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138694 to 138775— Continued 



No. 5662. From Isfahan, March 4, 1940. 

 138722. Hordbum VULGARE L. 



No. 5703. From Surmag, Fars, March 8, 1940. 

 138723 to 138725. Hordeum distichon L. 



138723. No. 5729. From Jarhum, Fars, March 21, 1940. 



138724. No. 5830. From Dast Arjin, Fars, April 9, 1940. 



138725. No. 5766. From Niriz, Fars, March 30, 1940. 



138726. Hordeum vulgare L. 



No. 5672. From Eglit, Fars, March 8, 1940. 



138727. Hordeum distichon L. 



No. 5671. From Eglit, Fars, March 8, 1940. 

 138728 and 138729. Hordeum vulgare L. 



138728. No. 5862. Jaoesiya. From Bushire, Fars, April 14, 1940. Very 

 rare; winter-sown. 



138729. No. 5877. From Bushire, Fars, April 15, 1940. A beardless 

 form of the local barley. 



138730 to 138732. Linum usitatissimum L. Linaceae. Flax. 



138730. No. 5201. Bargesh. From Bandar Abbas, December 20, 1939. Oil 

 crop. 



138731. No. 5268. Ketane. From Saidabad, Kirman, December 31, 1939. 

 Oil crop. 



138732. No. 5522. From Tomogaon, February 7, 1940. Oil plant. 



138733. Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill. Fabaceae. Medic. 



No. 5859. From Bushire, Fars, April 14, 1940. An ephemeral, prostrate 

 plant, dying down during the hot, dry summer. 



138734. Medicago littoralis Rhode. Fabaceae. Medic. 



No. 5860. From Bushire, Fars, April 14, 1940. (Same note as for No. 

 5859.) 



138735 to 138741. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



Yonje is the vernacular name for alfalfa in Iran. 



138735. No. 5278. From Saidabad, Kirman, January 1, 1940. 



138736. No. 5367. From Khabis, Kirman, January 10, 1940. 



138737. No. 5417. From Bam, January 25, 1940. Said to be cut seven 

 times, at height of about 4 feet. 



138738. No. 5468. From Dehidisk, February 2, 1940. 



138739. No. 5472. From Tomogaon, February 3, 1940. 



138740. No. 5694. From Eglit, Fars Province, March 8, 1940. 



138741. No. 5817. From Shiraz, Fars, April 3, 1940. Said to be cut five 

 times a year, and to last 7 years. 



138742. Medicago hispida Gaertn. Fabaceae. Medic. 

 No. 5868. From Bushire, Fars Province, April 15, 1940. 



For previous introduction see 123924. 



138743. Melilotus alba Desr. Fabaceae. White sweetclover. 



No. 5564. From Darzin, February 15, 1940. Taken from the crops of sev- 

 eral sand grouse. : 



