JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1955 7 



222953 to 223023— Continued 



222985 to 222987. Cucumis sativus L. Cucumber. 



222985. Col. No. 1467. 'Khiar'. Market, Tabriz. Nov. 5, 1954. Elevation 

 1,500 m. Plants wild. 



222986. Col. No. 1590. 'Khiareh'. Moghan Steppes, Azerbaijan. Nov. 10, 

 1954. Elevation 125 m. Said to be excellent. 



222987. Col. No. 1591. 'Khiar', Moghan Steppes, Azerbaijan. Nov. 10, 

 1954. Elevation 125 m. 



222988. Eragrostis pilosa (L.) Beauv. Poaceae. Love grass. 



Col. No. 1787. Seventy-four km. east of Kermanshah, road to Hamedan. Nov. 

 18, 1954. Elevation 1,500 m. 



222989. Festtjca sclerophylla Boiss. Poaceae. Fescue . 



Col. No. 1512. Thirty km. east of Tabriz, road to Sarab, Azerbaijan. Nov. 6, 

 1954. Elevation 1,600 m. Wild. 



222990. Foeniculum vtjlgare Mill. Apiaceae. Fennel. 



Col. No. 1728. 'Razianeh'. Market, Rezaiyeh, Azerbaijan. Nov. 16, 1954. 

 Elevation 1,500 m. Used for flavoring cheese. 



222991. Helianthus annuus L. Asteraceae. Common sunflower. 



Col. No. 1608. 'Aftab Gartan'. Moghan Steppes, Azerbaijan. Nov. 10, 1954. 

 Elevation 125 m. 



222992. Hordeum vulgare L. Poaceae. Barley. 



Col. No. 1518. Livestock Station, Sarab, Azerbaijan. Nov. 6, 1954. Elevation 

 1,850 m. Weed in cultivated fields. 



222993 and 222994. Lactuca sativa L. Cichoriaceae. Garden lettuce. 



222993. Col. No. 1609. 'Kahou Siah'. Moghan Steppes, Azerbaijan. Nov. 

 10, 1954. Black type. 



222994. Col. No. 1610. 'Kahou Sefid'. Moghan Steppes, Azerbaijan. Nov. 

 10, 1954. Elevation 125 m. White type. 



222995 to 222997. Lens culinaris Medic. Fabaceae. Lentil. 



222995. Col. No. 1449. 'Adas'. Market, Tabriz. Nov. 5, 1954. Elevation 

 1,500 m. 



222996. Col. No. 1450. 'Adas'. Market, Tabriz. Nov. 5, 1954. Elevation 

 1,500 m. 



222997. Col. No. 1615. 'Adas'. Livestock Station, Moghan Steppes, Azer- 

 baijan. Nov. 10, 1954. Elevation 260 m. 



222998. Linum usitatissimum L. Linaceae. Flax. 



Col. No. 1617. 'Bazrak'. Livestock Station, Moghan Steppes, Azerbaijan. 

 Nov. 10, 1954. Elevation 260 m. Oilseed. 



222999. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 

 Col. No. 1455. Market, Tabriz. Nov. 5, 1954. Elevation 1,500 m. 



223000. Melilotus dentata (Wald. & Kit.) Pers. Fabaceae. Sweetclover. 



Col. No. 1507. Thirty km. east of Tabriz, road to Sarab, Azerbaijan. Nov. 6, 

 1954. Elevation 1,900 m. 



223001. Nardurus orient alis Boiss. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 1882. One hundred and ten km. northwest of Tehran, road to Qazaan. 

 Nov. 19, 1954. Elevation 1,500 m. Plant habit similar to Festuca spp. 



223002 and 223003. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fabaceae. Mung bean. 



223002. Col. No. 1456. 'Mash'. Market, Tabriz. Nov. 5, 1954. 



223003. Col. No. 1461. 'Mash'. Market, Tabriz. Nov. 5, 1954. 



