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230338 to 230363— Continued 



230352. Sattjreja hortensis L. Menthaceae. Summer savory. 



Col. No. 15399. 'Marzeh'. Market, Maragheh. Aug. 1, 1955. Elevation 

 6,300 feet. Herb used as raw greens and in soups. 



230353 and 230354. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. Garden pea. 



230353. Col. No. 15158. 'Gergeroo'. Didigone, Fars. July 1, 1955. Eleva- 

 tion 6,800 feet. 



230354. Col. No. 15199. 'Kesin'. Twelve miles west of Shahr-Kord, Bakh- 

 tiarian, country. July 8, 1955. Elevation 6,800 feet. 



230355. Prunits sp. Amygdalaceae. 



Col. No. 15246. Near Dastana, south of Shahr-Kord. July 12, 1955. Eleva- 

 tion 7,000 feet. Shrub with sweet, cherry-like fruits. 



230356. Prcnus sp. 



Col. No. 15614. East slope of Kuhe Zard, Chaharmahal. Aug. 27, 1955. Ele- 

 vation 9,000 feet. Shrub, low, spreading, rock-clinging. 



230357. Saliva sp. Menthacease. 



Col. No. 15169. Kullykuch, between Dehbid and Abadeh, Fars. July 3, 1955. 

 Elevation 8,000 feet. Low spreading perennial; flowers pink to red. 



230358. Salivia sp. 



Col. No. 15331. Eleven miles east of Sanandaj, Kurdistan. July 28, 1955. 

 Elevaton 8,500 feet. Ornamental perennial herb with showy bracts. 



230359. Trifolium fragiferum L. Fabaceae. Strawberry clover. 



Col. No. 15590. Kuhe Rang, Chaharmahal. Aug. 26, 1955. Elevation 8,000 

 feet. 



230360. Trigonella sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 15174. Sixteen miles northwest of Abadeh, Fars. July 3, 1955. Ele- 

 vation 7,000 feet. Small, diffuse, erect herb. 



230361. Vicia monantha Retz. Fabaceae. Bard vetch. 



Col. No. 15567. Mountain southwest of Dastana, Chaharmahal. Aug. 23, 1955. 

 Elevation 10,500 feet. 



230362. Vicia sativa L. Common vetch. 



Col. No. 14850. Rhast, south coast of the Caspian Sea. May, 1955. Common 

 along roads and fences. 



230363. Vicia sp. 



Col. No. 15412. Thirty-four miles northeast of Maragheh, Azerbaijan. Aug. 

 3, 1955. Elevation 7,500 feet. Many -stemmed climbing herb; in moist bottom- 

 land. 



230364. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabaceae. Common bean. 



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

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

 Dec. 6, 1955. 



Col. No. 15889. San Fernando, 13 miles northwest of Tuxtla, Gutierrez, Chiapas. 

 Nov. 17, 1955. Elevation 2,000 feet. Cultivated by the Soqui Indians; planted 

 twice a year; seeds black. 



230365 to 230367. Triticum durum Desf. Poaceae. Durum wheat. 



From Chile. Seeds presented by the Agricultural Attache, American Embassy, 

 Santiago. Received Dec. 2, 1955. 



230365. 'Ferigo Candeal No. 11'. 



230366. 'Ferigo Candeal No. 18'. 



230367. 'Ferigo Candeal No. 24'. 



