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JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1963 271<br />
293336 to 293341—Continued<br />
293341. 'Sugiyama Unshu'. Probably most popular 'Satsuma' in Japan.<br />
Trees productive; fruit uniform in shape, good texture, good quality,<br />
maturing earlier than 'Futsu' strain.<br />
293342 to 293348.<br />
From Cyprus. Seeds presented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nicosia.<br />
Received Oct. 22,1963.<br />
293342 and 293343. AVENA BARBATA Brot. Poaceae. Slender oats.<br />
293342. <strong>No</strong>. 1.<br />
293343. <strong>No</strong>. 2.<br />
293344 to 293348. AVENA SATIVA L. Common oats.<br />
293344. Mixed varieties. 293347. 'Red Algerian'.<br />
293345. 'Orient'. 293348. 'White Algerian'.<br />
293346. 'Palestine 1005'.<br />
293349 to 293358.<br />
From Peru. Seeds presented by the Universidad Agraria, Departamento de<br />
Horticultura, La Molina. Received Oct. 22,1963.<br />
293349. CAPSICUM PENDULUM Willd.<br />
'Lurin'. Chili pickling pepper. Peppers hot, 12-18 cm. long, orange<br />
red or green, very pungent. Growing season 6 to 7 months. Susceptible<br />
to wilt.<br />
293350. CUCUMIS MELO L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon.<br />
'Dhua'. L-M 1-2. Locally adapted variety from cross of Castillian<br />
type melon and 'Honeydew'. Fruits oval, netted; flesh orange colored, with<br />
high sugar content.<br />
293351. CYCLANTHERA PEDATA (L.) Schrad. Cucurbitaceae.<br />
'Caihua Criolla'. Productive monoecious vine; fruits soft green spongy<br />
gourds which are cooked as a vegetable, stuffed like sweet peppers, used in<br />
salads, and made into marmalade; seeds black.<br />
293352. LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato.<br />
'Huando'. <strong>Plant</strong> indeterminate; local selection for large fruit and<br />
firmness when ripe. Growing period 5 to 6 months.<br />
293353 to 293358. PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L. Fabaceae. Common bean.<br />
293353. A. 293356. D.<br />
293354. B. 293357. E.<br />
293355. C4. 293358. F.<br />
293359 to 293371.<br />
From Mexico. <strong>Plant</strong>s collected by H. S. Gentry and A. S. Barclay, agricultural<br />
explorers, Crops Research Division, <strong>Plant</strong> Industry Station, Beltsville,<br />
MdC Numbered Oct. 24, 1963.<br />
293359. AGAVE cf. AMERICANA L. Amaryllidaceae.<br />
Col. <strong>No</strong>. 20452. Opuntia-shrub slope, 0.25 mile east of Route 59, 2.5<br />
miles north of Queretaro. Rosettes medium size, light glaucous, suckering;<br />
leaves plane to conduplicate.<br />
293360. AGAVE cf. APPLANATA Lem.<br />
Col. <strong>No</strong>. 20444. Roadside, 1 mile southeast of <strong>No</strong>chixtlan, Oaxaca. Elevation<br />
5,750 feet. Rosettes light glaucous, many leaved; leaves rigid,<br />
swordlike, regularly armed; teeth large, distal, strong; border cutinous,<br />
nearly continuous; trunk large.