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293752 to 293865— Continued 



293785. Col. No. 1412. Dry, rocky slopes, Big Chuchel Mountains. 

 Elevation 900 meters. Plant dwarf, compact, prolific fruiting, in wild. 



293786. Crataegus sp. Malaceae. 



Col. No. 1374. Dry, open areas above Yalta. Shrub in wild, to 2.5 

 meters high. 



293787. Crocus speciosus Bieb. Iridaceae. 



Col. No. 1360. Dry, grassy plains near Barlakosh meadow, above Yalta. 

 Elevation 1,150 meters. Plants in wild, in flower; flowers purple. Bulbs. 



293788 to 293790. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



293788. Col. No. 1337. Tashkent bazaar, Uzbek Republic. Melon cul- 

 tivated, long ovate, with some netting; flesh white. 



293789. Col. No. 1338. Tashkent bazaar, Uzbek Republic. Melon cul- 

 tivated, oblong; flesh white. 



293790. Col. No. 1339. Tashkent bazaar, Uzbek Republic. Melon cul- 

 tivated; flesh reportedly red. 



293791. Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbitaceae. Pumpkin. 



Col. No. 1341. Tashkent bazaar, Uzbek Republic. Fruit small, round, 

 harvested in August. 



293792. Datura sp. Solanaceae. 



Col. No. 1346. Along paths and open, arid fields, Samarkand. Low, 

 ornamental shrub in wild ; flowers bright blue. 



293793. Euonymus latifolius Mill. Celastraceae. 



Broadleaf burningbush. 



Col. No. 1376. Dry slopes above Yalta. Small shrub in wild; leaves 

 and fruits large, bright colored. 



293794. Exochorda tianschanica Gontsch. Rosaceae. 



Col. No. 1406. Nikita Botanic Garden; from Tien Shan Mountains, 

 Uzbekistan. Cultivated deciduous shrub; flowers white, striking in spring. 



293795. Fagus sp. Fagaceae. 



Col. No. 1377. In open forest, on cliffs above Yalta. Tree in wild, to 

 30 meters high; leaves elliptic; fruit a nut. 



293796. Gleditsia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



Col. No. 1357. Street tree, Tashkent, Uzbek Republic. Tree to 9 

 meters high ; leaflets 7 to 9 ; pods 30 cm. long, twisted. Drought tolerant. 



293797. Helichrysum sp. Asteraceae. 



Col. No. 1345. Roadside near Samarkand, Uzbek Republic. Elevation 

 700 meters. A weed ; flowers strawlike, yellow, in a head. 



293798. Jasminum humile L. Oleaceae. Italian jasmine. 



Col. No. 1362. Sea cliffs above Yalta. Evergreen shrub in wild; bracts 

 slightly angled ; flowers yellow. 



293799. Juglans regia L. Juglandaceae. Persian walnut. 



Col. No. 1435. Farmhouse, Strashensky Region Forest, Moldavia. Tree 

 cultivated; fruit large; shell thin; kernels have 70 percent oil content. 

 Usually grown from seed. 



293800. Juniperus excelsa Bieb. Pinaceae. 



Col. No. 1365. Sea cliffs from Yalta. Plant shrubby, in wild; branches 

 slender, spreading. 



293801. Juniperus oxycedrus L. Prickly juniper. 



Col. No. 1405. Poor, rocky, dry, barren slopes and sea cliffs above Yalta. 

 Plant compact, shrubby, in wild ; branches angular, slender. 



