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227338 to 227400— Continued 



227381. Poa sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 14923. Fields of Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. Hydrophytic grass 

 along irrigation ditch. 



227382. Raphanus sativus L. Brassicaeeae. Radish. 



Col. Xo. 15060. 'Torop'. Market, Estavanat, Fars. Elevation 5,900 feet. 

 Locally cultivated. 



227383. Spinacia oleracea L. Chenopodiaceae. Spinach. 

 Col. Xo. 14860. 'Espinacia'. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. 



227384. Stipa sp. Poaceae. 



Col. Xo. 14983. Seventeen miles northwest of Abadeh, Fars. Elevation 7,400 

 feet. Low turf -forming xerophytic perennial; good desert forage. 



227385. Stipa sp. 



Col. No. 15007. Twenty-two miles south of Dehbid, along road from Abadeh to 

 Shiraz. Elevation 7,000 feet. Widespread, xerophytic perennial; much relished 

 by cattle. 



227386 to 227388. Trifolium resupinatttm L. Fabaceae. Persian clover. 



227386. Col. Xo. 14596. Irrigated fields near Ahwaz. Diffuse annual. 



227387. Col. No. 14914. Chadegan, Faridan District. Elevation 7,200 feet. 

 Erect annual to 2 feet high. 



227388. Col. Xo. 14925. 'Shabdar. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. 



227389. Trifolium sp. 



Col. Xo. 14598. Irrigated fields near Ahwaz. Small erect annual. 



227390. Trifolium angustifolium L. Clover. 



Col. Xo. 14637. Twenty miles north of Dezful along road to Khorramabad. 

 Elevation 1,200 feet. Erect, single-stemmed annual to 8 inches high. 



227391. Trifolium resupinatum L. Persian clover. 



Col. Xo. 14913. Chadegan, Faridan District. Elevation 7,200 feet. Irrigated 

 perennial; for pasture and hay. 



227392. Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Fabaceae. Fenugreek. 



Col. Xo. 14874. 'Shanbileleh'. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. Used 

 as a table green and to feed cattle. 



227393. Trigonella monspeliaca L. 



Col. No. 14657. Thirty miles north of Andimenshk along road to Khorramabad. 

 Elevation 1,700 feet. Low spreading annual; browsed. 



227394. Trigonella anguina Del. 



Col. X'o. 14671. Between Ahwaz and Abadan. Prostrate annual browsed by 

 livestock. 



227395. Trigonella polycerata L. 



Col. Xo. 14937. Badgka, about 8 miles northeast of Shiraz. Elevation 5,000 

 feet. Small, erect, and spreading annual; browsed by sheep. 



227396 and 227397. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi Fabaceae. Common cowpea. 



227396. Col. Xo. 14931. 'Lubia'. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. 



227397. Col. Xo. 15055. 'Lubia'. Market, Fasa, Fars. Elevation 4,700 feet. 

 227398. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



Col. X'o. 14932. -Zorat'. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. 



