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140966 to 141083— Continued 



141060. Rosa sp. 



No. 6675. From Bardu Forest, Khorassan, August 18, 1940. A well-formed bush 

 6 feet high, with elongate orange-red hips. 



141061. Rosa sp. 



No. 6866. From Khaur, Khorassan, September 5, 1940. A cultivated dense bush 

 from 2 to 6 feet high, with elongate crimson hips. 



141062. Rosa sp. 



No. 6883. From Khaur, Khorassan, September 6, 1940. A dense bush about 3 

 feet high, with small shiny leaves and cluster of three to five small crimson hips. 



141063. Salvia sp. Menthaceae. 



No. 5967. From Talimansur, Bakhtiari, April 27, 1940. A scented plant, with 

 basal leaves and purple-blue flowers with large calyces. 



141064. Salvia sp. 



No. 6163. From Tehran, April 16, 1940. A desert species growing in mats, with 

 small, woolly leaves and flower stalks up to 1 foot high. 



141065. Sambucus sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 6355. From Khairat, Mazenderan, July 25, 1940. A perennial 3 to 6 feet 

 high, growing in part shade or full sunshine, with fiat corymbs of white, fragrant 

 flowers and black, acrid fruits eaten by birds. 



141066 to 141070. Scabiosa spp. Dipsacaceae. 



141066. Scabiosa palestina L. 



No. 6008. From Cheshmashirin, Bakhtiari, May 13, 1940. A steppe annual 

 about 18 inches high, with attractive, fragrant white to rose-purple flowers in heads 

 2 inches across. 



141067. Scabiosa calocephala Boiss. 



No. 6041. From Gaomir, Bakhtiari, May 16, 1940. A loose-branching steppe 

 annual, with large-rayed, 1-inch heads of lavender flowers that fade with the morn- 

 ing sun. 



141068. Scabiosa calocephala Boiss. 



No. 6107. From Ti, Luristan, June 5, 1940. An annual from dry places, 18 

 inches high, with lavender flowers with frilled rays. 



141069. Scabiosa micrantha Desf. 



No. 6418. From Marave, Khorassan, July 31, 1940. A steppe annual about 18 

 inches high. 



141070. Scabiosa sp. 



No. 6476. From Kataliyekchinar, Khorassan, August 5, 1940. A hardy perennial 

 about 3 feet high, with dissected leaves and wine-colored flowers in heads 3% inches 

 across. 



141071 to 141077. Tulipa spp. Liliaceae. 



141071. Tulipa sp. 



No. 6105. From Ti, Luristan, June 5, 1940. A low species about 6 inches high. 



141072. Tulipa sp. 



No. 6118-A. From Durud, Luristan, June 7, 1940. A plant 1 foot high, with 

 red flowers, the perianth segments with yellow and black blotches at the base. 



141073. Tulipa Montana Lindl. 



No. 6152. From Tehran, June 14, 1940. A plant 1 foot high, with large, red 

 flowers, the segments with black spots in the throat. 



