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65554 to 65558— Continued. 



65556. No. 604 (albidum). To be used in dry 

 regions. 



65557. No. 721 (albidum). For dry regions. 



65558. Teiticum durum Desf. Poaceae. 



Durum wheat. 



No. 05 (hordeiforme) . From the Ekaterino- 

 slav Experiment Station. Suited to dry regions. 



65559. Tbiticum ttjrgidum L. Poa- 

 ceae. Poulard wheat. 



From Vannes, Brittany, France. Seeds collected 

 by John Ashton, Columbia, Mo., and presented 

 through C. E. Leighty, Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try. Received November 30, 1925. 



This variety, collected in June, 1925, is said to 

 yield a very heavy crop. It is not yet known by 

 seedsmen. (Ashton.) 



65560 to 65564. 



From Italy. Seeds collected by John Ashton, 

 Columbia, Mo., and presented through C. E. 

 Leighty, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 November 30, 1925. Notes by Mr. Ashton. 



65560. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. 



Rice. 



No. 5. An excellent variety known as Eiso 

 Maratella (Maratella rice), collected in Pavia, 

 Lombardy, May 1, 1925. It is a little earlier 

 than other varieties found there. 



65561. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vulgar e Vill.). 

 Poaceae. Common wheat. 



No. 1. Var. Gentil Rosso. From Asti. 



65562. Triticum turgidum L. Poaceae. 



Poulard wheat. 



No. 2. Var. Civitella. From Asti. 



65563. Triticum sp. Poaceae. Wheat. 



No. 3. Sometimes called Padovano but more 

 commonly known as Cologna Veneto. From 



Asti. 



65564. Triticum sp. Poaceae. 



Wheat. 



No. 4. Cologna Veneto. From Pavia, Lom- 

 bardy. May, 1925. 



65565 to 65572. Triticum aestivum L. 

 (T. vulgare Vill.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Kharkof , Ukrainia, Russia. Seeds presented 

 by L. P. Bordakofl, All-Ukrainian Seed-Produc- 

 ing Association, through F. A. Coffman, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received November 30, 

 1925. Notes by Mr. Bordakofl. 



65565 to 65572. Varieties of winter wheat. 



65565. No. 117. (ferrugineum). From the 

 Kharkof Experiment Station. For dry 

 regions. 



65566. Hour Councours (ferrugineum). For 

 humid regions. 



65567. Triumf Podolian (ferrugineum). For 

 humid regions. 



65568. Kooperatorca (erythrospermum). From 

 the Odessa Experiment Station. This 

 variety, which has very good baking 

 qualities, is especially suited for dry 

 regions. 



65569. Semka (erythrospermum). From the 

 Odessa Experiment Station. For humid 

 regions. 



65570. Vkrainka (erythrospermum). From the 

 Mironof Experiment Station. For humid 

 regions. 



65571. No. 120 (milturum). From the Khar- 

 kof Experiment Station. For dry regions. 



65565 to 65572— Continued. 



65572. No. 0274. "Girca" (milturum). From 

 the Odessa Experiment Station. For dry 

 regions. 



65573. Gossypium hirsutum L. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



From Pretoria, Transvaal, Union of South Africa. 

 Seeds presented by C. P. Lounsbury, chief, 

 division of entomology, Department of Agricul- 

 ture. Received December 1, 1925. 



Cambodia. Seeds originally from Mr. Hilson, 

 cotton specialist, Coimbatore, India. 



65574. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. 



Rice. 



From Taihoku, Formosa, Japan. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. Kintaro Oshima, Director, Government 

 Research Institute. Received December 4, 1925. 



Commonly known as "toa tsu" in Taiwan. 

 (Oshima.) 



65575. DlPLORHYNCHUS MOSSAMBICEN- 



sis Benth. Apocynaceae. 



From Tjolotjo, Southern Rhodesia. Seeds received 

 through H. L. Shantz, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received December 7, 1925. 



This variety grows in dry regions and becomes 

 a rather handsome tree. (Shantz.) 



In a note published under No. 48248, J. Burtt- 

 Davy states that this is a small Rhodesian tree 

 yielding a rubber in quantity, which, however, is 

 of doubtful quality. 



65576. Eucalyptus urnigera Hook. f. 

 Myrtaceae. 



From Hobart, Tasmania. Seeds presented by 

 L. A- Evans, Secretary of Agriculture, Agricul- 

 tural and Stock Department. Received Decem- 

 ber 4, 1925. 



A tall shapely tree, native to the mountains of 

 Tasmania, and said to be one of the hardiest of the 

 eucalypts. The pale-yellow flowers, in clusters of 

 three, are followed by urn-shaped capsules. 



For previous introduction, see No. 50210. 



65577. Gossypium hirsutum L. Mal- 

 , vaceae. Cotton. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by S. Youngberg, acting director, Bureau 

 of Agriculture. Received December 4, 1925. 



A white variety of cotton grown in the Philip- 

 pines. 



65578 to 65583. Diospyros kaki L. f. 

 Diospyraceae. Kaki. 



From Canton, China. Bud wood collected by 

 F. A. McClure, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry- Received December 15, 1925. 

 Notes by Mr. McClure. 



Numbers 65578 to 65581 (October 23, 1925) are 

 from the village of Pakshan, Honam Island, about 

 6 miles east of the Canton Christian College. 



65578. No. 173. Taai paat sin tsz. A few- 

 seeded variety with very attractive bright- 

 red fruits which are globular, medium 

 sized, and of good flavor, obtained from 

 Mok Fai T'ong. The fruits are usually 

 ripened by the banyan-leaf method. The 

 season extends from the last of August 

 until the early part of October. The 

 shipping quality of this variety is not 

 quite so good as that of No. 174 [No. 

 65579]. 



65579. No. 174. Kaisamtsz. Obtained from 

 a tree belonging to Mok Hang. This is a 

 seedless strain of the small-fruited variet 



