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228274 to 228297. 



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

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

 Oct. 3, 1955. 

 Collected June to August, 1955. 



228274. Agropyron intermedium (Host.) Beauv. Poaceae. 



Intermediate wheatgrass. 

 Col. No. 15561. Near Borugen, Chaharmahal. Perennial grass. 



228275. Agropyron sp. 



Col. No. 15565. Mountain southwest of Dastana, Chaharmahal. Elevation 

 9,500 feet. Perennial with coarse culms. 



228276. Agropyron caespitosum Koch Wheatgrass 



Col. No. 15586. Twenty-five miles northeast of Shahr-Kord, Chaharmahal. 

 Elevation 8,400 feet. Slender, bushy, xerophytic perennial; heavily browsed. 



228277. Agropyron sp. 



Col. No. 15617. Ku Rang, Chaharmahal. Elevation 8,500 feet. Perennial, to 

 4 feet high. 



228278. Astragalus sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 15176. Sixteen miles northwest of Abadeh, Fars. Elevation 7,000 

 feet. Bushy perennial to 2 feet high. 



228279. Astragalus sp. 



Col. No. 15196. Eight miles west of Shahr-Kord, Bakhtiarian Country. Eleva- 

 tion 7,000 feet. Prostrate annual herb. 



228280. Astragalus sp. 



Col. No. 15238. Mountain south of Dastana, south of Shahr-Kord. Elevation 

 9,000 to 11,000 feet. Low, densely spreading perennial to 2 feet high. 



228281 and 228282. Bromus tomentellus Boiss. Poaceae. Brome. 



228281. Col. No. 16626. Five miles south of Khunsar, Ostan. Elevation 

 9,000 feet. Tufted perennial on open rocky slopes. 



228282. Col. No. 15627. Five miles south of Khunsar, Ostan. Elevation 

 9,000 feet. Perennial grass. 



228283. Carthamus tinctorius L. Asteraceae. Safflower. 



Col. No. 15147. 'Gorang'. Market, Shiraz. Elevation 5,200 feet. Used as 

 bread seasoning. 



228284. Linum usitaissimum L. Linaceae. Flax. 



Col. No. 15578. Near Shahr-Kord, Chaharmahal. Elevation 7,000 feet. Local 

 variety; susceptible to rust. 



228285. Linum sp. 



Col. No. 15172. Sixteen miles northwest of Abadeh, Fars. Elevation 7,000 Feet. 

 Herb; browsed by sheep. 



228286. Lotus corniculatus L. Fabaceae. Birdsfoot trefoil. 

 Col. No 15214. Dastana, south of Shahr-Kord. Elevation 5,200 feet. 



228287. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 

 Col. No. 15145. 'Younjina Market, Shiraz. Elevation 5,200 feet. 



228288. Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Fabaceae. Yellow sweetclover. 

 Col. No. 15592. Kuh Rang Chaharmahal. Elevation 8,000 feet. Annual weed. 



228289. Onobrychis viciaefolia Scop. Fabaceae. Sainfoin. 

 Col. No. 15633. Golpayegan, Arak Province. Elevation 6,000 feet. 



228290. Oryzopsis sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15624. Five miles south of Khunsar, Ostan. Elevation 9,000 feet. 



Tufted perennial; well liked by animals. 



228291. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fabaceae. Mung bean. 

 Col. No. 15580. Saman, Chaharmahal. Elevation 6,500 feet. 



