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230232 to 230277— Continued 



230268. Phleum alpinum L. Poaceae. Alpine timothy. 



Col. No. 15475. Northeast base of Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. Aug. 5, 1955. 

 Elevation 10,000 feet. Small perennial. 



230269. Rumex sp. Polygonaceae. 



Col. No. 15593. Kuhe Rang, Chaharmahal. Aug. 26, 1955. Elevation 8,000 

 feet. Tall herb on rocky slope; seeds edible. 



230270. Rumex sp. 



Col. No. 15609. East slope of Kuhe Zard, Chaharmahal. Aug. 27, 1955. Ele- 

 vation 9,000 feet. Seeds used in medicine. 



230271. Sophora alopecuroides L. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 15160. 'Makh safid'. Bavanat Valley, Fars. July 1, 1955. Eleva- 

 tion 7,000 feet. An erect perennial to 1.5 feet high; flowers white; used as green 

 manure in orchards. 



230272. Sophora sp. 



Col. No. 15622. 'Mayju'. Northwest of Damaneh, Faridan. Aug. 28, 1955. 

 Elevation 7,000 feet. Widespread, deep-rooted perennial; used as green manure. 



230273. Stipa sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 15818. Between Firuzkuh and Damavand, Alborz Range. Sept. 17, 

 1955. Elevation 7,500 feet. Xerophytic, palatable perennial. 



230274. Trifolium hybridum L. Fabaceae. Alsike clover. 



Col. No. 15439. Northeast base of Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. Aug. 4, 1955. 

 Elevation 10,000 feet. Leafy, spreading perennial growing in moist meadow; 

 flowers pink. 



233275. Vicia narbonenensis L. Fabaceae. Vetch. 



Col. No. 15042. Dasht Arjan, Fars. June 15, 1955. Elevation 6,600 feet. 

 Annual broad -leaved herb. 



231276. (Undetermined). Menthaceae. 



Col. No. 15266. Near Esfahan. July 16, 1955. Elevation 5,500 feet. Aro- 

 matic, ornamental and fragrant herb. 



230277. (Undetermined.) Apiaceae. 



Col. No. 15307. East base of Kuhe Zard, Chaharmahal. Aug. 27, 1955. Ele- 

 vation 8,500 feet. Growing among rocks; used for seasoning food. 



230278. Camellia japonica L. Theaceae. Common camellia. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by the Aichi Prefecture Horticultural Experiment 

 Station, Kiyosu-Cho, Aichi-ken. Received Nov. 29, 1955. 



230279 to 230318. 



From Mexico. Roots collected by H. S. Gentry, Agricultural Explorer, Plant Intro- 

 duction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 Nov. 29, 1955. 



230279 to 230292. Dioscorea composita Hemsl. Dioscreaceae. Yam. 



230279. Col. No. 15854. 'Barbasco'. Los Mangas, Rancho Progreso, 5 miles 

 south of Tierra Blanca, Veracruz. Nov. 5, 1955. Vines rather dense in milpa 

 clearing. 



230280. Col. No. 15855. 'Barbasco'. Five miles south of Tierra Blanca, near 

 Rancho Candelario, Veracruz. Nov. 5, 1955. Vines scattered; roots nearly 



white; soil rich, black, moist clay. 



230281. Col. No. 15858. Seven miles south of Tierra Blanca at Rancho Loma 

 del Carmen. Forest patch in savanna, Veracruz. Nov. 6, 1955. Vines large, 

 vigorous, in shade; roots white or reddish; soil deep clay. 



