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314166. Prunus sp. 



Col. No. 21. Galia-Aral. Shelterbelt near Arid Crops Research Center 

 headquarters. Shrub, branchy, to 10 feet high. Not spiny. Fruit larger 

 than Col. No. 20. (P.I. 314165) . 



314167. Robinia fseudoacacia L. Leguminosae. Black locust. 



Col. No. 22. Galia-Aral. Shelterbelt near Arid Crops Research Center 

 headquarters. Small tree; to 25 feet high. Pods retained from one year 

 to next. 



314168. Sitanion sp. Gramineae. 



Dry slopes of Ulugbek Observatory. 



Low annual to 8 inches 



Col. No. 6 

 high. 



From the vicinity of Dushanbe, Tadjikistan. 



314169. Carex turkestanica Regel. Cyperaceae. 



Col. No. 34. Thirty-five km. east of Dushanbe, 

 high; fine stemmed and basal leaves. 



314170. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. 

 Col. No. 37. Market in Dushanbe. 



314171. Onobrychis sp. Leguminosae. 



Col. No. 32. Forty-five km. south of Dushanbe, 

 18 inches high; racemes long, strict. 



314172 and 314173. Poa bulbosa L. Gramineae. 



314172. Col. No. 33 

 inches high. 



314173. Col. No. 35. Thirty-five km. east of Dushanbe, 

 inches high, many showing pronounced vivipary. 



314174. Poa silvicola Guss. 



Sixty-five km. east of Dushanbe. Fine stemmed, robust, to 



Perennial, to 16 inches 

 Muskmelon. 



Annual, branching, to 



Bulbous bluegrass. 



Forty-five km. south of Dushanbe. Culms, to 14 



Plants, to 16 



Perennial grass, 



Col. No. 36. 

 30 inches high. 



From the vicinity of Fergana, Uzbekistan. 



314175. Aristida plumosa L. Gramineae. 



Col. No. 54. Sandy desert, 50 km. north of Fergana, 

 bunch type, thriving under very arid conditions. 



314176. Calligonum caput-medusae Schrenk Polygonaceae. 



Col. No. 52. Sand dunes in desert, 50 km. north of Fergana. Somewhat 

 larger than P.I. 314177 but similar in habit. Fruiting bracts purplish. 



314177. Calligonum setosum Litv. Polygonaceae. 



Col. No. 51. Sand dunes in desert, 50 km. north of Fergana. Highly 

 branched shrub to 1 meter high; yellowish fruiting bracts. 



314178. Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Mansf. Cucurbitaceae. 



Watermelon. 



Col. No. 55. Market in Fergana. 

 314179 and 314180. Cucumis melo L. 



314179. Col. No. 56. 'Shakar-palak'. 



314180. Col. No. 57. 'Kara-Kavun'. 

 314181. Prunus armeniaca L. Rosaceae. 



Col. No. 58. Market in Fergana. Early. 



Cucurbitaceae. 

 Market in Fergana. 

 Market in Fergana. 



Muskmelon. 



Apricot. 



