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253159 to 253163. Papaver somnifertjm L. Papaveraceae. Opium poppy. 



253159. (No field number.) Purchased at Cooperative State Seed Store, 

 Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. 



253160. Col. No. K1377. 'Khash-Khash'. Isfahan bazaar, Iran. 



253161. Col. No. K1458. 'Khash-Khash'. Isfahan bazaar, Iran. 



253162. Col. No. K1489. 'Khash-Khash'. Flaverjan bazaar, 12 miles west 

 of Isfahan. 



253163. Col. No. K1669. 'Khash-Khash'. Meshed bazaar, Iran. 



253164. Papavee sp. 



Col. No. K1633. North side of Mount Savalan, east of Tabriz, Iran. 



253165. Plantago psyllium L. Plantaginaceae. Flaxseed plantain. 

 Col. No. K1408. 'Esf arza'. Isfahan bazaar, Iran. 



253166. Plantago sp. 



Col. No. K603. Khyber Pass, Afghanistan. 



253167. Plantago sp. 



Col. No. K1427. 'Barhang'. Isfahan bazaar. 



253168. Rubia tinctoria L. Rubiaceae. Madder. 



Col. No. K1457. 'Ronyas'. Isfahan bazaar, Iran. Roots used as source of 

 dye. 



253169. Rumex sp. Polygonaceae. 



Col. No. K1946. Thirty-five miles west of Istanbul. Plant to four feet high. 



253170. Salvia sp. Menthaceae. 



Col. No. K1431. 'Marze'. Isfahan bazaar. Leaves used as a vegetable. 



253171. (Undetermined.) Menthaceae. 



Col. No. K1429. 'Bollangu'. Isfahan bazaar. Infusion used for chest 

 troubles. 



253172. (Undetermined.) 



Col. No. K1905. Twelve miles northwest of Balikesir, Turkey. 



253173. Moringa oleifera Lam. Moringaceae. Horseradish-tree. 



From Jordan. Seeds collected by the United States Operations Mission, Amman. 

 Received October 23, 1958. 



Eastern side of the Dead Sea, near Main Springs. 



253174 to 253178. 



From Yugoslavia. Seeds collected by H. S. Gentry, agricultural explorer, New 

 Crops Research Branch, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 Oct. 23, 1958. 



253174. Citrulltjs vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



Col. No. 17492. Sava River Valley, Serbia. Elevation 500 feet. Yellow 

 flesh variety ; cultivated on heavy soils. 



253175. Cornus mas L. Cornaceae. Cornelian-cherry. 

 Col. No. 17444. Matavun, Slovenia. Elevation 1,300 feet. 



253176. Phaseoltjs vulgaris L. Fabaceae. Common bean. 

 Col. No. 17426. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Elevation 1,000 feet. Pole bean. 



253177. Piptanthusnepalensis (Hook.) Sweet Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 17383. Sarajevo, Bosnia. Elevation 2,000 feet. Leafy tree used 

 as a hedge. 



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