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225938 to 225953— Continued 



225949. Stipa sp.- Poaceae. 



Col. No. 14814. Thirty miles south of Sirjan along road to Bandar-Abbas. 

 Elevation 5,800 feet. Perennial; crown small, leafy; in scattered tufts. Grazed 

 only by gazelles. (Plants.) 



225950. Stipa sp. 



Col. No. 14828. Fifty-eight miles south of Sirjan along road to Bandar- Abbas. 

 Elevation 6,400 feet. Xerophytic perennial on rocky slopes in ungrazed area. 

 (Plants.) 



225951. Stipa sp. 



Col. No. 1. From between Bardesir and Sirjan, in very dry region. (Stolons.) 



225952. (Undetermined.) Apiaceae. 



Col. No. 14813. Thirty-six miles southeast of Kerman along road to Bam, 

 Elevation 8,400 feet. Herb; attractive perennial; roots deep; leaves feathery, 

 glaucous, appressed to ground. 



225953. (Undetermined.) Poaceae. 



Col. No. 14827. Fifty-eight miles south of Sirjan along road to Bandar-Abbas. 

 Elevation 6,400 feet. Perennial xerophytic grass. (Plants.) 



225954 to 225958. 



From Ethiopia. Stolons collected by J. L. Stephens, Agricultural Explorer, Plant 

 Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, Md. 

 Received May 25, 1955. 



Collected May, 1955. 



225954. Cynodon sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 351. Thirty miles south of Sciasciamanna, near Lake Abaya. Plant 

 stoloniferous but not rhizomatious ; well adapted to dry conditions; heavily grazed. 



225955. Cynodon sp. 



Col. No. 352. Five miles north of Sciasciamann. Very important grazing area. 



225956. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Bermudagrass. 



Col. No. 353. Near Lake Langana. Growing in shallow limestone soil among 

 rocks; heavily grazed. 



225957. Cynodon sp. 



Col. No. 354. Sciasciamanna. Plant stoloniferous; stems purple; leaves hairy; 

 vigorous growth in moist red soil. 



225958. Cynodon sp. 



Col. No. 355. Addis Ababa. Growing in good red soil along side streets; some- 

 times mixed with 'Kikuyu' grass; heavily grazed. 



225959 to 225966. 



From Egypt. Seeds presented bv the United States Operations Mission to Egypt, 

 Cairo. Received May 25, 1955. 



225959. Convolvulus lanatus Vahl Convolvulaceae. 



Soil dry, sandy, 3 to 6 inches annual rainfall; plant winter grown; highly palatable. 



225980. Dactylis glomerata var. hispanica (Roth) Duby Poaceae. 



Growing in medium to heavy soil, 3 to 6 inches annual rainfall; important forage 

 plant. 



225961. Kochia indica Wight Chenopodiaceae. 



Annual, to 6 feet high; germinates on winter rainfall of 3 to 6 inches; fairly pal- 

 atable forage. Originally from India. 



