50 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 149 



143381. Ficus sp. 



No. 7591. A wild bush spreading from the root3, 1 to 2 feet high, found in dry 

 limestone. 



143382. Juglans regia L. Juglandaceae. Persian walnut. 



No. 7808. From Hamadan, December 22, 1940. A densely branched variety. 



143383. Pistacia sp. Anacardiaceae. 



No. 7900. Bene. From Qasrishirin, Kermanshah, December 28, 1940. 



143384 to 143387. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



Zandalu is the vernacular name for apricot in Iran. 



143384. No. 7324. From Tabriz, Azerbaijan, October 27, 1940. Fruit about 

 13^2 inches in diameter, of sticky consistency, sweet; kernels edible. 



143385. No. 7687. From Razaieh, Azerbaijan, December 9, 1940. 



143386. No. 7901. From Qasrishirin, Kermanshah, December 28, 1940. 



143387. No. 7985. From Rezaieh, Azerbaijan, August 1940, through J. Moose, 

 American Consul at Tehran. Fruit ovoid, 2 inches in diameter, without 

 fiber, golden yellow, of good flavor. 



143388 to 143393. Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. Myrobalan plum. 



Nos. 143388 to 143390 were collected in Tabriz, Azerbaijan, October 26, 1940. 



143388. No. 7321. Fruits globose, slightly flattened, 134 inches in diameter, 

 yellow, clouded crimson, sweet, of good qualit}^ flesh tough, watery. 



143389. No. 7325. 



143390. No. 7566. Fruit subglobose, iy 2 inches in diameter, crimson, of good 

 flavor. 



143391. No. 7689. From Rezaieh, Azerbaijan, December 9, 1940. Fruit black 

 red, 134 inches in diameter, sweet. 



143392. No. 7750. From Marana, Azerbaijan, December 12, 1940. Fruit 

 globose, scarlet, 134 inches in diameter, good flavor, sweet. 



143393. No. 7760. From Tabriz, Azerbaijan, December 17, 1940. Fruit sub- 

 globose, somewhat flattened, 1% inches in diameter, crimson, sweet, well 

 flavored. 



143394. Prunus sp. 



No. 7342. From Tabriz, Azerbaijan, October 28, 1940. Fruit globose, 13-i inches 

 in diameter, yellow, tough-skinned, sweet. 



143395. Prunus sp. 



No. 7393. From Tabriz, Azerbaijan, October 28, 1940. Fruit \]4 inches long, 

 black, firm flesh. 



143396 and 143397. Punica granatum L. Punicaceae. Pomegranate. 



Anar is the vernacular name for pomegranate in Iran. 



143396. No. 7582. From Saujbulagh, Azerbaijan, December 4, 1940. Fruit 4 

 inches in diameter, crimson; juice deep pink. 



143397. No. 7583. From Saujbulagh, December 4, 1940. Fruit 3 inches in di- 

 ameter, crimson; juice deep pink. 



143398. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. Blackberry. 



No. 7613. Tamishk. From Rezaieh, Azerbaijan, December 7, 1940. Bush 6> 

 feet high, growing along watercourses; fruits freely all summer and until frost. 



143399. Rubus sp. 



No. 7870. Tamishb. From Kermanshah, December 26, 1940. Bush 5 feet 

 high, everbearing type. Temperature said to descend to 12° F. 



