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281490 to 281520—Continued 
281511. No. 7. Small round, yellow. 
281512. No. 8. Red, medium. 
281513. No. 9. Round, yellow, smooth. 
281514. No. 10. Oval, yellow. 
281515. No. 11. Yellowish white. 
281516. No. 12. Large red. 
281517. No. 18. Long pink. 
281518. From Highlands Morobe District. Flesh yellow. 
281519. From Madang District. 
281520. From Goroka, E. Highlands. 
281521 and 281522. COLOCASIA ESCULENTA (L.) Schott Garten: 
aro. 
From Japan. Bulbs presented by the United States Embassy, Tokyo. Re- 
ceived May 29, 1962. 
281521. ‘To-no-imo’. 
281522. ‘Yatsu-Gashira’. 
281523 to 281532. HORDEUM VULGARE L. Poaceae. 
From Argentina. Seeds presented by the Instituto de Fitotecnia, Castelar. 
Received May 29, 1962. 
281523. ‘Bordenave Ranquelina’. 
281524. ‘Buck 111’. 
281525. ‘Buenos Aires 109’. 
281526. ‘Guatrache Araucana’. 
281527. ‘La Prevision 19’. 
281528. ‘Malteria 150’. 
281529. ‘Malteria Heda’. 
281530. ‘Negra Manfredi’. Seeds black. 
281531. ‘Negra Pergamino’. Seeds black. 
281532. ‘Oliveros Litoral’. 
281533 and 281534. HORDEUM VULGARE L. Poaceae. 
From Belgium. Seeds presented by the Station de Recherches de |’Etat 
Amelioration des Plantes de Grande Culture, Gembloux. Received May 
29, 1962. 
281533. ‘Eclat’. Spring type; two-rowed; awns loose; beards short (type 
D); glumes ridged, edges glossy; dorsal and lateral leaves with antho- 
cyanin and no denticles. Compared to ‘Ingrid’: a little earlier and superi- 
or in production; almost resistant in lodging; straw longer; equal in leaf 
rust resistance; superior in mildew resistance (equal to ‘Piroline’); re- 
sistant to Helminthosporium. Good brewing quality. 
281534. ‘Mosane’. Description, culture and resistances except that seed is 
larger, are same as for ‘Eclat’. Good producer. Valuable for brewing 
purposes. 
281535 to 281537. LINUM USITATISSIMUM L. Linaceae. Flax. 
From Argentina. Seeds presented by the Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia 
Agropecuaria, Estacion Experimental Pergamino, Pergamino. Received 
May 29, 1962. 
