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229739 to 229797— Continued 



229746. Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng Poaceae. Turkestan bluestem. 



Col. No. 15283. Thirty-two miles north of Kermanshah along road to Sanandaj . 

 Elevation 7,000 feet. July 27, 1955. Bushy perennial; excellent forage. 



229747. Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. Brassicaceae. Cabbage. 

 Col. No. 15788. Market, Gorgan. 



229748 and 229749. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



229748. Col. No. 15791. 'Anduvani'. Market, Gorgan. 



229749. Col. No. 15794. 'Anduvani'. Market, Gorgan. Fruits round, 

 striped, to 20 pounds in weight. 



229750 and 229751. Cucttmis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



229750. Col. No. 15759. Market, Sari, Caspian plain. 



229751. Col. No. 15795. 'Harbuseh'. Market, Gorgan. Fruits greenish, 

 depressed globose with thick white flesh. Casava type. 



229752. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. Carrot. 

 Col. No. 15785. Market, Gorgan. 



229753. Elymus sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15423. Southeast base of Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. Elevation 9,000 



feet. Perennial; heavily grazed. 



229754. Eragrostts sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15534. Northeast side of Kuhe Savalan, Azerbaijan. Elevation 

 11,000 feet. Small, stooling perennial, growing on rocky slope. 



229755. Festuca sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15419. Southeast base of Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. Elevation 9,000 

 feet. Short-tufted perennial; much browsed. 



229756. Festuca sp. 



Col. No. 15433. Northeast base of Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. Elevation 

 10,000 feet. Short-lived perennial. 



229757. Festuca sp. 



Col. No. 15446. Northeast base of Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. Elevation 

 10,000 feet. Plants tall, leafy. 



229758 and 229759. Hordeum bulbosum L. Poaceae. Barley. 



229758. Col. No. 15030. Mountain pass above Dasht Arjan, Fars. Elevation 

 7,200 feet. Perennial to 3 feet high. 



229759. Col. No. 15111. Kowkun Valley, Fars. Elevation 7,500 feet. Annual; 

 spontaneous weed to 4 feet high. 



229760. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 



Col. No. 15639. Near Musiabad, 43 miles west of Esfahan. Elevation 7,500 

 feet. Flowers large, showy, purple. 



229761 and 229762. Lactuca sativa L. Cichoriaceae. Lettuce. 



229761. Col. No. 15755. 'Kaho\ Market, Babol, Caspian plain. 



229762. Col. No. 15789. 'Kaho'. Market, Gorgan. 



229763. Linum usitatissimum L. Linaceae. Flax. 

 Col. No. 15758. Market, Sari, Caspian plain. 



229764. Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen. Poaceae. Ryegrass. 



Col. No. 15332. Twelve miles east of Sanandaj, Kurdistan. Elevation 8,500 

 feet. Perennial to 1 foot high. 



