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253432. Ampelodesma mauritanica (Poir.) Dur. & Schinz Poaceae. 



Col. No. 17526. Thirty miles northeast of Rome, Italy. Large, coarse, 

 harsh, unpalatable, xerophytic bunch grass. 



253433. Anthyllis vulnerable L. Fabaceae. Kidneyvetch. 



Col. No. 17456. Twelve miles northwest of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Perennial 

 to 15 inches high. 



253434. Astragalus sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 17464. Dry meadow slope, 10 miles southeast of Bled, Slovenia. 

 Elevation 1,450 feet. Plants spreading, decumbent, leafy. 



253435. Coronllla sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 17450. Dry slope, Koper, Slovenia. Elevation 100 feet. Fine- 

 stemmed leafy perennial to three feet high. 



253436. Trisetum flavescens (L.) Beauv. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 17458. Twelve miles northwest of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Elevation 

 1,200 feet. Perennial ; crown and culms leafy. 



253437. Dorycnium germanicum Rouy Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 17431. Predjama, Slovenia. Elevation 1,700 feet. Erect, cespitose 

 perennial to one foot high ; flowers white ; aromatic. Used for ground cover. 



253438. Festuca arundinacea Schreb. Poaceae. Tall fescue. 

 Col. No. 17467. Jasenice, Slovenia. Elevation 1,900 feet. 



253439. Lathyrus sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 17441. Twenty-five miles south of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Elevation 

 1,750 feet. Hardy hydrophytic perennial ; flowers yellow. 



253440. Lotus corniculatus var. ciliatus (Tenore) C. Koch Fabaceae. 



Birdsfoot trefoil. 



Col. No. 17440. Twenty-five miles south of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Hardy, 

 self -seeding perennial. 



253441 and 253442. Lotus pedunculatus Cav. Big trefoil. 



253441. Col. No. 17423. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Elevation 1,000 feet. Peren- 

 nial to three feet high. 



253442. Col. No. 17493. From Agricultural Instituto, Banja Luka, Bosnia. 



253443. Medicago falcata L. Fabaceae. Yellow-flowered alfalfa. 



Col. No. 17438. Predjama, Slovenia. Elevation 1,700 feet. Decumbent 

 perennial. 



253444. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



Col. No. 17447. Koper, Slovenia. Elevation 100 feet. Cespitose xerophytic 

 perennial ; flowers coppery green to yellow. 



253445. Medicago falcata L. Yellow-flowered alfalfa. 



Col. No. 17463. Ten miles southeast of Bled, Slovenia. Elevation 1,450 feet 

 Spreading perennial. 



253446. Medicago carstiensis Wulf. Medic. 



Col. No. 17419. University Botanical Garden, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Eleva- 

 tion 1,000 feet. A hardy, drought-resistant, rhizomatous perennial; stems 

 leafy, erect, to two feet high. Endemic to the Karst area. 



253447. Medicago lupulina L. Black medic 



Col. No. 17425. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Elevation 1,000 feet. 



253448. Medicago murex Willd. 



Col. No. 17427. University Botanical Garden, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Bien- 

 nial with several leafy stems ; decumbent at maturity. 



