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228248 to 228261— Continued 



228252. Malus sylvestris Mill. Malaceae. Apple. 



Col. No. 15708. 'Sib. Tangli'. Twenty-five miles south of Kalow, Caspian slope 

 of Alborz. Sept. 12, 1955. Elevation 6,000 feet. Tree small to medium-size; 

 fruits small. 



228253 and 228254. Malus sylvestris Mill. Malaceae. Apple. 



228253. Col. No. 15776. Market, Gorgan. Sept. 14, 1955. Fruits pink- 

 cheeked; originally from Mashhad. 



228254. Col. No. 15821. Market, Tehran. Sept., 1955. Fruits small; flavor 

 sweet; possibly from Esfahan. 



228255. Prunus cerasus L. Amygdalaceae. Sour cherry. 

 Col. No. 15739. 'Albaln'. Market, Kalow, Caspian shore. Sept. 13, 1955. 



228256. Prunus mahaleb L. Mahaleb cherry. 



Col. No. 15577. Dastana, Chaharmahal. Aug. 25, 1955. Elevation 6,700 feet. 

 Small, tart type. From wild trees in Bakhtiari Mountains. 



228257. Prunus sp. 



Col. No. 15711. Twenty-five miles south of Kalow, Caspian slope of Alborz. 

 Sept. 12, 1955. Elevation 6,000 feet. Wild type. 



228258. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. 



Col. No. 15576. Dastana, Chaharmahal. Aug. 24, 1955. Elevation 6,700 feet. 

 Wild tree cultivated in Dastana. Fruits small; seed round; exported for oil. 



228259. Rosa sp. Rosaceae. 



Col. No. 15690. Gach Sar, Alborz Range. Sept. 11, 1955. Elevation 6,800 

 feet. Shrub densely branched, spreading; flowers white; fruits purplish. 



228260. Rosa sp. 



Col. No. 15802. Alborz Range, between Gorgan and Shahrud. Sept. 15, 1955. 

 Elevation 6,200 feet. Shrub to 6 feet high. 



228261. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



Col. No. 15718. 'Shahtot'. Twelve miles south of Kalow, Caspian slope of 

 Alborz. Sept. 12, 1955. Elevation 2,000 feet. Wild blackberry forming large 

 caney bushes. 



228262. Martynia lute a Lindl. Martyniaceae. Yellow unicornplant. 



From Portugal. Seeds presented by the Botanic Garden, Coimbra. Received Oct. 

 4, 1955. 



228263. Cajanus cajan (L.) Druce Fabaceae. Pigeonpea. 

 From Puerto Rico. Seed presented by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Rio 



Piedras. Received Oct. 4, 1955. 

 'Gandures Kaki'. 



228264 and 228265. Zinnia juniperifolia A. Gray Asteraceae. 

 From Mexico. Seed presented by the Instituto de Investigacion de Zonas Deserticas, 

 San Luis Potosi. Received Sept. 28, 1955. 



228264. No. 1. South of Km. 112 on the highway San Luis Potosi- Antiguo, 

 Morelos. 



228265. No. 2. About 25 km. north of Charcas, San Luis Potosi. 



228266 to 228273. Sacchartjm (hybrids). Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From Australia. Cuttings presented by the Sugar Experiment Station, Brisbane, 

 Queensland. Received Oct. 3, 1955. 



228266. 51 N. G. 51. 228270. G 362. 



228267. 51 N. G. 53. 228271. I 126. 



228268. 51 N. G. 101. 228272. Q 36. 



228269. 51 N. G. 148. 228273. Q 57. 



