JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1941 55 



140904 to 140947— Continued 



140928. Dianthus sp. Silenaceae. 



No. 6498. From Kataliyekchinar, Khorassan, August 6, 1940. A steppe annual 

 about 18 inches high, with a single flower head. 



140929. Daucus sp. Apiaceae. 



No. 6043. From Gaomir, Bakhtiari, May 16, 1940. A common steppe annual 

 about 3 feet high, with white flowers. 



140930. Eremurus sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 6148. From Tehran, June 14, 1940. Plant 4 feet high, with 2% foot spike of 

 whitish flowers. 



140931. Ephedra sp. Gnetaceae. 



No. 6470. From Kataliyekchinar, Khorassan, August 4, 1940. A dense shrub about 

 3 feet high, with lovely cerise fruits. 



140932. Hypericum sp. Hypericaceae. 



No. 6374. From Khairat, Mazenderan, July 26, 1940. An open bush about 3 feet 

 high, with large, black fruits. 



140933. Ipomoea sp. Convolvulaceae. 



No. 6362. From Khairat, Mazenderan, July 26, 1940. A vine growing in thickets, 

 with large, single white nocturnal flowers 2 inches across. 



140934. Juniperus sp. Pinaceae. 



No. 6678. From Bardu Forest, Khorassan, August 18, 1940. A handsome, dense 

 tree 20 feet high, with a trunk 6 feet in diameter and gnarled twisted limbs that 

 stand heavy pruning. 



140935. Althaea rosea (L.) Cav. Malvaceae. Hollyhock. 



No. 5940. From Ahwaz, Khuzistan, April 22, 1940. A bushy plant about 7 feet 

 high, palmately lobed leaves, and single to semidouble pink flowers. 



140936. Lithospermum sp. Boraginaceae. 



No. 5961. From Saridasht, Bakhtiari, April 26, 1940. A perennial, with large rose- 

 purple flowers, growing on rocks in low, well-rounded clumps. 



140937. Lychnis coronaria (L.) Desr. Silenaceae. 



No. 6496. Collected on the Steppe of Iran. A mullein pink about 3 feet high, with 

 rose flowers. 



140938. Papaver sp. Papaveraceae. 



No. 6114. From Durud, Luristan, June 6, 1940. A perennial about 18 inches 

 high, with large single burnt-orange flowers 2^ inches across. 



140939. Parrotia sp. Hamamelidaceae. 



No. 7264. From Gurgan, October 1, 1940. A smooth-barked tree about 2 feet in 

 diameter, with red leaves in the fall. 



140940. Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nym. (P. hortense Hoffmann). Apiaceae. 



Parsley. 



No. 6915. Jafri. From Tabas, Khorassan, September 8, 1940. 



140941. Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nym. (P. hortense Hoffmann). 

 No. 7259. Jafri. From Shahrud, Khorassan, September 27, 1940. 



140942. Plantago sp. Plantaginaceae. 



No. 5908. From Ahwaz, Khuzistan, April 20, 1940. A dense plant growing about 

 8 inches high; much relished by goats. 



140943. Platanus sp. Platanaceae. 



No. 6881. From Khaur, Khorassan, September 6, 1940. A cultivated, handsome 

 tree, with a trunk about 6 feet in diameter. 



