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229572 to 229627— Continued 



229579. Agropyron sp. 



Col. No. 15305. Forty miles north of Kermanshah along road to Sanandaj. 

 July 27, 1955. Elevation 6,000 to 7,000 feet. Vigorous perennial to 3 feet high. 



229580. Agropyron sp. 



Col. No. 15355. Fifty miles south of Saghaz, Kurdistan. July 29, 1955. Eleva- 

 tion 8,500 feet. Xerophytic perennial, in extensive stands; culms single; leaf bulk 

 small. 



229581. Agropyron sp. 



Col. No. 15503. Northeast spur of Kuhe Savalan, Azerbaijan. Aug. 9, 1955. 

 Elevation 8,000 feet. Bunch perennial; stems bluish gray, to 3 feet high. 



229582. Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv. Quackgrass. 



Col. No. 15510. Northeast side of Kuhe Savalan, Azerbaijan. Aug. 9, 1955. 

 Elevation 9,500 feet. Perennial to 4 feet high. 



229583. Agropyron sp. 



Col. No. 15683. Thirty-six miles north of Karaj, Alborz Range. Sept. 11, 1955. 

 Elevation 6,000 feet. Slender, thin -leaved, xerophytic perennial. 



229584. Allium porrum L. Liliaceae. Leek. 

 Col. No. 15725. Market, Kalow, Caspian shore. Sept, 13, 1955. 



229585. Andropogon sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15304. Forty miles north of Kermanshah along road to Sanandaj. 

 July 27, 1955. Elevation 7,000 feet. Perennial; roots deep. 



229586. Andropogon sp. 



Col. No. 15420 Southeast base of Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. Aug. 3, 1955. 

 Elevation 9,000 feet, In colonies along stream. 



229587. bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng. Poaceae. Turkestan bluesterci. 



Col. No. 15474. Northeast base of Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. Aug. 5, 1955. 

 Elevation 9,500 feet. Rhizomatous grass; scarcely browsed. 



229588. Astragalus sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 15547. Northeast spur of Kuhe Savalan, Azerbaijan. Aug. 11, 1955. 

 Elevation 8,000 feet. Herb spreading on loose turf. 



229589. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodiaceae. Beet. 

 Col. No. 15782. Market, Gorgan. Sept, 14, 1955. 



229590. Brassica sp. Brassicaceae. 



Col. No. 15379. Maragheh, Azerbaijan. Aug. 1, 1955. Elevation 6,300 feet. 

 Roots eaten. 



229591. Bromus tomentellus Boiss. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15273. Five miles north of Kermanshah. 

 6,000 feet. Tufted perennial. 



229592. Bromus danthoniae Trin. 



Col. No. 15280. Five miles north of Kermanshah. 

 6,000 feet. Vigorous annual to 1.5 feet high. 



229593. Bromus tomentellus Boiss. Brome. 



Col. No. 15287. Thirty-five miles north of Kermanshah, along road to Sanandaj. 

 July 27, 1955. Elevation 7,000 feet. Perennial. 



229594. Bromus macrostachys Desf. Brome. 



Col. No. 15296. Fortv miles north of Kermanshah along road to Sanandaj. 

 July 27, 1955. Elevation 7,000 feet. Thick annual grass. 





Brome. 



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Brome. 



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