60 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 146 



140966 to 141083— Continued 



141016. Eremurus sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 6666. Serishk. From Abdullabad, Khorassan, August 14, 1940. A plant about 

 2^ feet high, with white flowers, the flower parts with colored ribs. 



141017. Eremurus sp. 



No. 6674. Serishk. From Bardu Forest, Khorassan, August 17, 1940. A plant 3}£ 

 feet high, growing on dry slopes, with the flower spikes 2 feet high and 3 to 4 inches 

 in diameter. 



141018. Gypsophila sp. Silenaceae. 



No. 6338. From Karimserai, Mazenderan, July 20, 1940. A perennial growing 

 on bare dry slopes, with small white flowers. 



141019. Gypsophila sp. 



No. 6443. From Bujmerd, Khorassan, August 2, 1940. A much-branched field 

 annual. 



141020. Helianthus annuus L. Asteraceae. Common sunflower. 



No. 6515. Aftabgardan. From Bujmerd, Khorassan, August 8, 1940. A plant 6 

 feet high, with a flower head 15 inches across. 



141021. Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth. Convolvulaceae. Common morning-glory. 



No. 6532. From Shirvan, Khorassan, August 9, 1940. Flowers 2 inches across, 

 blue purple and wine red. 



141022. Ilex sp. Aquifoliaceae. 



No. 6347. From Dimalu, Mazenderan, July 23, 1940. An attractive bush about 

 3 to 4 feet high, with crimson fruits. 



141023 to 141030. Iris spp. Iridaceae. 



141023. Iris sp. 



No. 5948. From Seshahan, Bakhtiari, April 25, 1940. Growing in clumps 15 

 inches in diameter; flowers purple. 



141024. Iris sp. 



No. 6068. From Durud, Luristan, May 20, 1940. A rare plant, 5 feet high, 

 growing at an altitude of 6,000 feet. 



141025. Iris sp. 



No. 6079. From Durud, Luristan, May 24, 1940. A handsome clump species 

 about 3^ feet high, with flowers 4 inches across ; falls pale yellow edged with deeper 

 yellow ; standard pale purple blue with yellow base. 



141026. Iris persica L. 



No. 6339-A. From Karimserai, Mazenderan, July 20, 1940. A handsome plant 

 4 feet high, growing on bare dry plains; flowers blue and white, about 2 inches 

 across. 



For previous introduction see 106023. 



141027. Iris sp. 



No. 6530. From Shirvan, Khorassan, August 9, 1940. A cultivated plant grow- 

 ing in clumps, about 2 feet high. 



141028. Iris sp. 



No. 6687-A. From Bardu Forest, Khorassan, August 20, 1940. A plant 4 feet 

 high. 



141029. Iris sp. 



No. 6694-A. From Bardu Forest, Khorassan, August 20, 1940. Growing in 

 clumps 18 inches high on dry slopes; one to two flowers to a stalk, 18 inches high. 



