58 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 149 



143553. Anemone sp. Ranunculaceae. 



No. 7990. A handsome blood-red flower, single, about 2 inches in diameter; dry- 

 slopes. 



143554. Aristolochia sp. Aristolochiaceae. 

 No. 8025. 



143555. Aristolochia sp. 



No. 8093. A low perennial, 1 foot high. 



143556. Arum sp. Araceae. 



No. 8084. A plant handsome with madder-purple spathe, 18 inches high, borne 

 with the leaf. 



143557. Astragalus sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 8086. A bush 3 feet high, in habit like Juniperus communis, small-leaved, 

 with small very fragrant rose flowers. Grows on dry mountain tops where ground 

 water is probably available. A source of gum tragacanth. 



143558. Astragalus sp. 



No. 8092. Similar to No. 8086, but growing at lower elevations and said to yield 

 no gum. 



143559. Astragalus sp. 



No. 8086. A perennial growing in clumps up to 2 feet high, with two dense 

 whorls of clear yellow flowers, 1 to 3 / 2 inch across. 



143560. Astragalus sp. 



No. 8069. A species similar to No. 144559, 18 inches high, with loose, more 

 numerous whorls. 



143561. Astragalus sp. 



No. 8079. 



143562. Avena fatua L. Poaceae. Wild oats. 

 No. 8000. Wild species 4 feet high, smut-free. 



For previous introduction see 126259. 



143563. Colchicum sp. Melanthiaceae. 



No. 7993. A broadleaved colchicum 18 inches high, growing on dry slopes. 



143564. Colchicum sp. 



No. 7994. A strap-leaved plant, 6 inches high, found on dry slopes. 



143565. Colchicum sp. 



No. 8005. A narrowleaved species. 



143566. Colchicum sp. 



No. 8039. A species of the plain up to 2 feet high, with large, broad leaves. 



143567. Colchicum sp. 



No. 8046. A broadleaved species, 1 foot high. 



143568. Cotoneaster sp. Malaceae. 



No. 7657. From Rezaieh, Azerbaijan, December 8, 1940. A low bush 3 feet 

 high, of attractive open habit, with very small elliptical leaves 34 inch long, and 

 crimson fruits. Found in a dry gulch. 



Nos. 143569 to 143599 were collected in Durud, Luristan, June 1941. 



143569. Crocus sp. Iridaceae. 



No. 8013. A species with fragrant rose flowers, growing in marshes that dry up- 

 later. 



