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227434 to 227474— Continued 



227438. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. Onion. 



Col. No. 15064. 'Pios'. Market, Estavanat, Fars. Elevation 6,900 feet. 

 Strong-flavored; common in the state of Fars. 



227439. Astragalus sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 14956. Fields of Takht-e Jamshid. Elevation 5,500 feet. Annual leafy 

 herb. 



227440. Astragalus hamosus L. Milkvetch. 



Col. No. 14958. 'Kelemaleck'. Fields of Takht-e Jamshid. Elevation 5,500 

 feet. Small, spreading annual; used as a physic. 



227441. Astragalus corrugatus Bert. Milkvetch. 



Col. No. 15011. Fields of Takht-e Jamshid. Elevation 5,000 feet. Prostrate, 

 annual herb; eaten by sheep. 



227442. Astragalus sp. 



Col. No. 15081. Nine miles west of Shiraz. Elevation 6,000 feet. Annual 

 lotuslike herb. 



227443. Astragalus sp. 



Col. No. 15083. Fifteen miles west of Shiraz. Elevation 6,000 feet. An erec<- 

 unarmed perennial; stems rather succulent; browsed by animals. 



227444. Astragalus sp. 



Col. No. 15108. Kowkun Valley, Fars. Elevation 7,500 feet. Annual herb; 

 browsed by animals. 



227445. Avena sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15023. Dasht Arjan, Fars. Elevation 6,600 feet. 



227446. Festuca arundinacea Schreb. Poaceae. Tall fescue. 



Col. No. 15089. Homaijan near Ardakan, Fars. Elevation 7,000 feet. Rank, 

 rather tough -leaved perennial grass. 



227447. Cichorium endivia L. Cichoriaceae. Endive. 

 Col. No. 15068. 'Kasni'. Market, Estavanat, Fars. Elevation 5,900 feet. 



227448 and 227449. Hordeum vulgare L. Poaceae. Barley. 



227448. Col. No. 14955. 'Jo'. Fields of Takht-e Jamshid. Elevation 5,500 

 feet. Two-rowed; to 20 inches high. 



227449. Col. No. 14961. 'Jo'. Fields near Sa-adatabad, Shiraz. Elevation 

 6,000 feet. Short, two-rowed. 



227450. Lathyrus sativus L. Fabaceae. Flatpod peavine. 



Col. No. 14974. 'Gavdaneh'. Bavanat Valley, Fars. Elevation 7,000 feet. 

 Foliage dried for hay; seeds fed to cattle in winter. 



227451 and 227452. Medic ago lupulina L. Fabaceae. Black medic. 



227451. Col. No. 15041. Dasht Arjan, Fars. Elevation 6,600 feet, 



227452. Col. No. 15123. Kowkun Valley, Fars. Elevation 7,500 feet. 



227453. Oryzopsis sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 14989. Thirteen to 16 miles northwest of Abadeh, Fars. Elevation 

 7,400 feet, Black-seeded perennial grass; well liked by animals. 



227454. Oryzopsis sp. 



Col. No. 14997. Seventeen miles southwest of Abadeh, Fars. Elevation 8,500 

 feet. Perennial grass, to 3 feet high; good xerophytic forage. 



227455. Oryzopsis sp. 



Col. No. 15057. Estavanat, Fars. Elevation 7,000 feet, Perennial grass to 4 

 feet high. 



