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126384. Salvia spinosa L. 



No. 3118. A perennial up to 2% feet high, with white flowers, the lip 

 yellowish, rirnnied with brown. 



For previous introduction see 108544. 



126385. Salvia verbenaca var. oblongifolia Benth. 



No. 3119. A perennial up to 2 feet high, with spikes of attractive blue- 

 purple flowers and thick rugose leaves. It prefers rather dry open ground. 



For previous introduction see 118082. 



126386. Salvia dominica L. 



No. 3198. From Tagao-Minjan, June 29, at 9,000 feet altitude. A bushy 

 species with numerous ascending or erect stems over 3 feet high, with triangu- 

 lar-ovate to triangular-oblong leaves and terminal racemes of large flowers ; 

 the hood blue-purple, lip yellow, rimmed with brown. Native to Syria. 



126387. Salvia sylvesteis L. 



No. 3232. From Hazratsaid, July 2, at 8,000 feet altitude. Plants found 

 in clumps 3 feet high, with long spikes of showy purple flowers. 



126388. Scabiosa sp. Dipsacaceae. 



No. 3255. From the Khash District, August 8, at 8,000 feet altitude. 

 Plants growing in clumps up to 2 feet high, with large showy heads, over 2 

 inches across, of rose-purple flowers. 



126389. Senecio sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 3267. From Kargasi Pass, August 9, at 10,000 feet altitude. A 

 perennial 5 feet tall, with open panicles of rather large yellow flowers and 

 large hastate leaves. 



126390-126393. Tamarix spp. Tamaricaceae. 



126390. Tamarix sp. 



No. 3048. From Shuturjangal, June 30, at 5,000 feet altitude. An orna- 

 mental shrub up to 5 feet high, with rose-colored flowers, growing in a river 

 bed. 



Nos. 126391 and 126392. From Sofian, July 18, at 7,000 feet altitude. 



126391. Tamarix sp. 



No. 3166. A loose shrub up to 5 feet high, with large panicles of deep- 

 rose colored flowers ; found in river bottoms in gravel. 



126392. Tamarix sp. 



No. 3167. A shrub up to 4 feet high, growing in gravelly river bottoms, 

 with spikes of pale-rose flowers. 



126393. Tamarix sp. 



No. 3213. From Iskarzir, July 31, at 8,500 feet altitude. A handsome 

 species which becomes a tree with a trunk 1 foot in diameter ; flowers deep 

 rose, fragrant, in long slender spikes. Found growing in a river bottom. 



126394. Trifolium sp. Fabaceae. Clover. 



No. 2969. Shaftal. From Laghman, May 27. A biennial or annual clover 

 18 inches high, with heads of intensely fragrant, rose-colored flowers. In this 

 locality the clover is cut 3 to 5 times a year. 



126395. Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Fabaceae. Fenugreek. 



No. 3602. Ulba. From Mazarisharif, September 6, at 1,200 feet altitude. 

 Seeds are used to flavor a sweet rice ; leaves apparently not used in Afghanistan. 



126396-126401. Tulipa spp. Liliaceae. Tulip. 



126396. Tulipa sp. 



No. 2908. From Mamakhel, May 24, at about 6,000 feet altitude. A small 

 plant 3 inches high, leaves pale, pointed ; flowers not seen ; found growing 

 on a d: y Flope. 



