OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1934 



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106842 to 106913— Continued. 



106845 to 106859. ASTRAGALUS spp. 

 ceae. 



Faba- 



106845. Astragalus ackerbergexsis 

 Freyn. 



A short-stemmed or stemless herbace- 

 ous perennial with a thick woody root 

 and elliptic-obovate leaflets. Native to 

 Asia Minor. 



106846. Astragalus alopecias Pall. 



A perennial with white-woolly ovate 

 leaflets and pale-yellow flowers. Native 

 to central Asia. 



106847. Astragalus brachylobus Fisch. 



A shrub with linear-acute leaflets an 

 inch long and small racemes much 

 longer than the leaves. Native to Iran 

 (Persia). 



106848. Astragalus commixtus Bunge. 



A dwarf annual with a very short 

 stem, oblong-elliptic leaflets, and small 

 white flowers. Native to Turkistan. 



106849. Astragalus coxfirmaxs Freyn. 

 and Bornm. 



A shrub 3 to 5 feet high, with oblong- 

 lanceolate, caducous leaves up to 2 

 inches long, and racemes of dark-violet 

 flowers. Native to the Caspian region. 



For previous introduction see 92967. 



106850. Astragalus filicaulis Fisch. and 

 Mey. 



An erect annual leguminous plant 3 to 

 10 inches high, native to Asia Minor and 

 Turkistan. 



For previous introduction see 73182. 



106851. Astragalus globiceps Bunge. 



An erect perennial, native to Turkistan. 

 with large compound leaves composed of 

 40 or more oblong leaflets about an inch 

 long. The small flowers are in globular 

 heads. 



106852. Astragalus lagocephalus Fisch. 

 and Mey. 



An erect perennial from semiarid re- 

 gions in Turkistan. The leaflets aie ovate 

 elliptic, and the flowers are in short dense 

 spikes. 



106853. Astragalus paucijugus Schrenk. 



A much-branched shrub up to 6 feet high, 

 with thick ovate-rounded leaflets half an 

 inch long. Native to Turkistan. 



106854. Astragalus sp. 



Received under the name "piletocladus,'' 

 for which a place of publication has not 

 been found. 



106855. Astragalus retamocarpus Boiss. 

 and Hohen. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial about 2 

 feet high, native to Asia Minor. 



For previous introduction see 73183. 



106856. Astragalus schahrudexsis 

 Bunge. 



A hardy perennial, 2 feet high, with 

 leaves 6 to 7 inches long. Native to 

 northern and central Iran [Persia]. 



For previous introduction see 30553. 



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106842 to 106913— Continued. 



106857. Astragalus sieversiaxus Pall. 



A perennial herb with numerous ascend- 

 ing stems and pale-yellow flowers. Na- 

 tive to Turkistan. 



106858. Astragalus turbixatus Bunge. 



An erect hairy perennial with leaves 

 often a foot long and rigid leaflets one- 

 half inch in length. The yellowish flowers 

 are in axillary clusters. Native to 

 Turkistan. 



106859. Astragalus sp. 



Received as Astragalus chinensis, but the 

 seeds are not of that species. 



106860 to 106865. Bromus spp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



106860. Bromus danthoxiae Trin. 



An annual grass, usually upright or 

 ascending in habit. Native to south- 

 ern Europe and central Asia. 



For previous introduction see 61400. 



106861. Bromus kopetdaghexsis Drobov. 



A perennial grass with a creeping 

 rootstalk and stems up to 2 feet high. 

 Native to Turkistan. 



106862. Bromus macrostachys Desf. 



An erect annual grass up to 2 feet 

 high. The narrow compact panicle con- 

 sists of a few large spikelets. It is 

 native to Iran (Persia) and the Mediter- 

 ranean region and is sometimes culti- 

 vated as an ornamental. 



For previous introduction see 16041. 



106863. Bromus pseudodaxthoxi ae 

 Drobov. 



An annual grass with a few slender 

 stems 8 to 10 inches high. Native to 

 Turkistan. 



106864 and 106865. Bromus tectorum L. 

 Downy chess. 



A weedy annual grass with erect 

 slender stems 1 to 2 feet tall and hairy 

 narrow leaf blades. It will produce a 

 good cover crop with very little rain- 

 fall. Native to Europe. 



For previous introduction see 98287. 



106866 to 106868. Carex spp. Cyperaceae. 



106866. Carex divisa Huds. 



A low sedge with a creeping, hard 

 rootstock and short slender stems. Na- 

 tive to the seacoasts of southern Europe. 



106867. Carex pachystylis Gay. 



A low sedge with a creeping root- 

 stock and flat narrow leaves. Native 

 to western Asia. 



106868. Carex physodes Bieb. 



A perennial sedge, usually about 6 

 inches high, rarely more, with filiform 

 leaves and panicles of brownish globose 

 membranous perigynia, or sacs, half an 

 inch long. Native to the sandy deserts 

 of Turkistan. 



For previous introduction see 98210. 



106869. Choxdrilla pauciflora Led. Ci- 

 choriaceae. 



A biennial herb with a vertical root 

 and numerous slender branches. The 

 basal leaves are pinnatifld, and the yellow 

 flower heads are solitarv, terminating the 

 branches. Native to Turkistan. 



