30 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 149 



142937. Allium sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 7695. From Rezaieh, Azerbaijan, December 8, 1940. A wild plant growing 

 on dry slopes. 



142938. Allium sp. 



No. 7302. From Gazvin, October 23, 1940. A field weed 4 feet high, with flowers 

 in dense heads 2 inches long. 



142939. Astragalus sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 7904. From Hamadan, December 29, 1940. A well-formed bush 2 to 2 l / 2 

 feet high; growing on edge of field. 



142940. Cotoneaster sp. Malaceae. 



No. 7510. From Livan, Azerbaijan, November 17, 1940. A low shrub growing 

 among rocks on dry slopes. 



142941. Cotoneaster sp. 



No. 7979. From Ti, Bakhtiari, February 12, 1941. A bush, growing on dry 

 slopes, with an open attractive habit; new branches erect, older ones drooping. 



142942. Crataegus sp. Malaceae. 



No. 7311. From Zenjan, Khamseh, October 24, 1940. Fruit 5-angled in cross 

 section, clear crimson, 3^ inch in diameter, and attractive. 



142943. Crataegus sp. 



No. 7521. From Maraghe, Azerbaijan, October 25, 1940. A thornless attractive 

 bush 10 feet high, with crimson fruits Y% inch in diameter. 



142944. Crataegus sp. 



No. 7311. From Zenjan, Khamseh, October 24, 1940. Fruit 5-angled in cross 

 section, clear crimson, and attractive. 



142945. Dianthus sp. Silenaceae. 



No. 7406. From Bustanabad, Azerbaijan, November 1, 1940. A steppe peren- 

 nial. 



142946. Echinops sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 7564. From Maraghe, Azerbaijan, November 30, 1940. An annual 3 feet 

 high, growing on dry slopes, with pale-blue flower heads 2J/£ inches in diameter. 



142947. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 



No. 7468. From Ardebil, Azerbaijan, November 7, 1940. A clump iris 2 feet 

 high, growing wild in meadows. 



142948. Iris sp. 



No. 7691. From Khai, Azerbaijan, December 10, 1940. A small clump iris 2 

 feet high, growing in damp meadows. 



142949. Iris sp. 



No. 7983. From Durud, Luristan, January 23, 1941. A clump species growing 

 on slopes near a spring. The flower stalk is 33^2 feet high, with large 3'ellow flowers. 



142950. Lathyrus sativus L. Fabaceae. Bittervetch. 



No. 7420. Larji. From Namin, Azerbaijan, November 6, 1940. Said to grow 

 without irrigation. 



142951. Muscari sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 7303. From Qazvin, October 23, 1940. A field weed 18 feet high, with a 

 dense spike. 



142952. Nigella sativa L. Ranunculaceae. Black cumin. 

 No. 7375. Sujadana. From Tabriz, Azerbaijan, October 29, 1940. 



For previous introduction see 121370. 



