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227498 to 227521— Continued 



227505. Festuca aruxdixace a Schreb. Poaceae. Tall fescue. 



Col. No. 15035. Seven miles west of Dasht Arjan, Fars. Elevation 6,000 feet. 

 Perennial. 



227506. Festuca sp. 



Col. No. 15127. Kornehr Valley, Fars. Elevation 7,500 feet. Fine, bluish- 

 leaved perennial; dry, rocky ground. 



227507. Festuca sp. 



Col. No. 15129. Kornehr Valley, Fars. Rocky field. Elevation 7,500 feet. 

 Slender-leaved perennial; culms up to 2 feet long. 



227508. Gladiolus segetum Ker. Iridaceae. Saunders gladiolus. 

 Col. No. 14593. Irrigated fields near Ahwaz. Browsed by cattle. 



227509 and 227510. Hordeum bulbosum L. Poaceae. Barley. 



227509. Col. No. 14959. Near Sa-adatabad along road from Shiraz to Abadeh. 

 Elevation 6,000 feet. Tall perennial grass on rocky slope. 



227510. Col. No. 14960. Near Sa-adatabad, Shiraz Province. Elevation 

 6,000 feet. Annual weed in barley field. 



227511. Lathyrus cicera L. Fabaceae. Flatpod peavine. 



Col. No. 15086. Homaijan, near Ardakan, Fars. Elevation 7,000 feet. Annual 

 vinelike herb. 



227512. Lotus corxiculatus L. Fabaceae. Birdsfoot trefoil. 



Col. No. 15125. Kowkun Valley, Fars. Elevation 7,500 feet. Eaten by 

 animals. 



227513. Poa sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15132. Above Kornehr Valley, Fars. Elevation 8,500 feet. Annual 

 grass; no forage value. 



227514. Pruxus cerasus L. Amygdalaceae. Sour cherry. 



Col. No. 14877. 'Albaln'. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. Culti- 

 vated. 



227515. Pruxus sp. 



Col. No. 15095. 'Yemeshan'. South ridge of Kuhe Barmen Firuz, Fars. Ele- 

 vation 10,000 feet. Fruits edible. 



227516. Trifolium resupinatum L. Fabaceae. Persian clover. 



Col. No. 14924. 'Shabdar. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. Culti- 

 vated as forage. 



227517. Trigoxella moxaxtha C. A. Mey. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 14936. 'Badgka'. Ten miles northeast of Shiraz. Elevation 5,000 

 feet. Decumbent, annual herb with yellow flowers; browsed by sheep. 



227518. Lathyrus aphaca L. Fabaceae. Peavine. 

 Col. No. 15085. Homaijan, near Ardakan, Fars. Elevation 7,000 feet. Annual 



vin el ike herb. 



227519. Vicia axgustifolia L. Fabaceae. Narrowleaf vetch. 



Col. No 15087. Homaijan, near Ardakan, Fars. Elevation 7,000 feet. Annual 

 vinelike herb. 



227520. Lathyrus aphaca L. Peavine. 

 Col. No. 15110. Kowkun Valley, Fars. Elevation 7,500 feet. Yellow-flowered 



annual in wheat field. 



227521. (Undetermined.) Menthaceae. 



Col. No. 15006. Sar Paniran Valley, Fars. Elevation 6,500 feet. Small annual; 

 seeds used locallv in medicine. 



