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230232 to 230277— Continued 



230252. Heracleum sp. Apiaceae. 



Col. Xo. 15(302. East base of Kuhe Zard, Chaharmahal. Aug. 7, 1955. Ele- 

 vation 8,500 feet. Wild perennial; seeds used for seasoning. 



230253. Heracleum sp. 



Col. No. 15752. Babol, Caspian plain. Sept. 13, 1955. Seeds used in pickling. 



230254. Hordeum turkestanicum Nevski Poaceae. Barley. 



Col. No. 15669. South slope of Damavand Mountain, Alborz Range. Sept. 9, 

 1955. Elevation 10,000 feet. Coarse, bunch perennial. 



230255. Hordeum sp. 



Col. No. 15447. Northeast base of Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. Aug. 4, 1955. 

 Elevation 10,000 feet. Perennial thriving on dry meadow slopes. 



23D256. Koeleria cristata (L.) Pers. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15506. Northeast slope of Kuhe Savalan, Azerbaijan. Aug. 9, 1955. 

 Elevation 9,500 feet. Red-stemmed perennial. 



230257. Lallemantia iberica (Bieb.) Fisch. & May. Menthaceae. 



Col. No. 15357. Thirty miles south of Saghez, Kurdistan. July 29, 1955. 

 Elevation 8,000 feet. Annual herb to 2 feet high. Seed used for oil and on bread. 



230258. Lallemantia sp. 



Col. No. 15769. 'Shaibahti'. Market, Sari, Caspian plain. Sept. 14, 1955. 

 Seeds used as medicine. 



230259. Lallemantia pelata (L.) Fisch. & Mey. 



Col. No. 15775. 'Babuneh'. Market, Gorgan. Sept. 14, 1955. Spicy herb; 

 eaten with bread and cheese. 



230260. Lolium perenne L. Poaceae. Ryegrass. 



Col. No. 15295. Forty miles north of Kermanshah along road to Sanandaj. 

 July 27, 1955. Elevation 7,000 feet. Leafy perennial used for hay. 



230261. Melica sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15566. Mountain southwest of Dastana, Chaharmahal. Aug. 23, 1955. 

 Elevation 10,000 feet. Fine-leaved perennial; culms 1 foot high. 



230262. Melica sp. 



Col. No. 15612. East slope of Kuhe Zard, Chaharmahal. Aug. 27, 1955. 

 Elevation 9,500 feet. Delicate perennial among rocks. 



230263. Melica sp. 



Col. No. 15646. South slope of Damavand Mountain, Alborz Range. Sept. 8, 

 1955. Elevation 8,000 feet. Xerophytic perennial. 



230264. Melica sp. 



Col. No. 15698. Thirty miles south of Kalow, Caspian slope of Alborz. Sept. 12, 

 1955. Elevation 6,500 feet. Perennial on sedimentary slope. 



230265. Satureja hortensis L. Menthaceae. Summer savory. 



Col. No. 15779. 'Marzeh'. Market in Gorgan. Sept. 15, 1955. Plant used as 

 a green leafy spice or relish vegetable. 



230266. Oryzopsis sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15642. Eight miles northeast of Ab'Ali, Alborz Range. Sept. 8, 1955. 

 Elevation 8,000 feet. Perennial in broad bunches; culms numerous, 20 inches high. 



230267. Phalaris sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15486. Kuhe Sion between Sarab and Ardabil, Azerbaijan. Aug. 6, 

 1955. Elevation 8,500 feet. Small, tufted perennial. 



