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212586 to 212637— Continued 



212599. Cucumis sativus. L. Cucumber. 



No. 13112. Market, Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Fruits reported to be 

 10-12 inches long. 



212600. Cupressus sp. Pinaceae. Cypress. 



No. 13117. Baghanemla, Jalalabad Province. Nov. 19, 1953. Large, 

 symmetrical tree. 



212601. Descurainia sophia (L.) Prantl. Brassicaceae. 



No. 12777. Market, Faisabad. Oct. 13, 1953. Reported to be medicinal. 



212602. Eragrostis sp. Poaceae. 



No. 13079. Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Rather coarse grass spontaneous 

 in park around hotel. Altitude 2,000-3,000 feet. 



212603. Ficus sp. Moraceae. Fig. 



No. 13115. Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Large spreading ornamental green 

 tree with pale yellowsh bark and large leaves with prominent veins and 

 long tip. 



212604 to 212606. Glycine max (L.) Merr. Fabaceae. Soybean. 



212604. No. 13100. Market, Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Small yellow 

 variety grown locally by irrigation for table use. 



212605. No. 13101. Market, Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Black bean 

 grown by irrigation for table use. 



212606. No. 13123. Momokhil, Jalalabad Province. Nov. 19, 1953. 

 Small green bean cultivated on sandy soil. 



212607. Hordeum sp. Poaceae. Barley. 

 No. 13094. Market, Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Irrigated locally. 



212608. Juglans regia L. Juglandaceae. Persian walnut. 

 No. 13132. Market, Siraj, Eastern Province. Nov. 20, 1953. 



212609 to 212611. Lens culinaris Medic. Fabaceae. Lentil. 



212609. No. 13088. Market, Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Variety with 

 small black seeds, locally cultivated. 



212610. No. 13092. Market, Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Local variety 

 with lavender seeds. 



212611. No. 13128. Market, Siraj, Eastern Province. Nov. 20, 1953. 

 Local, black-seeded. 



212612. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



No. 13099. Market, Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Irrigated in terraced 

 fields. 



212613. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 



No. 13121. Momokhil, Jalalabad Province. Nov. 19, 1953. Locally cul- 

 tivated. 



212614. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fabaceae. Mung bean. 



No. 13120. Momokhil, Jalalabad Province. Nov. 19, 1953. Cultivated 

 by irrigation on silty alluvial soil. 



212615. Phaseolus mungo L. Urd. 



No. 13090. Market, Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Locally cultivated and 

 cooked with rice. 



