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227136 to 227153— Continued 



227136 to 227148 — Continued 



227142. Oryzopsis sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15223. Elevation 9,500 feet. Slender, tender, leafy perennial. 



227143. Oryzopsis sp. 



Col. No. 15225. Elevation 10,000 feet. Tender leafy perennial, about 1 foot 

 high. 



227144. Vicia sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 15224. Tvharehcoreh'. Elevation 10,000 feet. Vigorous bushy per- 

 ennial to 2 feet high, deep-rooted and apparently stoloniferous; flowers magenta. 



227145. (Undetermined.) Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15220. Thin-leaved perennial grass; eaten by sheep. 



227146. (Undetermined.) Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15226. Elevation 9,500 feet. Small, leafy perennial grass. 



227147. (Undetermined.) Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15228. Elevation 9,500 feet. Perennial grass. 



227148. (Undetermined.) Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15229. Elevation 9,500 feet. Steep rocky slope. Tufted perennial 

 grass. 



227149. (Undetermined.) Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15245. Elevation 6,700 feet. Dastana. July 12, 1955. Succulent, 

 leafy grass; adventive in garden. 



227150. Corylus sp. Betulaceae. 



Col. No. 14880. Market, Esfahan. May 25, 1955. Elevation 5,300 feet. 

 (Seeds.) 



227151. Crocus sativus L. Iridaceae. Saffron. 



Col. No. 15072. Estavanat, Fars. June 23, 1955. Elevation 5,900 feet. 

 Cultivated by flood irrigation; bulbs multiply by twos; flowers harvested for condi- 

 ment. 



227152. Prunus armexiaca L. Amygadalaceae. Apricot. 



Col. No. 14881. Market, Esfahan. May 25, 1955. Elevation 5,300 feet. 

 Fruits pale yellow, good size. (Seeds.) 



227153. Pruntjs persica (L.) Batsch Peach. 



Col. No. 14879. 'Hum'. Market, Esfahan. May 25, 1955. Elevation 5,300 

 feet. Mixed local varieties; small seeds are from an early variety; large seeds are 

 from a later variety. (Seeds.) 



227154 to 227157. 



From Panama. Seeds obtained by Bernice G. Schubert, Agricultural Explorer, Plant 

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

 Received July 20, 1955. 



227154. Ormosia sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 1. Collected by L. R. Holdridge, Bayano R., May 5, 1955. 



227155. Ormosia sp. 



Col. No. 2. Collected in Chiriqui Province. 



227156. Ormosia sp. 



Col. No. 4. Collected by Ciro de la Victoria, Panama City, May 5, 1955. 



