. Poaceae. 
California bromegrass. 
SCS PMC-5857. Seeds presented by De Kalb Agriculture association, De 
Kalb, Illinois. 
278698. CORONILLA VARIA L. Fabaceae. Crownvetch. 
M2-10215. ‘Emerald’. Seeds presented by SCS Nursery, Ames, Iowa. 
Iowa SCS nursery strain. Plant vigorous, hardy, spreading. 
278699 to 278705. Seeds presented by the Dominion Arboretum and Bo- 
tanic Garden, Ottawa, Canada. 
278699. DACTYLIS GLOMERATA L. Poaceae. Orchardgrass. 
‘Oron’. Plant leafy, late, vigorous, selected for disease resistance and 
hardiness. 
278700 and 278701. FESTUCA ELATIOR L. Poaceae. Meadow fescue. 
278700. ‘Mefan’. C.A.N. 5169. Plants long lived, vigorous, hardy, uni- 
form. Selected for disease resistance and hardiness. 
278701. ‘Ensign’. C.A.N. 5168. Plants of upright habit, uniform, 
leafy bottom, productive; resistant to leaf rust and leaf spot. 
278702 and 278703. FESTUCA RUBRA L. Red fescue. 
278702. ‘Duraturf’. C.A.N. 5178. Plants of upright habit, uniform, 
leafy base, hardy, drought resistant. 
278703. ‘Refon’. C.A.N. 5179. Plants hardy, vigorous, leafy; selected 
for hardiness and resistance to drought and disease. 
278704. LOLIUM PERENNE L. Poaceae. Perennial ryegrass. 
‘Norlea’. Plants hardy but susceptible to disease. 
278705. MEDICAGO SATIVA L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 
‘Ferax’. C.A.N. 5155. Very high seed producer under northern Alberta 
conditions. Plants perform reasonably well at Ames. 
278706. PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA L. Poaceae. Reed canarygrass. 
Seeds collected in northern Lake Huron district, Ontario, Canada. Plant 
performance generally good but made little fall recovery. 
