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108994 to 109001— Continued. 



are over an inch long, cinnamon brown 

 beneath, and tomentose from the layer of 

 glands. The yellow flowers are in numer- 

 ous short terminal fascicles. 



For previous introduction see 58914. 



108999. Rhododendron aucklandii Hook, 

 f. Ericaceae. 



A rare shrub up to 8 feet high, native 

 to the Sikkim Himalayas between 7,000 

 and 9,000 feet altitude. The oblong-ellip- 

 tical, bright-green leaves are 4 to 10 

 inches long, and the flowers, white, tinged 

 with pink, and 4 inches across, are in 

 terminal clusters of three to five. 



109000. SWERTIA MULTICAULIS D. Don. 



Gentianaceae. 



A cespitose herbaceous perennial about 

 2 inches high, with lanceolate obtuse 

 leaves and small purplish flowers. Na- 

 tive to the mountains of Nepal, India. 



109001. Tsuga mertensiana Car riere. 

 Pinaceae. 



A large tree, 200 feet or more in height, 

 of pyramidal habit. Closely allied to 

 Tsuga canadensis, but differing in its un- 

 forked trunk and spirelil.e summit. Na- 

 tive to the Pacific coast of North America 

 from Oregon to Alaska. 



109002 to 109189. 



From Turkey. Seeds collected by H. L. 



Westover and C. R. Enlow, Bureau of 



Plant Industry. Received January 8, 

 1935. 



109002 to 109009. Aegilops sp. Poaceae. 



109002. Aegilops speltoides Tausch. 



No. T-104. Collected September 26, 

 1934, about 10 miles east of Sivas. A 

 bushy grass with slender erect stems 

 and narrow rough leaves. It is native 

 to western Asia, especially Syria. 



For previous introduction see 45802. 



109003. Aegilops sp. 



No. T-59. September 25, 1934, at 

 Palas Lake. 



109004 and 109005. Collected Septem- 

 ber 21, 1934, at Ankara. 



109004. Aegilops sp. 

 No. T-10. 



109005. Aegilops sp. 

 No. T-5. 



109003. Aegilops sp. 



September 



24, 



1934. 



No. T-40. 

 Near Kirshehir 



109007 and 109008. Collected September 

 21, 1934, at Ankara. 



109007. Aegilops sp. 

 No. T-2. 



109008. Aegilops sp. 

 No. T-7. 



109009. Aegilops sp. 



No. T-46. September 24, 1934. 

 About 15 miles southeast of Kirshehir. 



to 109022 



109010 



ceae 



Agropyron spp. Poa- 

 Wheatgrass. 



109002 to 109189— Continued. 



109010. No. T-33. About 25 miles 

 southeast of Ankara, September 23, 

 1934. 



109011. No. T-68. September 25, 

 1934. Found on very dry red loam 

 near Palas Lake, northeast of 

 Kayseri. 



109012. No. T-3. September 21, 1934. 

 Found on dry gravelly clay soil 

 at Ankara. 



109013 to 109016. Agropyron tricopho- 

 rum (Link) Richt. 



For previous introduction see 10748& 



109013. No. T-44. September 24 r 

 1934. About 15 miles southeast of 

 Kirshehir. 



109014. No. T-95. September 26, 

 1934. Between 35 and 40 miles 

 east of Sivas in dry limestone hills,, 



109015. No. T-58. September 25,. 

 1934, at Palas Lake. 



109016. No. T-45. September 24, 

 1934. About 15 miles southeast of 

 Kirshehir. 



109017. Agropyron sp. 



No. T-16. September 23, 1934. 

 About 30 miles northeast of Kirshehir 

 on a dry mountainside. 



109018. Agropyron sp. 



No. T-32. September 23, 1934 ; An- 

 kara. 



109019. Agropyron sp. 



No. T-121. September 27, 1934. In 

 rocky soil in a mountain gorge, 50 

 miles south of Giresun. 



109020. Agropyron sp. 



No. T-100. September 26, 1934. 

 Found in dry clay soil 65 miles north- 

 east of Sivas. 



109021. Agropyron sp. 



No. T-79. About 50 miles northeast 

 of Sivas on a mountain slope. 



109022. Agropyron sp. 



No. T-148. September 27, 1934. 

 About 15 miles from Shebinkarahisar 

 and Giiesun. 



109023 and 109024. Agrostis alba L. Poa- 

 ceae. Redtop. 



109023. No. T-127. 

 hisar. 



From Shebinkara- 



109010 to 109012. Agropyron cristatum 

 (L.) Gaertn. Crested wheatgrass. 



109024. No. T-64. September 25, 1934. 

 From a low area near Palas Lake, 

 northeast of Kayseri. 



109025 and 109026. Agrostis interrupta 

 L. 



An annual bushy grass up to 2 feet 

 high. Native to sandy places in the 

 Mediterranean countries. 



For previous introduction see 107483. 



109025. No. T-80. September 26, 1934. 

 From a dry rocky mountainside 

 about 65 miles east of Sivas. 



109026. No. T-132. September 27, 1934. 

 From rocky soil in a mountain gorge, 

 50 miles south of Giresun. 



