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314650. Carthamus tinctorils L. Compositae. Safflower. 



Col. No. 359. 'Milutin 114'. Near Cholak Espe, 250 km. northwest of 

 Alma Ata. To 12 inches high; leaves essentially spineless; phyllaries with 

 some spines. Many heads. 



314651. Convolvulus divaricatus Regel & Schmalh. Convolulaceae. 



Col. No. 443. West of Game Preserve headquarters, 30 km., about 180 

 km. east of Alma Ata. Shrub, to 4 inches high, very spiny. 



314652. Crambe sp. Cruciferae. 



Col. No. 390. Along Alma Atinka River, 20 km. above Alma Ata. Per- 

 ennial from underground crowns; to 6 feet high spreading to 4 feet in diam- 

 eter; loaded with seed pods; 1 seed per pod. 



314653. Cucumis sp. Cucurbtaceae. 



Col. No. 336. Market in Alma Ata. Fruit oblong, 12 by 8 inches, sur- 

 face slightly rugose ; buff colored ; flesh thick, cream colored, sweet. 



314654. Cucumis sp. 



Col. No. 368. Cholak Espe, 250 km. northwest of Alma Ata. Fruit ovoid, 

 9 by 14 inches; brownish green; slightly rugose; flesh cream colored, juicy, 



sweet. 



314655. Citrullus sp. Cucurbitaceae. 



Col. No. 369. Cholak Espe, 250 km. northwest of Alma Ata. Fruit 

 spherical, 10 inches in diameter; black-green mottled. 



314656 to 314661. Dactylis glomerata L. Gramineae. Orchardgrass. 



314656. Col. No. 337. Mountain foothills 16 km. south of Alma Ata. To 

 7 feet high. 



314657. Col. No. 401. East of Alma Ata, 50 km. 



314658. Col. No. 516. West of Alma Ata, 33 km. 



314659. Col. No. 462. Low mountains 20 km. north of Game Preserve 

 headquarters, 180 km. east of Alma Ata. 



314660. Col. No. 467. Low mountains, 20 km. north of Game Preserve 

 headquarters, 180 km. east of Alma Ata. To 4 feet high. 



314661. Col. No. 479. North of Kokpek, 25 km., about 160 km. east of 

 Alma Ata. 



314662. Delphinium sp. Ranunculaceae. 



Col. No. 389. Along Alma Atinka River, 20 km. above Alma Ata. Per- 

 ennial to 6 feet high ; flowering racemes to 2 feet long. 



314663 and 314664. Elymus aralensis Regel Gramineae. Wildrye. 



314663. Col. No. 422. On desert flat about 190 km. east of Alma Ata, 

 about 26 km. northeast of Game Preserve headquarters. Culms harsh, 

 wiry, thick. 



314664. Col. No. 425. Desert flat, 190 km. east of Alma Ata, about 30 

 km. northeast of Game Preserve headquarters. Slender spiked; 

 rhizomatous. 



314665 to 314671. Elymus junceus Fisch. Russian wildrye. 



314665. Col. No. 370. Along Aksenger River near Moscow-Alma Ata 

 railroad, about 110 km. west of Alma Ata. Culms to 2 feet high; heads 

 not shattering though mature. 



314666. Col. No. 372. Along Aksenger River, where Moscow-Ata rail- 

 road crosses river. 



