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228333 to 228373.— Continued 



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

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

 Oct. 7, 1955. 



Collected July and August, 1955, unless otherwise noted. 



228333. Aegilops cylindrica Host. Poaceae. Joined goatgrass. 



Col. No. 15340. Thirty miles north of Sanandaj, Kurdistan. Elevation 6,700 

 feet. Annual; heads slender, long; about 1 foot high. 



228334. Aeluropus littoralis (Gouan) Pari. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15263. Ten miles south of Esfahan along road to Shiraz. Cespitose 

 perennial. 



228335. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. Onion. 



Col. No. 15372. Maragheh, Azerbaijan. Elevation 6,300 feet. Best local 

 variety. 



2283?6. Allium sp. 



Col. No. 15457. Northeast base of Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. Elevation 

 10,000 feet. In moist meadow. 



228337. A vena sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15293. Forty miles north of Kermanshah along road to Sanandaj. 

 Elevation 6,500 feet. Vigorous, large-seeded, wild. 



228338. Avena sp. 



Col. No. 15482. Sarab, Azerbaijan. Elevation 6,500 feet. Small-stemmed, to 

 3 feet high. 



228339. Avena sp. 



Col. No. 15545. Northeast slope of Kuhe Sabalan, Azerbaijan. Elevation 9,500 

 feet. Plants to 3 feet high. 



228340. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodiaceae. Common beet. 

 Col. No. 15383. Market, Maragheh, Azerbaijan. Elevation 6,300 feet. 



228341. Cannabis sativa L. Moraceae. Hemp. 



Col. No. 15387. 'Shah Daneh'. Market Maragheh, Azerbaijan. Elevation 

 6,300 feet. Low-growing variety; seed used for bird food and as a source of oil. 



228342. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 

 Col. No. 15398. Market Maragheh, Azerbaijan. Elevation 6,300 feet. 



228343. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



Col. No. 15384. 'Harbusa'. Market Maragheh, Azerbaijan. Elevation 6,300 

 feet. Melon large, oblong; cultivated by irrigation; matures in midsummer. 



228344. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 



Col. No. 15382. Maragheh, Azerbaijan. Elevation 6,300 feet. Summer type; 

 long; flavor mild. 



228345. Helianthus annuus L. Asteraceae. Common sunflower. 

 Col. No. 15378. Maragheh, Azerbaijan. Elevation 6,300 feet. 



228346. Hordeum sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15335. Fourteen miles east of Sanandaj, Kurdistan. Elevation 8,500 

 feet. Perennial tough, hard, strong-rooted, cespitose. 



228347 and 228348. Hordeum vulgare L. Barley. 



228347. Col. No. 15481. Sarab, Azerbaijan. Elevation 6,500 feet, Short- 

 stemmed; irrigated. 



228348. Col. No. 15516. Northeast side of Kuhe Savalan, Azerbaijan. 



