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282440 to 282450—Continued 
282450. CUCUMIS ZEYHERI Sond. 
Herbaceous perennial with thin woody roots; stems several, annual, 
prostrate, rarely climbing, to 2 meters long; flowers monoecious; fruit 
ellipsoid, light yellow, spine covered, poisonous; spines soft, short. 
282451 and 282452. 
From Germany. Seeds presented by the Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaf- 
ten zu Berlin, Gatersleben, via Institut f. Ackr-u. Pflanzenbau, Wei- 
henstephan. Received August 3, 1962. 
282451. TRITICUM SPHAEROCOCCUM var. SPICATUM Percival Poaceae. 
A TRI 3415/61. Ears bearded; glumes white, glabrous; grain red. 
282452. TRITICUM SPHAEROCOCCUM Var. TUMIDUM Percival 
A TRI 3008/61. 
282453. CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS L. Asteraceae. Safflower. 
From Ethiopia. Seeds presented by the Agency for International Develop- 
ment, Jimma. Received August 3, 1962. 
Grown in Dado area, 25 km. ENE of Jimma. Elevation 1,770 meters. An- 
nual rainfall 160 to 190 cm. 
282454. PANICUM MAXIMUM Jacq. Poaceae. Guineagrass. 
From Rhodesia. Seeds presented by the Grasslands Research Station, Maran- 
dellas. Received August 3, 1962. 
‘Sabi’ strain, collected in the Sabi River Valley in southeastern Rhodesia. 
282455 to 282457. ORYZA SATIVA L. Poaceae. Rice. 
From Thailand. Seeds presented by the Rice Department, Ministry of Agri- 
culture, Bangkok. Received August 3, 1962. 
282455. ‘Nahng Mon S-4’. 
282456. ‘Leaung Yai 34’. 
282457. ‘Pah Leuaud 111’. 
282458. LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA (Lam.) de Wit. Mimosaceae. 
Leadtree. 
From Colombia. Seeds presented by the Servicio de Investigacion y Promo- 
cion Agraria, Lima, Peru. Received August 3, 1962. 
Collected in Cauca Valley, Colombia. 
282459. HIBISCUS BIFURCATUS Cav. Malvaceae. Rosemallow. 
From Surinam. Seeds presented by the Agricultural Experimental Station, 
Paramaribo. Received August 3, 1962. 
282460 to 282474. 
From Australia. Seeds presented by the Commonwealth Scientific and Indus- 
trial Research Organization, The Cunningham Laboratory, Queensland. 
Received August 6, 1962. 
282460. LEUCAENA INSULARUM (Guillaumin) Daniker Mimosaceae. 
C.P.I. 30835. ‘Feifar’. From Sopu-tongatapu, Tonga. 
282461 to 282473. LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA (Lam.) de Wit. Leadtree. 
282461. Q544. Thursday Island, Queensland. 
282462. C.P.I. 19580. Tauva, Fiji. 
282463. C.P.I. 19582. Tene, New Caledonia. 
