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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



79342 to 79349. A yen a spp. Poaceae. 



Oats. 



From Sydney, Now South Wales, Australia. 

 Seeds presented by H. Wenholz, director 

 of phint breeding in the New South Wales 

 Department of Agriculture. Received 

 March 12. 1929. 



New hybrids which are not entirely re- 

 sistant to crown rust, but have a largo 

 measure of resistance under' conditions 

 Which favor tbis disease in Australia. 



79342. Avena sp. 



Bowbo. A cross between Abruzzi and 

 Victory, maturing late in the season. 



79343. Avena sp. 



Boppy. A midseason variety which is a 

 cross between two strains of White 

 Ligowo and Algerian. 



79344. Avena sp. 



Buddah. A selection from Sunrise, ma- 

 turing very early in the season. 



79345. Avena sp. 



Gidgec. A very early variety of simi- 

 lar breeding to Boppy [No. 79343]. 



79346. Avena sp. 



Kendall. A selection from Ruakura, 

 maturing early in the season. 



79347. Avena sp. 



Kitrri. A selection from Ruakura. ma- 

 turing early in the season. 



79348. Avena sp. 



Laggan. A selection from KelsalVs, 

 maturing very early. 



79349. Avena sp. 

 Lamp ton. 



79350 to 79359. Solanum* melongena 

 L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



From Nishigahara. Japan. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. H. Ando, Director, Imperial Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station. Received 

 March 12, 1929. 



79350. Kintyaku, 



79351. Okute-yamanasu. 



79352. Otosi. 



79353. Saitama-sinnasu. 



79354. Siro-nasu. 



79355. Tama-sinnasu. 



79356. Tiba-wase. 



79357. Turuboso-sermari. 



79358. Wase-marunasu. 



79359. Wase-sennari. 



79360 to 79365. Pkunus aemeniaca L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



From Portici, Italy. Scions presented by 

 Prof. Gaetano Briganti, R. Instituto Su- 

 periore Agrario. Received March 19, 

 1929. 



79360. Ablate. 



79361. Cerasiello. 



79362. Cipolla or Zepolle. 



79363. Del Prete. 



79364. Meraviglia lunga. 



79365. Meraviglia tonda. 



79366 to 79377. 



From Nagpur, Central Provinces , India. 

 Seeds presented by D. N. Mahta, second 

 economic botanist. Received February 

 25, 1929. 



79366 to 79373. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



79366. A late variety. 



79367. An early variety. 



79368. A late variety. 



79369. Calcutta. 



79370. Received without notes. 



79371. A variety with purple flesh. 



79372. A variety with red flesh. 



79373. A variety with white flesh. 



79374 to 79377. Cucdmis melo L. Cucur- 

 bitaceae. Melon. 



79374. Mixed melon seeds. 



79375. Jalgaon. 



79376. Piria. 



79377. Kharkhara. 



79378 to 79419. Okyza sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



From China. ■ Seeds collected by F. A. Mc- 

 Clure, Lingnan University, Canton. Re- 

 ceived March 11, 1929. 



Nos. 79378 to 79381 were collected in No- 

 vember, 1928, and are white, starchy, beard- 

 less varieties of the second crop. 



79378. No. 1055. Yau chim. From 

 Ngfungts'uen, Honam Island. 



79379. No. 1056. Chuk chim. From the 

 Agricultural College of the Lingnan 

 University, Canton. 



79380. No. 1057. Paak 7iok yau chim. 

 From the Agricultural College of the 

 Lingnan University, Canton. 



79381. No. 1058. Kam fung {chim). 

 From Sunfungwong village, Honam 

 Island. 



Nos. 79382 to 79402 were collected dur- 

 ing November, 1928.- 



79382. No. 1059. Oo tuk noh. From 

 Hato, Honam Island. A white, gluti- 

 nous, beardless variety of the second 

 crop. It takes its name " black tip 

 glutinous " from the dark markings on 

 the glumes. 



79383. No. 1060. Tin tau taai noh. 

 Near Lingnan University. Canton, 

 China. 



79384 and 79385. From Ngfungts'uen, 

 Honam Island. Two strains of white 

 starchy rice obtained in the same field. 



79384. No. 1061. Paak hok yau chim. 

 A beardless variety. 



79385. No. 1062. Paak hok yau chim. 

 A bearded variety. 



79386. No. 1063. Taai kwat yau chim. 

 Near Lingnan University. A white, 

 starchy, beardless variety of the sec- 

 ond crop. 



79387. No. 1064. Paak hok tsai. From 

 Hato, Honam Island. A white, 

 starchy, beardless variety of the sec- 

 ond crop. 



