54 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 146 



140904 to 140947— ^Continued 



140911. No. 6688. From Bardu Forest, Khorassan, August 20, 1940. An allium 

 about 3*4 feet high, with a spindle-shaped swelling in middle of stem, 1^ inches 

 through; flower heads 2V 2 inches in diameter. 



140912. No. 6689. From Bardu Forest, Khorassan, August 20, 1940. An allium 

 2 feet high, with flower heads 2 inches in diameter. 



140913. No. 6698. From Bardu, Khorassan, August 21, 1940. A field plant 3 feet 

 high, with a flower head 2 inches in diameter. 



140914. No. 7230. From Shahrud, Khorassan, September 26, 1940. A wild 

 allium, growing in an orchard, 3 feet high, with flower head V/4 inches across. 



140915. Althaea sp. Malvaceae. 



No. 7020. Gulikhatmi. From Turbati Haidari, Khorassan, September 12, 1940. A 

 plant up to 6 feet high, with red-purple flowers 3^2 inches across; leaves deeply 

 palmate. 



140916. Anchusa italica Retz. Boraginaceae. 



No. 6295. From Gurgan, June 11, 1940. A field weed 2 feet high, with attractive 

 cobalt -blue flowers. 



140917. Anthemis rigescens Willd. Asteraceae. 



No. 6480. From Kataliyekchinar, Khorassan, August 5, 1940. A perennial daisy 

 about 2 feet high. 



140918. Asparagus sp. Convallariaceae. 



No. 6477. From Kataliyekchinar, Khorassan, August 5, 1940. A woody climber 

 about 12 feet high, growing among the shrubs of a dry, rocky stream bed. 



140919. Celtis sp. Ulmaceae. Hackberry. 



No. 6468. From Kataliyekchinar, Khorassan, August 4, 1940. A densely branched 

 tree, with a trunk about 18 inches in diameter; growing in a dry, rocky place. 



140920. Celtis sp. 



No. 6878. From Khaur, Khorassan, September 6, 1940. A cultivated ornamental 

 ttee, with a trunk about 18 inches in diameter. 



140921. Colutea sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 6488. From Kataliyekchinar, Khorassan, August 6, 1940. A well-formed bush 

 6 feet high, with large yellow flowers. 



140922 to 140927. Crataegus spp. Malaceae. 



140922. Crataegus sp. 



No. 6676. From Bardu Forest, Khorassan, August 18, 1940. A well-formed bush 

 7 feet high, with small scarlet fruits, % inch in diameter. 



140923. Crataegus sp. 



No. 6867. From Khaur, Khorassan, September 5, 1940. A small tree, growing 

 in fields and orchards, with mahogany-red fruits, 1/2 inch in diameter. 



140924. Crataegus sp. 



No. 7035. From Turbati Haidari, Khorassan, September 13, 1940. A small 

 cultivated tree, with attractive crimson fruits, }£ inch in diameter. 



140925. Crataegus sp. 



No. 7140. From Nishabur, Khorassan, September 21, 1940. Fruits flat, 1 by & 

 inches, yellow with pink wash. 



140926. Crataegus sp. 



No. 7266. From Gurgan, October 1, 1940. A small tree about 6 inches in 

 diameter, with small, dull red-brown fruits. 



140927. Crataegus sp. 



No. 7286. From Tehran, October 8, 1940. Fruits 1 by % inch, flat, yellow, 

 dotted and washed with pink ; edible. 



