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108835 to 108977— Continued. 



108951. Rheum sp. 



No. 39. June 21, 1934. From the 

 Kopet Dagh, south of Ashkhabad. Re- 

 ceived under the name "turcomani- 

 eum." for which a place of publication 

 has not been found. 



108952 and 108953. Rheum turkestani- 

 cum Janischew. 



June 23, 1934. Repetek, Turkmen- 

 istan. A wild rhubarb from the Trans- 

 caspian region, over 2 feet high, with a 

 large thick rhizome and a short thick- 

 ened, densely leafy stem. The cordate- 

 reniform leaves, up to 8 in number, 

 are about a foot wide. 



For previous introduction see 98217. 

 108952. No. 48. 108953. No. 49. 



108954. Rosa sp. Rosaceae. 



No. 46. June 20, 1934. From the 

 Kopet Dagh. 



108955. Salsola arborescens richleri 

 Moquin. Chenopodiaceae. 



No. 62. From the Repetek Sand Des- 

 ert Experiment Station, Turkmenistan. 

 A much-branched shrub with semiterete 

 leaves and small inconspicuous flowers. 

 Native to the deserts of Siberia. 



For previous introduction see 107575. 



108956 to 108958. Senecio subdentatus 

 Ledeb. Asteraceae. 



An erect annual up to 9 inches high, 

 with broadly linear leaves about 2 inches 

 long, more or less entire, and corymbs 

 of yellow flower heads. A good grazing 

 plant, native to central Asia. 



108956. No. 63. June 18, 1934. From 

 sandy soil in the Karakum Desert. 



108957 and 108958. From the Repetek 

 Sand Desert Experiment Station. 

 Turkmenistan. 



108957. No. 61. May 28, 1934. 



108958. No. 51. June 1934. 



108959 and 108960. Smirnowia turkestana 

 Bunge. Fabaceae. 



June 24, 1934. From the Repetek 

 Sand Desert Experiment Station, Turk- 

 menistan. A much-branched shrub with 

 long, almost filiform branches and leaves 

 reduced to a single obovate leaflet. Na- 

 tive to the deserts of Turkistan. 



For previous introduction see 101980. 



108959. No. 53. 108960. No. 50. 



108961 to 108964. Stipa spp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



108961. Stipa caucasica Schmalh. 



No. 54. June 17, 1934. Collected in 

 the sandy soil of the Karakum Desert 

 north of Ashkhabad. A tufted perennial 

 grass over a foot high with narrow 

 panicles. Native to the Caucasus. 



108962. Stipa fontanesii Pari. 



No. 52. June 21, 1934. From the 

 Kopet Dagh, in clay soil. A perennial 

 grass with slender leaves. Native to 

 Europe. 



108835 to 108977— Continued. 



108963 and 108964. Stipa szovitziana 

 Trin. 



A tufted perennial grass with fibrous 

 roots and short rigid leaves. Native to 

 Asia Minor, Arabia, and Iran. 



For previous introduction see 106905. 



108963. No. 55. June 20, 1934. From 

 clay soil, in the Kopet Dagh, near 

 Ashkhabad. 



108964. No. 56. June 13, 1934. 

 From Milibash on the Syr Darya. 



108965 and 108966. June 8, 1934 ; from the 

 Repetek Sand Desert Experiment Sta- 

 tion, Turkmenistan. 



108965. Suaeda lypskii Litv. Cheno- 

 podiaceae. 



No. 60. An erect annual up to 16 

 inches high, with terete filiform leaves 

 and inconspicuous flowers. Native to 

 the Transcaspian region. 



108966. Tamarix karelini Bunge. Ta- 

 maricaceae. 



No. 65. Received as T. ramosissima, 

 a synonym of the above species. A 

 bushy shrub with glaucous, deciduous 

 branchlets and slender racemes of deep- 

 purple flowers. Native to the vicinity 

 of the Caspian Sea. 



108967. Tournefortia sp. Boraginaceae. 



No. 19. June 18, 1934. From the 

 Karakum Desert north of Ashkhabad. 

 Received under the name "sogdiana," for 

 which a place of publication has not been 

 found. A sand-binding plant. 



108968 to 108970. Trigonella spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



108968. Trigonella arcuata Meyer. 



No. 83. June 13, 1934. From Mon- 

 titash near Arice. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see 108110. 



108969 and 108970. Collected between 

 Milibash on the Syr Darya and Tash- 

 kent, June 13, 1934. 



). Trigonella sp. 



No. 82. 



108970. Trigonella sp. 



No. 77. 



108971. Tulipa sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 78. Collected between Milibash on 

 the Syr Darya and Tashkent, June 13, 

 1934. 



108972 to 108974. Collected June 19 and 

 20, 1934, on the Kopet Dagh, near 

 Ashkhabad. 



108972. Vicia sp. Fabaceae. 

 No. 64. 



108973. Vicia sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 150-F. Found in dry rocky soil. 



108974. Vicia sp. Fabaceae. 

 No. 66. 



108975. ( Undetermined. ) 



No. 141. June 13, 1934. A crucifer 

 collected along the railroad south of Mili- 

 bash along the Syr Darya. 



