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226753 to 226772— Continued 



226772. Tashiroea okinawensis Matsum. Melastomataceae. 



Col. No. 170. Semishade along mountain path on Hentona-yama, Kunigami 

 Small shrub; flowers bright purple. 



226773 to 226782. 



From Iran. Collected by H. S. Gentry, Agricultural Explorer, Plant Introduction 

 Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, Md. Received July 6, 

 1955. 



Collected June 28, 1955. 



226773. Allium sp. Liliaceae. 



Col. No. 15101. Near Kuhe Barmeh Firuz, Fars. Elevation 10,000 feet. Bulbs 

 eaten cooked. 



226774. Agropyron sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15093. South ridge of Kuhe Barmeh Firuz, Fars. Elevation 10,000 

 feet. Closely browsed by sheep. (Roots.) 



226775. Agropyron sp. 



Col. No. 11506. Between Komehr and Kowkun Valleys. Elevation 8,000 feet. 

 Rather xerophytic, tough, bushy perennial; browsed by sheep and goats. (Roots.) 



226776. Agropyron intermedium (Host.) Beauv. Intermediate wheatgrass. 



Col. No. 15107. Kowkun Valley, Fars. Elevation 7,000 feet. Tough, rhizo- 

 matous perennial, forming colonies, (roots.) 



226777. Alopecurus sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15094. South ridge of Kuhe Barmeh Firuz, Fars. Elevation 10,000 

 feet. Closely grazed perennial on open rocky slope. (Roots.) 



226778. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae. Bermudagrass. 



Col. No. 15105. Between Komehr and Kowkun Valleys, Fars. Elevation 8,500 

 feet. Closely grazed, fine-leaved perennial. (Roots.) 



226779. (Undetermined.) Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 15098. Northern ridge of Kuhe Barmeh Firuz, Fars. Elevation 10,000 

 feet. Low spreading perennial, closely browsed by sheep. (Plants.) 



226780. (Undetermined.) Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15102. Near Komehr, Fars. Elevation 8,800 feet. Perennial, sod- 

 forming grass. (Plants.) 



226781. (Undetermined.) 



Col. No. 15100. Northern ridge of Kuhe Barmeh Firuz, Fars. Elevation 10,000 

 feet. Small perennial herb; liked by sheep and goats. (Plants.) 



226782. (Undetermined.) 



Col. No. 15104. Komehr Valley, Fars. Elevation 7,500 feet. Perennial, form- 

 ing sod in meadow and along ditches; closely grazed. (Roots.) 



226783 to 226789. 



From Okinawa. Seeds collected by J. L. Creech, Agricultural Explorer, Plant Intro- 

 duction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 July 6, 1955. 



Collected June 27 to 29, 1955. 



226783. Acer itoanum Hayata ex Koidz. Aceraceae. Maple. 



Col. No. 158. 'Mamiku'. Along roadside near Nakazin-san. Evergreen tree; 

 bark reddish-gray; leaves simple. 



