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244038 to 244069— Continued 



244043. Jatropha curcas L. Euphorbiaceae. 



No. 9. Near Hammen Ali. Elevation 5,000 feet. Called wild persimmon. 



244044. Jatropha sp. 



No. 19. Plant and seeds said to be a very strong laxative used by natives. 

 244045 and 244046. Lens culinaris Medic Fabaceae. Lentil. 



244045. No. 5. San. 'a. Elevation 7,000 feet. 



244046. No. 29. Ta.'izz. Grown at high altitudes on terraced lands; 

 no irrigation. 



244047. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



No. 7. Near San. 'a. Elevation 7,600 feet. 6 to 8 cuttings a year. Excel- 

 lent color and apparently free from disease. 



244048. Ornithopus sp. Fabaceae. 

 No. 3. Elevation 9,000 feet. 



244049. Pachira sp. Bombacaceae. 

 No. 31. Between Ta.'izz and San. 'a. 



244050 and 244051. Pennisetum spicatum (L.) Willd. Poaceae. 



Pearl millet. 



244050. No. 14. Near Hodeida. Elevation 800 feet. Grown where other 

 crops do not survive on account of heat and drought. 



244051. No. 24. From the Ta.'izz market. Elevation 8,000 feet. Gen- 

 erally grown on droughty soils and in areas of little rainfall, but also grown 

 throughout Yemen. 



244052. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fabaceae. 



No. 10. Near Hodeida. Elevation 600 feet. Sandy soil with some 

 irrigation. 



J244053. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Common bean. 



No. 26. Market, Ta.'izz. Grown from sea level to elevation 8,000 feet. 

 Generally grown with corn. Used as green or dry beans. 



244054 and 244055. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. Pea. 



244054. No. 13. Market, Hodeida. Elevation 400 feet. Plant with corn, 

 or alone, on sandy soils. 



244055. No. 8. Near San. 'a. Elevation 8,000 feet. 

 244056 to 244059. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Poaceae. 



244056. No. 15. 'Orange Dura'. Grown under irrigation on the Red Sea 

 Plain. Climate hot and dry, soil sandy or silt. 



244057. No. 16. 'White Dura'. Market, Hodeida. Elevation 800 feet. 

 Grown under irrigation; soil sandy or silty. 



244058. No. 26. ' White Dura'. Plant to 18 feet high. Grown on terraces. 



244059. No. 28. 'Dura'. Near Ta.'izz. Elevation 6,500 feet. Grown on 

 terraced land; no irrigation. 



244060. Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Fabaceae. Fenugreek. 

 No. 6. 'Dilba'. Market, San. 'a. Grown for human food. 



244061. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



No. 1. Ibb. Elevation 2,100 feet. Not irrigated. 



