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140966 to 141083— Continued 



141001. Centaurea sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 6130. From Durud, Luristan, May 22, 1940. A perennial about 18 inches 

 high, with large heads of blue-purple or rose-purple flowers. 



141002. Centaurea sp. 



No. 6306. From Gurgan, July 12, 1940. A field perennial about 18 inches high, 

 with rose flowers about 1 inch across; bracts with long feathery tips. 



141003. Chrysanthumum sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 6346. From Dimalu, Mazenderan, July 23, 1940. A perennial 20 inches high, 

 with a few large heads; found growing in dense shade. 



141004. Colchicum sp. Melanthiaceae. 



No. 6690-A. From Bardu Forest, Khorassan, August 20, 1940. 



141005. Colutea sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 6360. From Khairat, Mazenderan, July 26, 1940. A well-formed bush about 

 7 feet high, with large, yellow flowers followed by large inflated pods. 



141006. Convolvulus sp. Convolvulaceae. 



No. 6080. From Durud, Luristan, May 23, 1940. A creeping perennial, with an 

 abundance of beautiful wine-colored flowers about 2 inches across. 



141007. Crataegus sp. Malaceae. 



No. 7141. Zalzalak. From Nishabur, Khorassan, September 21, 1940. A wild 

 tree, with yellow fruits % inch across. 



141008 to 141011. Delphinium spp. Ranunculaceae. 



141008. Delphinium sp. 



No. 5953. From Seshahan, Bakhtiari, April 25, 1940. An annual about 3 feet 

 high, growing on dry slopes, with large, rose to purple-blue flowers. 



141009. Delphinium ajacis L. 



No. 6294. From Gurgan, July 11, 1940. A wild, attractive plant, 3 feet high, 

 with small leaves and purple flowers. 



141010. Delphinium sp. 



No. 6319. From Shahkuh, Mazenderan, July 17, 1940. A field weed 18 inches 

 high, with large purple flowers. 



141011. Delphinium sp. 



No. 6682. From Bardu Forest, Khorassan, August 19, 1940. An annual 3 feet 

 high, growing on dry slopes; sparingly branched. 



141012 to 141015. Dianthus spp. Silenaceae. 



141012. Dianthus sp. 



No. 6229. From Tehran, June 26, 1940. A desert ornamental growing in small 

 clumps 4 inches high, with large flowers. 



141013. Dianthus sp. 



No. 6354. From Khairat, Mazenderan, July 25, 1940. An attractive plant grow- 

 ing in part shade in clumps 18 inches high, with rose flowers about % inch across. 



141014. Dianthus sp. 



No. 6472. From Kataliyekchinar, Khorassan, August 4, 1940. A steppe plant 

 growing in clumps about 18 inches high, with inconspicuous, awnlike leaves; the rose 

 flowers with fringed petals are about 1 inch across. 



141015. Dianthus sp. 



No. 6686. From Bardu Forest, Khorassan, August 20, 1940. A plant growing 

 in clumps 12 to 15 inches high, at an altitude of 7,000 feet. 



