22 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 144 



138488. Hevea brasiliensis (H.B.K.) Muell. Arg. 

 Euphorbiaceae. Para rubbertree. 



From Haiti. Seeds presented by H. F. Loomis, Port-au-Prince. Received 

 August 6, 1940. 



For previous introduction see 138477. 



138489. Acer sp. Aceraceae. 



From Iran. Seeds collected by Walter Koelz, Tehran. Received July 3, 1940. 



No. 5467. Kahakom. From Dehidisk, February 2, 1940. A small, dense, 

 attractive tree, growing on dry slopes. 



138490 to 138502. 



From Iran. Seeds and bulbs presented by Walter Koelz, agent, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture. Received 

 July 3, 1940. 



138490. Clematis sp. Ranunculaceae. 



No. 5394. From Chaharfarsakh, Kirman, January 15, 1940. A weak 

 shrub, 4 feet high, found growing at the edge of an orange garden. 



138491. Gentiana sp. Gentianaceae. Gentian. 



No. 5765. From Niriz, Fars, March 30, 1940, at an altitude of about 

 10,000 feet. A biennial or perennial, in clumps 8 to 10 inches high, with 

 deep-blue flowers, whitish within and often fragrant. 



138492. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 



No. 5881. From Eglit, Fars, March 8, 1940. A rare iris, about 4 inches 

 high, with broad, white-veined leaves. The flowers, up to 3 inches across, 

 are mother-of-pearl and blue purple with paler edges. The falls have yellow 

 centers and are marked with deep purple. 



138493. Iris sp. 



No. 5882. From Takhto Jamshid, Fars, March 12, 1940, on a dry moun- 

 tain slope. A wild iris, in clumps up to 18 inches high, with grasslike leaves 

 and small purple flowers 1 inch across. 



138494. Malva sp. Malvaceae. 



No. 5735. From Jahrum, Fars, March 22, 1940. A garden weed, either 

 prostrate or erect and 18 inches high, with rose-colored flowers. 



138495. Malva sp. 



No. 5866. From Bushire, Fars, April 14, 1940. A prostrate plant, in 

 mats often 3 feet across, with pale-pink flowers. 



138496. Muscari sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 5872. From Shiraz, Fars, April 6, 1940. A plant about 8 inches high, 

 often growing on walls and roofs; flowers purplish blue. 



138497. Narcissus sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 5874. Narghiz. From Kazerun, Fars, April 11, 1940. A fall-blooming, 

 cultivated narcissus ; the fragrant flowers have yellow cups. Said to be wild 

 in the Jamalbarez Mountains. 



138498. Papaver sp. Papaveraceae. Poppy. 



No. 5833. From Kazerun, Fars, April 11, 1940. A poppy about 4 feet 

 high, with white or dull-purple flowers about 4 inches across. 



138499. Rheum sp. Polygonaceae. 



No. 5321. Rupas. From Kirman, Kirman Province, January 3, 1940. A 

 wild species from dry mountain areas. 



138500. Typha sp. Typhaceae. 



