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229739 to 229797— Continued 



229765. Lotus gebelia var. hirsutissimus (Ledeb. I Dinsm, Fabaceae. 



Trefoil. 



Col. No. 15284. Thirty-two miles north of Kermanshah along road to Sanandaj. 

 Elevation 7,000 feet. Bushy perennial, to 1 foot high: flowers pink and white. 



229766. Medicago polymorpha var. vulgaris (Benth.) Shinners Fabaceae. 



California burclover. 



Col. No. 15276. Five miles north of Kermanshah. Elevation 6,000 feet. 



229767. Oryzopsis sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15570. Mountain southwest of Dastana, Chaharmahal. Elevation 

 10,000 feet. Slender, sparse perennial; liked by sheep and goats. 



229768. Phalaris caxariexsis L. Poaceae. Canarygrass. 

 Col. No. 15497. Nine miles west of Ardabil, Azerbaijan. Elevation 6,000 feet. 



229769. Phaseolus coccixeus L. Fabaceae* Scarlet runner bean. 

 Col. No. 15733. 'Lubia'. Market, Kalow, Caspian shore. Seeds large, white. 



229770 to 229773. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Common bean. 



229770. Col. No. 15678. Near Ah' Ala, Alborz Range. Elevation 6,000 feet. 

 Pods large; beans red- marked. 



229771. Col. No. 15727. Market, Kalow. Caspian shore. Seeds large, round- 

 ish, reddish. 



229772. Col. No. 15742. 'Lubia\ Market, Kalow, Caspian shore. Seeds 

 small, pink. 



229773. Col. No. 15740. 'Lubia'. Market, Babol, Caspian plain. Seeds 

 roundish, reddish. 



229774. Poa Pratexsis L. Poaceae. Kentucky bluegrass. 

 Col. No. 15211. Dastana, south of Shahr-Kord. Small perennial forming 



succulent sod in moist bottomland. 



229775. Poa so. 



Col. No. 15344. Twenty-two miles north of Sanandaj, Kurdistan. Elevation 

 6,700 feet. Perennial to 3 "feet high. 



229776. Poa sp. 



Col. No. 15961. Northeast base of Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. Elevation 10,000 

 feet. Small, purple-topped perennial. 



229777. Poa Pratexsis L. Kentucky bluegrass. 



Col. No. 15466. Northeast base of Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. Elevation 

 10,000 feet. Perennial in meadow. 



229778. Poa Pratexsis L. 



Col. No. 15524. Northeast side of Kuhe Savalan, Azerbaijan. Elevation 10,500 

 feet. Leafy perennial growing among rocks. 



229779. Poa sp. 



Col. No. 15557. Near Zanjan. 



229780. Poa sp. 



Col. No. 15488. Kuhe Sion between Sarab and Ardabil, Azerbaijan. Elevation 

 8,500 feet. 



229781. Poa sp. 



Col. No. 15493. Thirteen miles southwest of Ardabil, Azerbaijan. Elevation 

 6,500 feet. Plants vigorous, leafy. 



229782. Poa sp. 



Col. No. 15530. Northeast side of Kuhe Savalan, Azerbaijan. Elevation 

 10,500 feet. Sod-forming, leafy perennial. 



