14 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 147 



141370 to 141546— Continued 



141472. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 

 No. 6465. From Kataliyekchinar, Khorassan, August 4, 1940. 



141473. Medicago sativa L. 



No. 6497. From Kataliyekchinar, Khorassan, August 6, 1940. A decumbent 

 variety growing on dry steppe. 



141474. Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill. Medic. 



No. 5907. From Ahwaz, Khuzistan, April 20, 1940. A prostrate desert plant with 

 yellow flowers; eaten by sheep. 



141475. Medicago hispida var. apiculata (Willd.) Urban. 



No. 5910. From Ahwaz, Khuzistan, April 20, 1940. A prostrate desert plant often 

 2 feet across, with yellow flowers; found most often in fields, un watered. 



141476. Medicago minima (L.) Grufberg. 



No. 6030. From Labissufed, Bakhtiari, May 15, 1940. A prostrate plant with 

 yellow flowers. 



141477. Medicago hispida Gaertn. 



No. 6034. From Cheshmashirin, Bakhtiari, May 14, 1940. A steppe plant about 

 15 inches high, with yellow flowers; semidecumbent. 



141478. Medicago sp. 



No. 6031. From Labisufed, Bakhtiari, May 15, 1940. A semidecumbent steppe 

 plant with yellow flowers, growing in rather barren places. 



141479. Melilotus sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 5902. Yonje. From Bushire, Fars, April 16, 1940. 



141480. Melilotus sp. 



No. 5911. From Ahwaz, Khuzistan, April 20, 1940. A desert clover 18 inches 

 high, with fragrant leaves and yellow flowers. 



141481. Melilotus sp. 



No. 6492. From Kataliyekchinar, Khorassan, August 6, 1940. A rare annual 

 about 4 feet high, with white flowers. 



141482. Phalaris minor Retz. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 6013. From Cheshmashirin, Bakhtiari, May 13, 1940. An annual steppe grass 

 about 33^2 feet high. 



141483. Phalaris sp. Grass. 

 No. 6311. From Gurgan, July 12, 1940. A thrifty annual about 3 feet high. 



141484. Phleum paniculatum Huds. Poaceae. Timothy. 



No. 6408. From Gumbatigabus, July 30, 1940. A secondary grass of the steppe, 

 about 2 feet high. 



141485. Physalis sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 6402. From Nizamabad, Mazenderan, July 30, 1940. A plant 2 feet high; the 

 fruits have large orange-red calyces. 



141486. Poa bulbosa L. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 6029. From Cheshmashirin, Bakhtiari, May 13, 1940. A rather rare annual 

 steppe grass. 



141487. Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf. Poaceae. Grass. 

 No. 6015. From Chesmashirin, Bakhtiari, May 13, 1940. An annual steppe grass 



23/£ feet high, found in low places. 



141488 and 141489. Secale cereale L. Poaceae. Rye. 



141488. No. 6519. From Bujmerd, Khorassan, August 8, 1940. A plant with 

 short-bearded heads about 5 inches in diameter; fall-sown and unirrigated. 



