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325178 to 325526— Continued 

 325453 to 325459. Phleum phleoides (L.) Karst. Timothy. 



325453. Col. No. S-86. Stavropol region. Near forest, on steppe, 

 south of Stavropol. 



325454. Col. No. S-lll. Stavropol region. In meadow south of Stavro- 

 pol on Mt. Strizhament. Elevation 570 m. 



325455. Col. No. S-115. Stavropol region. Virgin steppe area on top 

 of Mt. Strizhament. Elevation 720 m. 



325456. Col. No. S-123. Stavropol region. About 300 km. south of 

 Stavropol, south of Elycha, rocky range, Mt. Baranacha. Elevation 

 900 m. Seed stalks to 60 cm. high; seed heads 8.0 cm. long. 



325457. Col. No. S-124. Stavropol region. Rocky range south of 

 Elycha. Elevation 900 m. Seed stalks to 1 m. high; seed heads 13 to 

 14 cm. long. 



325458. Col. No. S-251. Stavropol region. Ten km. north of Teberda 

 reservation, along main road. Seed from several plants. 



325459. Col. No. S-344. Stavropol region. On top of Mt. Mashuk, 

 above forest. Elevation 900 m. Seed from several plants. 



325460 and 325461. Phleum pratense L. Common timothy. 



325460. Col. No. S-82. Stavropol region. Hillside, 19 km. south of 

 Stavropol. 



325461. Col. No. S-253. Stavropol region. Ten km. north of Teberda 

 reservation, along main road. Seed from several plants. 



325462. Poa iberica Fisch. Mey. & Ave-Lall. Gramineae. 



Col. No. S-301. Stavropol Botanic Garden. From the rocky range. 



325463. POA longifolia Trin. 



Col. No. S-186. Stavropol region. Above Teberda village on top of 

 Mt. Hatipara, open meadow. Elevation 1,830 m. Seed from several plants. 



325464. Poa nemoralis L. Wood bluegrass. 



Col. No. S-92. Stavropol region. Near forest on steppe south of 

 Stavropol. 



325465 and 325466. Psoralea bituminosa L. Leguminosae. Scurf-pea. 



325465. Col. No. S-2. Crimea. Bank along roadside, partial shade, in 

 Nikitsky Botanical Garden. Elevation 300 m. Perennial, low growing, 



325466. Col. No. S-303. Stavropol Botanic Garden. From town of 

 Tuapse. 



325467. Rhamnus cathartica L. Rhamnaceae. Common buckthorn. 



Col. No. S-97. Stavropol region. Edge of forest south Stavropol. Ele- 

 vation 540 m. Seed from single plant. Plant 3.0 to 4.0 m. high; fruit 

 purple. 



325468. Rhamnus pallasii Fisch. Buckthorn. 



Col. No. S-246. Stavropol region. Hillside, near main road, 8 km. 

 north of Teberda reservation. Grows in steppe zone and rocky areas. 

 Plant prostrate, to 25 cm. high, spreading; leaves very narrow. Good 

 ground cover. 



325469. Rhaponticum carthamoides (Willd.) Iljin Ericaceae. 



Col. No. S-l. Presented by V. S. Sokolov, All-Union Institute of Plant 

 Industry, Leningrad. From Siberia. Plant to 3 m. high. Reported high 

 production of ensilage. 



