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227491. (Undetermined.) Poaceae. 



From Japan. Plants presented by Dr. H. Kondo, Institute of Breeding Research, 

 Tokyo Agricultural University, Tokyo. Received Aug. 11, 1955. Dwarf 

 bamboo. 



227492 to 227494. 



From Costa Rica. Rhizomes collected by B. G. Schubert, Agricultural Explorer, 

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

 Received Aug. 15, 1955. 



227492. DioscoREACONvoLVULACEACham. & Schlecht. Dioscoreaceae. Yam. 



Col. No. 923. Coffee finca at La Suiza, beyond the Institute, Turrialba. July 

 27, 1955. 



227493. Dioscorea sp. 



Col. No. 921. Coffee finca at La Suiza, beyond the Institute, Turrialba. July 

 27, 1925. 



227494. Dioscorea cyanisticta Donn. — Sm. Yam. 



Col. No. 922. Coffee finca at La Suiza, beyond the Institute, Turrialba. July 

 27, 1955. 



227495 to 227497. 



From Venez uela. Seeds presented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Caracas. Received 

 Aug. 15, 1955. 



227495. Ormosia avilensis Pittier. Fabaceae. 



227496. Ormosia macrophylla Benth. 



227497. Ormosia tovarensis Pittier. 



227498 to 227521. 



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

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

 Aug. 16, 1955. 



Collected April, May and June, 1955. 



227498. Allium sp. Liliaceae. 



Col. No. 15067. 'Tarey'. Market, Estavanat, Fars. Elevation 5,900 feet. 

 Wild and cultivated. 



227499. Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15027. Dasht Arjan, Fars. Elevation 6,600 feet. Aquatic or hydro- 

 phytic perennial; eaten sparingly by cattle. 



227500. Melica eligulata Boiss. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 14977. Limestone slope, Bavanat Valley, Fars. Elevation 7,500 feet 

 Cespitose, hairy perennial about 1 foot high. 



227501. Bromtts tomentellus Boiss. Poaceae. Brome. 



Col. No. 15017. About 13 miles west of Shiraz. Elevation 6,000 feet. Perennial 

 about 2 feet high forming patches of turf; leaves to 6 inches long; much browsed by 

 sheep and cattle. 



227502. Carthamus tinctorius L. Asteraceae. Safflower. 



Col. No. 14864. 'Kofsheh'. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. Locally 

 cultivated; seeds eaten or used for oil. 



227503. Cephalaria sp. Dipsacaceae. 



Col. No. 15136. 'Kangar'. Mountain pass 27 miles northwest of Shiraz. Ele- 

 vation 7,500 feet. Coarse, spiny, annual herb; widely grown for hay. 



227504. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 



Col. No. 15063. Market, Estavanat, Fars. Elevation 6,900 feet. Fruits 

 slender, about 1 foot long- 



