JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1953 



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207450 to 207529— Continued 



207462 to 207529— Continued 



207469. Cercis sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 12656. King's gardens, south of Kabul. 



207470. Cicer arietinum L. Fabaceae. 

 No. 12620. Small seeded. 



207471 to 207473. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. 



Chickpea. 



Cucurbitaceae. 



Watermelon. 



Kabul. Rind creamy white; flesh red; seeds black. 

 Striped green; flesh red, sweet. 



207471. No. 12611. 

 Keeps well. 



207472. No. 12655. 



207473. No. 12685. Market, Paghman. Small, dark-green stripes. 

 207474 and 207475. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



207474. No. 12637. Kabul. Oblong, netted, yellowish; flesh thick, 

 whitish. 



207475. No. 12694. Whitish, with little net; flesh white; flavor poor. 

 207476 to 207478 Cucumis sativus L. Cucumber. 



207476. No. 12646. 



207477. No. 12651. Fruits 2 feet long. 



207478. No. 12652. Fruits long, serpentine. 



207479. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 

 No. 12693. Small, round, light-yellow. 



207480. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. Carrot. 

 No. 12618. 



207481. Descurainea Sophia (L.) Prantl. Brassicaceae. 

 No. 12645. Seeds used medicinally for stomach ailments. 



207482. Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Apiaceae. Fennel. 

 No. 12636. 



207483. Heracleum sp. Apiaceae. 



No. 12670. Above Paghman. Coarse annual 7 feet tall. Basal leaves 

 fed to cattle. 



207484. Hordeum sp. Poaceae. Barley. 

 No. 12615. 



207485. Hordeum sp. 

 No. 12629. 



207486. Hordeum sp. 



No. 12642. Matures in 2 months. 

 207487 and 207488. Juglans REGIA L. Juglandaceae. Persian walnut. 



207487. No. 12643. Large tree. 



207488. No. 12682. Garden above Paghman. Small tree. 



207489. Koeleria cristata (L.) Pers. Poaceae. 



No. 12680. Rocky canyon slope above Paghman. Tufted perennial. 



207490. Lactuca sativa L. Cichoriaceae. Lettuce. 

 No. 12650. Open-leaved type. 



