232 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 175 



323650 to 323931— Continued 



323973. Linum austriacum L. Linaceae. Austrian flax. 



Col. No. B-43. Six km. northwest of Stavropol, Sparse forest area, 

 shallow alkaline soil. About 400-500 mm. rainfall. Elevation 570 m. To 

 30 cm.; flowers 2.5 dm. diameter, 5 petals, solitary, pale blue, lasting only 

 1 or 2 days. 



323974. Malus prunifolia (Willd.) Borkh. Rosaceae. 



Pearleaf crabapple. 



Col. No. B-38. In Botanic Garden at Ascania-Nova, Ukraine. Fruit 1.5 

 cm. to 2.0 cm.; stem 3.0 cm. 



323975 to 323994. Malus sylvestris Mill. Apple. 



About 20 km. south southwest of Stavropol, on forested plateau. Rainfall 

 500 mm. Elevation 600 m. 



323975. Col. No. B-54. Origin Finland. Tree small; fruit yellow, 2.5 

 cm. diameter, stem 1.5 cm., very astringent. 



323976. Col. No. B-55. Fruit to 3.0 cm., green, very tart; stem 1 cm. 

 long. 



323977. Col. No. B-58. Tree old, in abandoned orchard; fruit early, 

 yellow green, nice finish, to 6.25 cm., sour but edible. 



323978. Col. No. B-65. Old abandoned orchard. Varieties appeared to 

 be collected from wild. Tree old ; fruit to 5 cm. diameter, yellow under- 

 color, 50 percent red, tart but edible. 



323979. Col. No. B-80. About 136 km. south of Stavropol, in area of Mt. 

 Barahaka, south of village of Elycha. Elevation 660 m. Fruit conic to 

 4.0 cm., stem 1.0 cm., yellow green. 



Teberda Resort. Wooded areas around stream. Elevation 1,330 m. 



323980. Col. No. B-88. Fruit 3.0 cm. diameter, green, very tart. 



323981. Col. No. B-89. Fruit 2.0 cm. diameter, yellow green, tart. 



323982. Col. No. B-91. Fruit 3.0 cm. diameter, yellow, tart. 



Dombay. Elevation 1,600 m. Forester's home orchard. Highest eleva- 

 tion where apples were found. 



323983. Col. No. B-92. Fruit to 4.0 cm. diameter, yellow green, tart. 



323984. Col. No. B-93. Tree not thriving. Fruit to 6.0 cm. diameter, 

 green, tart. 



Teberda Resort. East into wooded canyon. Elevation 1,600 m. Apples 

 and pears found from 1,330 to 1,500 m. 



323985. Col. No. B-97. Fruit to 3.0 cm. diameter, green, very tart. 



323986. Col. No. B-98. Fruit to 2.5 cm. diameter, green, very tart, im- 

 mature. 



Thirteen km. north of Teberda Resort, in open pastures. 



323987. Col. No. B-103. Fruit to 3.0 cm. diameter, green, very as- 

 tringent; stem 1.0 cm. long, very thin. 



323988. Col. No. B-107. Fruit to 3.0 cm., yellow green, tart. 



323989. Col. No. B-108. Fruit 2.5 cm., yellow green, very tart. 



323990. Col. No. B-110. Fruit to 2.0 cm., green, very astringent. 



About 50 km. west of Pyatiborsk, near village of Bekesheuskaya, Pasture, 

 in open. Elevation 540 m. 



323991. Col. No. B-127. Fruit to 4.5 cm., yellow green, edible; stem 

 slender, 2.5 cm. long. Better of wild apples seen. 



