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138694 to 138775— Continued 



138694. Avenasp. Poaceae. Grass. 

 No. 5519. From Tomogaon, February 6, 1940. 



138695. Avenasp. 



No. 5863. From Bushire, Fars, April 14, 1940. A weed found in grain- 

 fields and elsewhere ; grows up to 3 feet high. 



138696. Gossypium. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



No. 5368. Pambaifilistani. From Khabis, Kirman, January 10, 1940. Said 

 to be a naturalized American sort that grows about 3 feet high. 



138697. Hippocrepis sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 5858. From Bushire, Fars, April 14, 1940. A prostrate, ephemeral 

 clover that grows in the winter rainy season. 



138698 to 138729. Hordeum spp. Poaceae. Barley. 



138698 to 138716. Hordeum vulgare L. 



Jau is the vernacular name for barley in Iran. 



138698. No. 5195. From Isin, Laristan, December 17, 1939. Said to be 

 fall-sown, watered little. 



138699. No. 5227. From Teserj, Kirman, December 24, 1939. 



138700. No. 5228. From Teserj, Kirman, December 24, 1939. 



138701. No. 5251. From Balvard, Kirman, December 30, 1939. Said to 

 be sown around January 15; irrigated. 



138702. No. 5252. From Balvard, Kirman, December 30, 1939. 



138703. No. 5222. From Saadatabad, Kirman, December 22, 1939. 



138704. No. 5259. From Saidabad, Kirman, December 31, 1939. 



138705. No. 5363. From Chaharfarsakh, Kirman, January 9, 1940. 



138706. No. 5364. From Chaharfarsakh, Kirman, January 9, 1940. 



138707. No. 5388. From Khabis, Kirman, January 11, 1940. 



138708. No. 5410. From Kirman, Kirman, January 23, 1940. A sample 

 from the market, contains "Jaui siya," black barley. 



138709. No. 5421. From Bam, January 25, 1940. 



138710. No. 5447. From Dehidesk, February 1, 1940. 



138711. No. 5473. From Tomogaon, February 3, 1940. Now 2 inches 

 high; irrigated. 



138712. No. 5510. From Dusari, February 6, 1940. Winter sown; irri- 

 gated. 



138713. No. 5511. From Abbasabad, January 6, 1940. 



138714. No. 5557. From Maskun, February 12, 1940. 



138715. No. 5561. From Darzin, February 14, 1.940. 



138716. No. 5571. From Bahramabad, Kirman, February 18, 1940. 

 138717. Hordeum distichon L. 



No. 5706. From Persepolis, Fars, March 11, 1940. 

 138718 to 138720. Hordeum vulgare L. 



138718. No. 5608. From Dehibala, Shirkuh, February 22, 1940. 



138719. No. 5615. From Taft, February 23, 1940. 



138720. No. 5616. From Taft, February 23, 1940. 

 133721. Hordeum distichon L. 



