JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1955 279 



229572 to 229627— Continued 



229612 and 229613. Onobrychis viciabfolia Scop. Fabaceae. Sainfoin. 



229612. Col. Xo. 15353. Thirtv-nine miles north of Sanandaj, Kurdistan. 

 July 29, 1955. Elevation 8,500 feet' 



229613. Col. Xo. 15552. Market, Ardabil, Azerbaijan. Aug. 12, 1955. Eleva- 

 tion 6,000 feet, 



229614. Oryzopsis sp. Poaceae. 



Col. Xo. 15422. Southeast base of Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. Aug. 2, 1955. 

 Elevation 9,000 feet. Tufted, palatable perennial; growing on rocky slopes. 



229615. PAr-AVER sp. Papaveraceae. 



Col. Xo. 15350. Twenty-two miles north of Sanandaj, Kurdistan. July 29, 

 1955. Elevation 6,700 feet. Spring annual. 



229616. Pap aver sp. 



Col. Xo. 15462. Xortheast base of Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. Aug. 4, 1955. 

 Elevation 10,000 feet, Annual on meadow slope. 



229617. Papaver oriextale L. Oriental poppy. 



Col. Xo. 15515. Xortheast side of Kuhe'Savalan, Azerbaijan. Aug. 9, 1955 . 

 Elevation 9,500 feet, Annual to 1 foot high; 'flowers red. 



229618. Phaseolus coccineus L. Fabaceae. Scarlet runner bean. 



Col. No. 15405. Market, Maragheh, Azerbaijan. Aug. 1, 1955. Elevation 

 6,300 feet, 



229619. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Common bean. 



Col. Xo. 15396. Market, Maragheh, Azerbaijan. Aug. 1, 1955. Elevation 

 6,300 feet. Seeds large, pink, with red spots. 



229620. Ricinus communis L. Euphorbiaceae. Castorbean. 



Col. Xo. 15375. Maragheh, Azerbaijan. Aug. 1, 1955. Elevation 6,300 feet. 

 Plant spreading, dwarf. 



229621. Stipa sp. Poaceae. 



Col. Xo. 15290. Sixty-five miles north of Kermanshah along road to Sanandaj. 

 July 27, 1955. Elevation 7,200 feet. Tufted perennial. 

 229622 and 229623. Trifolium resupinatum L. Fabaceae. Persian clover. 



229622. Col. Xo. 15324. Eleven miles east of Sanandaj, Kurdistan. July 28, 

 1955. Elevation 8,500 feet, 



229623. Col. Xo. 15554. Market, Ardabil, Azerbaijan. Aug. 12, 1955. Eleva- 

 tion 6,000 feet. 



229624 and 229625. Trifolium ambiguum M. Bieb. Kura clover. 



229624. Col. Xo. 15542. Xortheast side of Kuhe Savalan, Azerbaijan. Aug. 



10, 1955. Elevation 10,000 feet. Plant erect or spreading; flowers pmk; 

 abundant on drier meadow slope. 



229625. Col. Xo. 15546. Xortheast side of Kuhe Savalan, Azerbaijan. Aug. 



11, 1955. Elevation 9,500 feet. Apparently annual forming thick cover with 

 grasses, to 1 foot high. 



229626. Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Fabaceae. Fenugreek. 



Col. Xo. 15722. Market Kalow, Caspian shore. Sept. 13, 1955. Local va- 

 riety; seeds large. 



229627. Coronilla varia L. Fabaceae. Crownvetch. 



Col. Xo. 15358. Thirtv miles south of Saghez, Kurdistan. July 29, 1955. 

 Elevation 8,000 feet. Rank annual herb; stems heavy, reclining. Cut with grass 

 for hay. 



