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325178 to 325526— Continued 



325419. Melica taurica K. Koch 



Col. No. S-31. Crimea. Rocky slopes above Foros. Plants 20 to 25 

 cm. high. 



325420. Melilotus alba var. annua Coe. Leguminosae. 



Col. No. S-276. Stavropol Botanic Garden. From village of Beskhagir 

 near Stavropol. Selection from hybrids of sweet clover. Some flowers 

 cream to yellow. 



325421. Melilotus hirsuta Lipsky 



Col. No, S-277. Stavropol Botanic Garden. From Tuapse. 

 325422 to 325427. Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Yellow sweetclover. 



325422. Col. No. S-ll. Crimea. Mountain above Yalta; gravelly soil. 

 Elevation 540 m. Seed from several plants. 



Stavropol region. South of Elycha in rocky range. Elevation 900 m. 



325423. Col. No. S-127. Seed from several plants. 



325424. Col. No. S-151. Seed from single plant. Plant to 3 m. high, 

 vigorous, retained foliage after seed ripened. 



325425. Col. No. S-250. Stavropol region. Ten km. north of Teberda 

 reservation, along main road. Seed from single plant. 



325426. Col. No. S-275. Stavropol Botanic Garden. From Cossack 

 village of Ispravnaya. 



325427. Col. No. S-308. Stavropol region. Collective farm near Beke- 

 shevskaya village. Elevation 540 m. Seed from several plants. 



325428 to 325430. Melilotus taurica (Bieb.) Seringe Sweetclover. 



325428. Col. No. S-4. Nikitsky Botanical Garden, Yalta, Crimea. South 

 facing dry slope. Elevation 300 m. Flowers white; seed yield abun- 

 dant. 



325429. Col. No. S-28. Crimea. Above Bear Mountain near Krasno 

 Komenka. 



325430. Col. No. S-29, Crimea. West of Yalta on road embankment. 

 Biennial. 



325431. Melilotus sp. 



Col. No. S-324. Stavropol region. Near road, 3 km. southeast of Kis- 

 lovodsk. Seed from many plants. 



325432 and 325433. Milium effusum L. Gramineae. 



325432. Col. No. S-194. Stavropol region. Above Teberda village on 

 top of Mt. Hatipara, open meadow. Elevation 1,830 m. Seed from 

 several plants. Plants very large. 



325433. Col. No. S-224. Stavropol region. Low, wet area near Gonat- 

 skhir River. Elevation 1,440 m. Seed from many plants. 



325434. Molinia caerulea L. Gramineae. 



Col. No. S-154. Stavropol region. South of Elycha in rocky range. 

 Elevation 900 m. Plant very high; leaf height 80 cm.; seed stalks to 1.5 m. 

 high. Plant contains hydrocyanic acid. 



325435 and 325436. Nardus stricta L. Gramineae. 



325435. Col. No. S-196. Stavropol region. Above Teberda village on 

 top of Mt. Hatipara, open meadow, north slope. Elevation 2,13Q m. 

 Seed from many plants. 



325436. Col. No. S-215. Stavropol region. Near northern orphanage 

 on Klukhov River. Elevation 1,530 m. Seed from several plants. 

 Plants to 25 cm. high. 



