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278759. ‘Chalimban’. Plant runner type, to 30 cm. high, large; branches 
33, alternate; leaflets 1382, 56.1 by 33.5 mm., 5th between upper pair; 
matures in 136 days; shelling 65.4 percent; testa pink; kernels 3 per 
pod, 35 per oz.; oil content 48.9 percent. Moderately susceptible to Cerco- 
spora. 
278760. ‘Chimbuwila’. Plant runner type, to 31.75 em. high, large; 
branches 37, alternate; leaflets 801, 52.8 by 27.0 mm., 5th between upper 
pair; matures in 137 days; shelling 69.7 percent; testa pink; kernels 2 
to 3 per pod, 53 per oz.; oil content 48.0 percent. Slightly susceptible to 
Cercospora. 
278761. ‘Dixie Runner’. Plant runner type, to 27.75 cm. high, medium 
size; branches 39, alternate; leaflets 1353, 43.9 by 28.6 mm., 5th between 
upper pair; matures in 135 days; shelling 67.1 percent; testa pink; 
kernels 2 per pod, 62 per oz.; oil content 49.6 percent. Moderately sus- 
ceptible to Cercospora. 
278762. ‘Early Runner’. Plant runner type, to 20.75 cm. high, small; 
branches 31, alternate; leaflets 594, 44.3 by 24.1 mm., 5th between upper 
of lower pair; matures in 121 days; shelling 70.5 percent; testa pink; 
kernels 2 per pod, 63 per oz.; oil content 48.1 percent. Very susceptible 
to Cercospora. 
278763. ‘Gambia’. Plant bunch type, to 38.25 cm. high, medium size; 
branches 15, sequential; leaflets 390, 65.7 by 34.2 mm., 5th between 
lower pair; matures in 110 days; shelling 67.0 percent; testa brown; 
kernels 2 per pod, 59 per oz.; oil content 48.4 percent. Very susceptible 
to Cercospora. 
278764. ‘Mwitunde’. Plant bunch type, to 38.5 em. high, large spreading; 
branches 33, alternate; leaflets 786, 54.7 by 28.5 mm., 5th between upper 
pair; matures in 136 days; shelling 69.1 percent; testa pink; kernels 3 
per pod, 60 per oz.; oil content 48.8 percent. Slightly susceptible to 
Cercospora. 
278765 to 278780. 
From Canada. Seeds presented by the Centra] Experimental Farm, Ottawa, 
Ontario. Received January 22, 1962. 
278765. AGROPYRON CRISTATUM (L.) Gaertn. Poaceae. 
Crested wheatgrass. 
‘Summit’. Selection from a west Siberian experimental station, Omsk, 
U.S.S.R. strain. A high-yielding tetraploid form similar to ‘Fairway’ in 
pasture performance. 
278766 and 278767. BRASSICA NAPUS L. Brassicaceae. Rape. 
278766. ‘Arlo’. From Svalof, Sweden. Cannot be distinguished from co- 
mercial ‘Polish’. Has low erucie acid content. 
278767. ‘Golden’. Single plant selection made in Saskatchewan. Superi- 
or in oil yield and iodine number. 
278768. DACTYLIS GLOMERATA L. Poaceae. Orchardgrass. 
‘Chinook’. Lethbridge Research Station selection from a local collection. 
Very hardy; yield average. - 
278769. FESTUCA ELATIOR L. Poaceae. Meadow fescue. 
‘Ensign’. Combination of several desirable selfed lines outstanding in 
forage and seed yields. 
278770. FESTUCA RUBRA L. Red fescue. 
‘Duraturf’. A mass selection from Swedish material. Creeping; a good 
sod former. 
