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227287 to 227289— Continued 



227287. Ekebergia capensis Sparrm. Meliaceae. 

 Col. No. 247. 



227288. Lachnopylis floribunda (Benth.) C. A. Smith Loganiaceae. 

 Col. No. 251. 



227289. Virgilia oroboides (Berg.) Salter Fabaceae. 

 Col. No. 258. 



227290 to 227310. 



From Iran. Seeds collected by H. S. Gentry, Agricultural Explorer, Plant Introduc- 

 tion Section, Horticultural Crops Reseaich Branch, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 July 28, 1955. 



Collected April and May, 1955 



227290. Aegilops triaristai a Willd. Poaceae. Goatgrass, 

 Col. No. 14600. Twenty-five miles northeast of Ahwaz. Small, desert annual. 



227291. Aegilops truncialis L. Barb goatgrass. 

 Col. No. 14604 Abe-e-Gonji, halfway between Ahwaz and Shushtar. 



227292. Aegilops triaristata Willd. Goatgrass. 



Col. No. 14628. Fifty miles north of Ahwaz. Low stooling annual, to 6 inches 

 high. 



227293. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. Onion. 



Col. No. 14666. Thirty miles north of Andimenshk, along the road to Khorra- 

 mabad. Elevation 1,700 feet. 



227294. Avena sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 14668. Twelve miles north of Andimenshk, along the road to Khor- 

 ramabad. Elevation 800 feet. Small, drought -resistant spontaneous grass. 



227295. Avena sp. 



Col. No. 14831. About 71 miles south of Sirjan, along the road to Bandar-Abbas. 

 Elevation 5,300 feet. Annual to 2 feet high; early seeding. 



227296. Brassica rapa L. Brassicaceae. Turnip. 

 Col. No. 14567. 'Shelgham'. Market, Ahwaz. Cultivated locally. 



227297. Bromus tectorum L. Poaceae. Cheatgrass. 



Col. No. 14676. About 25 miles south of Shiraz, along road to Firuzabad. 

 Elevation 5,000 feet. Early-seeding spring annual. 



227298 and 227299. Cucurbita pepo L. Curcurbitaceae. Pumpkin. 



227298. Col. No. 14699. Market, Kazerun. Elevation 3,000 feet. 



227299. Col. No. 14781. Market, Kerman. Elevation 5,800 feet. 



227300. Hordeum sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 14581. Irrigated fields near Ahwaz. Annual pasture grass. 



227301. Hordeum spontaneum C. Koch. Barley. 



Col. No. 14622. Fifteen to 18 miles south of Shushtar. Elevation 800 feet. 

 Plant to 3 feet high. 



227302. Hordeum sp. 



Col. No. 14636. Twenty miles north of Dezful along road to Khorramabad. 

 Elevation 1,200 feet. Annual with long head and heavy awns. 



227303. Linum usitatissimum L. Linaceae. Flax. 



Col. No. 14691. 'Bazrak'. Market, Kazerun. Elevation 3,000 feet. Grown 

 locally for oil. 



