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212586 to 212637— Continued 



212616 and 212617. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Common bean. 



212616. No. 13084. Market, Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Red and black 

 bean, grown by irrigation. 



212617. No. 13126. Market, Siraj, Eastern Province. Nov. 20, 1953. 

 Red bean grown by irrigation. 



212618. Plantago ovata Forsk. Plantaginaceae. 



No. 12768. Market, Faisabad, Badakhshan Province. Oct. 13, 1953. 

 From the mountains; seeds used as medicine with sugar and water; as for 

 boils. 



212619. Quercus sp. Fagaceae. Oak. 



No. 13125. Siraj, Eastern Province. Nov. 20, 1953. Sold in market as 

 feed for monkeys. 



212620 and 212621. Raphanus sativus L. Brassicaceae. Radish. 



212620. No. 13081. Market, Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Large top and 

 large bent white root 7-9 inches long. 



212621. No. 13127. Market, Siraj, Eastern Province. Nov. 20, 1953. 

 White 



212622 and 212623. Sesamum indicum L. Pedaliaceae. Sesame. 



212622. No. 13086. Market, Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Variety with 

 dark brown seeds ; irrigated. 



212623. No. 13130. Market, Siraj, Eastern Province. Nov. 20, 1953. 

 Black-seeded variety grown by irrigation. 



212624. Sesbania sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 13118. Baghanemla, Jalalabad Province. Nov. 19, 1953. Spontane- 

 ous annual about 4 feet high. 



212625. Setaria sp. Poaceae. 



No. 13083. Market, Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Cultivated for bird seed. 



212626. Setaria sp. 



No. 13093. Market, Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Locally cultivated. 



212627. Solanum melongena L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 

 No. 13111. Market, Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Fruit elongate. 



212628. Thuja orientalis L. Pinaceae. Oriental arborvitae. 



No. 13080. Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Symmetrical bushy tree cultivated 

 as ornamental. 



212629. Trifolium resupinatum L. Fabaceae. Persian clover. 



No. 13104. Market, Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Irrigated; grown for 

 forage. 



212630 to 212633. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



212630. No. 13087. Market, Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Irrigated; spring 

 type. 



212631. No. 13109. Market, Jalalabad. Nov. 18, 1953. Winter wheat 

 irrigated on terraced gray alluvial soils. 



212632. No. 13122. Momokhil, Jalalabad Province. Nov. 19, 1953. Irri- 

 gated winter wheat grown on terraced silty to sandy soil. 



212633. No. 13129. Market, Seraj, Eastern Province. Nov. 20, 1953. 

 Irrigated winter wheat. 



