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254543. Bbassica campestbis L. Bird rape. 

 Col. No. K1712. 'Shalgam Balgi'. Kabul bazaar. 



254544. Bbassica oampestris var. Sabson Prain Sarson. 

 Col. No. K1744. 'Sharshamis'. Kabul bazaar. 



254545. Bbassica sp. 



Col. No. K1767. 'Sharsham'. Ghazni bazaar. An oil crop. 



254546. Capsicum feutescens L. Solanaceae. Redpepper. 

 Col. No. K1729. 'Moorch'. Kabul bazaar. 



254547 to 254550. Ciceb aeietinum L. Fabaceae. Chickpea. 



254547. Col. No. K1141. Damascus bazaar, Syria. 



254548. Col. No. K1142. Damascus bazaar, Syria. 



254549. Col. No. K1309. Salaimaniya bazaar, Iraq. 



254550. Col. No. K1713. Kabul bazaar. 



254551. Cucumis melo var. flexuosus (L.) Naud. Cucurbitaceae. 

 Col. No. K1727. 'Tarahk'. Kabul bazaar. 



254552. Daucus caeota L. Apiaceae. Carrot. 

 Col. No. K1726, 'Zardak Tbur'. Kabul bazaar. 



254553 and 254554. Lens culinaeis Medic. Fabaceae. Lentil. 



254553. Col. No. K1147. Damascus bazaar, Syria. 



254554. Col. No. K1149. Damascus bazaar, Syria. 



254555. Luffa acutangula Mill. Cucurbitaceae. Singkwa towelgourd. 



Col. No. K1733. 'Turiee'. Kabul bazaar. 

 254556 to 254559. Phaseolus aueeus Roxb. Fabaceae. Mung bean. 



254556. Col. No. K1716. Kabul bazaar. 



254557. Col. No. K1717. 'Mash'. Kabul bazaar. 



254558. Col. No. K1741. 'Charasiah'. Bazaar south of Kabul. 



254559. Col. No. K1765. 'Mash'. Ghazni bazaar. 

 254560. Peunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



Col. No. K1258. Mosul bazaar, Iraq. 

 254561 and 254562. Raphanus sativus L. Brassicaceae. Radish. 



254561. Col. No. K1276. Kirkuk bazaar, Iraq. 



254562. Col. No. K1277. Kirkuk bazaar, Iraq. 



254563. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



Col. No. K1191. South side of River Zab, Mosul-Erbil road, Iraq. 



254564. Rumex sp. Polygonaceae. 



Col. No. K1779. Forty km. west of Ghazni. 



254565. Spinacia oleeacea L. Chenopodiaceae. Common spinach. 

 Col. No. K1720. 'Polack'. Kabul bazaar. 



254566. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck Rutaceae. Sweet orange. 



From New Zealand. Budsticks presented by the Department of Science and 

 Industrial Research, Auckland. Received. Dec. 8, 1958. 



'Rarotonga'. A seedless variety widely planted in New Zealand. 



Discovered in Rarotonga where it is used for making orange beer. 



