JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1962 79 
279851 to 279875—Continued 
279872 to 279875. SOLANUM MELONGENA L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 
F—1 hybrids. 
279872. No. 23. Plant vigorous, heavy cropper; fruits oblong, to one 
lb.; skin shiny black. Highly disease resistant. 
279873. No. 25. Plant somewhat spreading, heavy yielder, very early 
maturing; fruit somewhat smaller than ‘New Hampshire Hybrid’; 
skin glossy black. Highly resistant to fusarium and other diseases. 
(279874. No. 29. 
279875. No. 30. Plant productive, early maturing; fruit roundish, me- 
dium size; skin glossy purple blue. Highly resistant to disease. Grown 
in U.S. as ‘TS Cross’. 
279876. PISUM SATIVUM L. Fabaceae. Pea. 
From Germany. Seeds presented by van Waveren & de Bres GmbH, Rosdorf- 
Gottingen. Received Mar. 22, 1962. 
sEforal” 
279877 to 279884. CARICA PAPAYA L. Caricaceae. Papaya. 
From New Guinea. Seeds presented by the Director of Agriculture, Port 
Moresby. Received Mar. 22, 1962. 
Collected at Erave, elevation 3,600 feet. 
279877. No. 1. Plant dwarf, prolific fruiting; fruit spherical, orange yel- 
low; flesh orange. 
279878. No. 2. Plant dwarf, prolific fruiting; fruit spherical, bright 
orange; flesh bright orange. 
279879. No. 8. Plant tall, prolific fruiting; fruit spherical, light yellow; 
flesh light orange. 
279880. No. 4. Plant dwarf, prolific fruiting; fruit cylindrical, light yel- 
low; flesh light orange. 
279881. No. 5. Plant dwarf, moderate fruiting; fruit cylindrical, light 
yellow; flesh orange. 
279882. No. 6. Plant dwarf, prolific fruiting; fruit cylindrical, yellow; 
flesh bright yellow. 
279883. No. 7. Plant tall, prolific fruiting; fruit spherical, orange to yel- 
low; flesh yellow. 
279884. No. 8. Plant tall, moderately prolific; fruit spherical, greenish 
light yellow; flesh yellow. 
279885. PHASEOLUS AUREUS Roxb. Fabaceae. Mung bean. 
From Angola. Seeds presented by the Direccao de Agricultura e Florestas 
via the United States Embassy, Leopoldville, Republic of Congo. Re- 
ceived Mar. 238, 1962. 
279886 and 279887. ZEA MAYS L. Poaceae. Corn. 
From Brazil. Seeds presented by the Instituto de Genetica, Universidade de 
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo. Received Mar. 238, 1962. 
279886. ‘Parana III’. 
279887. ‘S. Paulo XIII’. 4986. 
279888 to 279896. 
From Puerto Rico. Seeds presented by S. E. Fulton, Fort Brooks. Received 
Mar. 238, 1962. 
279888. HIBISCUS ACETOSELLA Welw. Malvaceae. 
Leaves red. 
