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227338 to 227400— Continued 



227347. Allium porrum L. Leek. 

 Col. No. 14856. 'Tareh'. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. 



227348. Andropogon sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 14999. Forty-six miles west of Abadeh in Goshkyee country. Eleva- 

 tion 7,800 feet. Perennial. 



227349. Andropogon sp. 



Col. No. 15051. Eight miles west of Shiraz, Fars. Elevation 6,000 feet. Cespi- 

 tose perennial to 12 inches high. 



227350. Astragalus sp Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 14947. Badgka, 8 miles northeast of Shiraz. Elevation 5,000 feet. 

 Low, thorny, bushy perennial; rather ornamental. 



227351. Astragalus hamosus L. 



Col. No. 14950. Badgka, 8 miles northeast of Shiraz. Elevation 5,000 feet. 

 Prostrate desert annual on newly irrigated land. Eaten by cattle. 



227352. Astragalus sp. 



Col. No. 1503S-A. About twenty miles east of Kazerun, Fars. Elevation 3,500 

 feet. Annual herb growing on dry slope. 



227353. Avena sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 14920. Fields of Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. 



227354. Brassica rapa L. Brassicaceae. Turnip. 

 Col. No. 14852. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet, 



227355. Bromus danthoniae Trin. Poaceae. Brome. 



Col. No. 14938. Badgka 8 miles northeast of Shiraz. Elevation 5,000 feet. 

 Spreading but erect annual, to 8 inches high; eaten by sheep. 



227356. Bromus tectorum L. Cheatgrass. 



Col. No. 14949. Badgka, 8 miles northeast of Shiraz. Elevation 5,000 feet. 

 Annual, to 10 inches high. 



227357. Bromus tomentellus Boiss. Brome. 



Col. No. 15004. Thirteen miles east of Sa'adatabad, Fars. Elevation 6,000 feet 

 Xerophytic perennial with leaf}" crown to 6 inches high. Regarded as good feed for 

 all animals. 



227358. Cannabis sativa L. Moraceae. Hemp. 

 Col. No. 14934. 'Shadaneh'. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet, 



227359. Cicer arietinum L. Fabaceae. Chickpea. 

 From Esfahan. No field note. 



227360. Cichorium endivia L. Cichoriaceae. Endive. 



Col. No. 14872. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. Both leaves and 

 roots used medicinally. 



227361. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne Cucurbitaceae. Squash. 

 Col. No. 14869. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. 



227362. Festuca sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15037. Mountain pass above Dasht Arjan, Fars. Elevation 7,000 feet. 

 Short -leaved perennial, browsed by sheep and goats. 



227363. Hippocrepis unisiliquosa L. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 14615. Fifteen to 18 miles south of Shushtar. Elevation 800 feet. 

 Delicate annual herb. 



