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227657 to 227679— Continued 



227659 and 227660. Boissiera bromoides Hochst. & Steud. Poaceae. 



227659. Col. No. 14942. Bajgah, 10 miles northeast of Shiraz. Elevation 

 5,000 feet. Common spring annual grass; browsed by sheep. 



227660. Col. No. 14943. Bajgah, 10 miles northeast of Shiraz. Elevation 

 5,000 feet. Common tufted annual grass. 



227661. Bromus sterilis L. Poaceae. Poverty brome. 



Col. No. 15021. Chelcheshmi, about 30 miles west of Shiraz. Elevation 6,500 

 feet. 



227662 and 227663. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



227662. Col. No. 14851. 'Harbusa'. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. 

 Fruits oblong; yellow and green; excellent flavor. 



227663. Col. No. 15070. 'Harbusa'. Market, Estavanat, Fars. Elevation 

 5,900 feet. Fruits large, oblong; cultivated by irrigation. 



227664. Cucumis sativus L. Cucumber. 



Col. No. 15062. Market, Estavanat, Fars. Elevation 5,900 feet. Small, 

 mild-flavored variety. 



227665 and 227666. Elymus crinitus Schreb. Poaceae. Wildrye. 



227665. Col. No. 15935. Bajgah, 10 miles northeast of Shiraz. Elevation 

 5,000 feet. Xerophytic annual. 



227666. Col. No. 15013. About 13 miles west of Shiraz. Elevation 6,000 feet. 

 Abundant, colonial annual to 1 foot high. 



227667. Kenrardia persica (Boiss.) C. E. Eubb. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15018. About 13 miles west of Shiraz. Elevation 6,000 feet. Small, 

 rare annual. 



227668. Hordeum sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 14981. Limestone slope, Bavanat Valley, Fars. Elevation 7,500 feet. 

 Tough xerophytic perennial. 



227669. Hordeum sp. 



Col. No. 15031. Mountain pass above Dasht Arjan, Fars. Elevation 7,200 feet. 

 Stooling annual; distinct, but much like cultivated barley. 



227670. Phalaris arundinacea L. Poaceae. Reed canargygrass. 



Col. No. 15128. 'Negila'. Komehr Valley, Fars. Elevation 7,500 feet. Hydro- 

 phytic, along ditches. 



227671. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. Garden pea. 



Col. No. 15116. Kowkun Valley, Fars. Elevation 7,500 feet. Small, leafy, 

 perennial; along irrigation ditch. 



227672. Poa trivialis L. Poaceae. Roughstalk bluegrass. 



Col. No. 15130. Komehr Valley, Fars. Elevation 7,500 feet. Small, leafy 

 perennial; along irrigation ditch. 



227673. Poa sp. 



Col. No. 15131. Komehr Valley, Fars. Elevation 7,500 feet. Perennial with 

 single culm. 



227674. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



Col. No. 15034. 'Boharach'. Mountain slope between Dasht Arjan and Kaze- 

 run, Fars. Elevation 5,000 feet. Spreading tree; branchlets green. Used as 

 grafting stock for cultivated almonds. 



227675. Prunus sp. 



Col. No. 15076. 'Arjan'. Seven miles east of Sarvestan, Fars. Elevation 

 6,000 feet. Vigorous, erect spreading shrub. 



