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138784 to 138849— Continued 



No. 5669. Zabanigunjushk. From Isfahan, March 6, 1940. A small, fast 

 growing tree planted along watercourses. 



138810 to 138812. Helianthus annuus L. Asteraceae. Common sunflower. 



138810. No. 5266. Nimroz Gardan or Gidi Khurskid. From Saidabad, Kir- 

 man, December 31, 1939. 



138811. No. 5453. Rozgardan, anjuja. From Dehidisk, February 1, 1940. 



138812. No. 5481. Rozgardan, From Tomogaon, February 4, 1940. 



138813. Heracleum sp. Apiaceae. Cow-parsnip 



No. 5343. Golfar. From Kirman, Kirman, January 4, 1940. Said to be a 

 wild plant used for flavoring. 



138814. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 



No. 5771. From Niriz, Fars, March 30, 1940, at an altitude of about 

 10,000 feet. Growing in clumps, with grasslike leaves and small blue-purple 

 flowers, 1 inch long. 



138815. Juniperus sp. Pinaceae. 



No. 5559. From Maskun, February 12, 1940, at an altitude of 8,000 feet. 

 A large tree 4 feet in diameter, growing on dry slopes. 



138816. Koeleria phleoides (Vill.) Pers. Poaceae. 



No. 5867. From Bushire, Fars, April 15, 1940. A low, bushy grass, 14 

 inches high, growing in winter rainy season. 



138817. Lawsonia inermis L. Lythraceae. Henna. 

 No. 5412. From Kirman, Kirman, January 23, 1940. 



138818. Mentha sp. Menthaceae. 



No. 5342. Marze. From Kirman, Kirman, January 4, 1940. Said to be a 

 potherb. 



138819 to 138822. Ocimum spp. Menthaceae. 



138819 and 138820. Ocimum basilicum var. glabratum Benth. 



138819. No. 5193. Rehun. From Isin, Laristan, December 17, 1939, at 

 an altitude of 500 feet. A rather attractive plant, with large 

 flowers; ornamental for its scented leaves. 



138820. No. 5308. Rehun. From Saidabad, Kirman, January 1, 1940. 

 Used as a condiment; attractive also because of its fragrant leaves. 



138821. Ocimum basilicum var. majus Benth. 



No. 5413. Rehun. From Kirman, Kirman, January 23, 1940. 



138822. Ocimum basilicum var. anisatum Benth. 



No. 5783. Rehun. From Niriz, Fars, March 30, 1940. 



138823. Pennisetum dichotomum (Forsk.) Delile. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 5219. From Saadatabad, Kirman, December 23, 1939. Growing in 

 clumps 3% feet high at the edge of shallow gulches in the desert. Browsed 

 by sheep and goats. 



138824. Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nym. (P. hortense Hoffmann). 

 Apiaceae. Parsley. 



No. 5289. Jafri. From Saidabad, Kirman, January 1, 1940. 



138825 and 138826. Petunia spp. Solanaceae. 



138825. Petunia sp. 



No. 5291. Atlase. From Saidabad, Kirman, January 1, 1940. A bushy, 

 open plant 1 foot high. 



