Plant Inventory No 171

291598 and 291599.
JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1963 199
From Australia. Seeds presented by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organization, Canberra. Received June 13, 1963.
291598. DESMODIUM UNCINATUM (Jacq.) DC. Fabaceae.
C.P.I. 8990.
291599. PASPALUM ROJASII Hack. Poaceae.
C.P.I. 20324.
291600. CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS L. Asteraceae. Safflower.
From Argentina. Seeds presented by the Universidad Nacional del Sur,
Bahia Blanca, through the University of California, Davis. Received
June 13, 1963.
Cultivated in Argentina for many years for spice.
291601 to 291606. GOSSYPIUM (hybrids). Malvaceae.
From Syria. Seeds presented by the Ford Foundation, University of Aleppo,
Aleppo. Received June 13, 1963.
'Palmyra' selfed seeds.
291601. No. 27-58-1. 291604. No. 55-2-1.
291602. No. 29-58-4. 291605. No. 70-1-43.
291603. No. 55-1-2. 291606. No. 73-1-2.
291607. HIBISCUS ROSTELLATUS Guill. & Perr. Malvaceae.
From Portugal.
Seeds presented by the Campanhia Uniao Fabril, Lisbon.
Received June 13, 1963.
291608. ORYZA SATIVA L. Poaceae. Rice.
From Bolivia. Seeds collected and presented by H. A. Kramer, Market
Quality Research Service, Plant Industry Station, Beltsville, Md. Received
June 13, 1963.
Portachuelo, Gutierrez Prov.
291609 to 291625.
From the Republic of South Africa. Seeds collected and presented by W. W.
Huffine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. Received June 13, 1963.
291609 to 291618. CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) Pers. Poaceae. Bermuda grass.
291609. Col. No. 37-208. Poor, hard, red sandy-loam, Willow Park,
Pretoria. Elevation 4,500 feet. Runners to 6 feet long.
291610. Col. No. 38-209. Rocky, sandy-loam roadside, 20 miles north
of Kroonstad. Elevation 4,800 feet.
291611. Col. No. 39-212. Dry, sandy savannah 7 miles east of Odendaalsrust,
Welkom road intersection. Elevation 4,900 feet.
291612. Col. No. 39-213. Dry, sandy-loam soil 1 mile southwest of
Wesselsbron. Elevation 4,700 feet.
291613. Col. No. 39-214. Dry, sandy-loam soil 8 miles west of Odendaalsrust.
Elevation 4,800 feet. Plant tall, robust to fine, leafy.
291614. Col. No. 39-215. Dry, stony roadside 5 miles from Kroonstad.
Elevation 5,000 feet. Plants abundant.
291615. Col. No. 40-218. Dry, sandy-loam grassland 2 miles northeast
of Trompsburg. Elevation 4,850 feet.
291616. Col. No. 41-219. Fallow sandy-loam valley, Buffelsvlei. Elevation
4,100 feet. Plants robust.
291617. Col. No. 41-220. Fallow sandy-loam valley, Buffelsvlei. Elevation
4,100 feet. Plants to 4 feet high.