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229906 to 229972— Continued 



229950. Hordeum vulgare L. Barley. 

 Col. No. 15772. Market, Grogan. 



229951. Juniperus sp. Pinaceae. 



Col. No. 15803. Alborz Range between Gorgan and Shahrud. Elevation 6,200 

 feet. Erect, bushy tree to 40 feet high. 



229952. Juniperus sp. 



Col. No. 15804. Alborz Range between Gorgan and Shahrud. Elevation 6,200 

 feet. Spreading shrub to 2 feet high; forming large deep mats. 



229953. Koeleria cristata (L.) Pers. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15504. Northeast slope of Kuhe Savalan, Azerbaijan. Elevation 

 9,500 feet. Perennial on dry meadow slopes. 



229954 and 229955. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



229954. Col. No. 15583. Seven miles northwest of Shahr-Kord, Chaharmahal 

 Elevation 7,000 feet. 



229955. Col. No. 15647. South slope of Damavand Mountain, Alborz Range. 

 Elevation 8,000 feet. 



229956. Melica sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15190. Near Ghaverokh along road to Shahr-Kord. Elevation 7,700 

 feet. Cespitose perennial in rock piles. 



229957. Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Fabaceae. Yellow sweetclover. 



Col. No. 15585. Seven miles northwest of Shahr-Kord, Chaharmahal. Eleva- 

 tion 7,000 feet. Low, bushy species. 



229958. Phleum phleoides (L.) Karst. Poaceae. Timothy. 



Col. No. 15306. Forty miles north of Kermanshah along road to Sanandaj. Eleva- 

 tion 7,000 feet. Annual. 



229959. Plantago sp. Plantaginaceae. 



Col. No. 15591. Kuhe Rang, Chaharmahal. Elevation 8,000 feet. Used 

 locally for medicine. 



229960. Plantago sp. 



Col. No. 15768. Market, Sari, Caspian plain. Seed used as a laxative. 



229961. Poa sterilis Bieb. Poaceae. Bluegrass. 



Col. No. 15429. Southeast base of Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. Elevation 9,000 

 feet. Tufted perennial on rocky slope. 



229962. Poa sterilis Bieb. Bluegrass. 



Col. No. 15470. Northeast base of Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. Elevation 

 10,000 feet. Tall, tough, cespitose xerophytic perennial; roots strong, coarse; 

 closely grazed. 



229963. Poa sp. 



Col. No. 15520. Northeast side of Kuhe Savalan, Azerbaijan. Elevation 

 10,000 feet. Plants small, growing among rocks; leaves tender. 



229964. Secale sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15664. South slope of Damavand Mountain, Alborz Range. Eleva- 

 tion 9,300 feet. Perennial; stems coarse. 



229965. Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. Poaceae. Johnsongrass. 



Col. No. 15714. Twenty miles south of Kalow, Caspian slope of Alborz. Eleva- 

 tion 4,000 feet. Tall, caney perennial. 



229966. Trifolium repens L. Fabaceae. Whiteclover. 



Col. No. 15656. South slope of Damavand Mountain, Alborz Range. Elevation 

 9,300 feet. 



