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219900 to 219954— Continued 



219906 and 219907. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. 



Watermelon. 



219906. No. 91. Tarboz or Hindwanah. Market, Girishk. May 17, 1954. 

 Large green and black melon. 



219907. No. 270. Tarboz. Market, Kandahar. June 2, 1954. 



219908. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



No. 155. Kherduza. Nadi-i-Ali Training Center, Helmand Valley Au- 

 thority. Girishk. May 23, 1954. Large green persian muskmelon. 



219909. Cymbopogon sp. Poaceae. 



No. 139. Near Hauz-i-Mabat, Kandahar. May 21, 1954. 



219910. Cymbopogon sp. 



No. 226. Kajakai Dam, Helmand River, Kandahar. May 29, 1954. 

 Perennial bunchgrass. 



219911 to 219913. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae. Bermuda grass. 



219911. No. 57. Seraj Desert, south of Girishk, Kandahar. May 16, 1954. 



219912. No. 119. Tarnak Valley, Kandahar. May 20, 1954. 



219913. No. 176. Upper Tarnak Valley, Kandahar. May 27, 1954. 



219914. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. Carrot. 

 No. 10. Market, Kabul. May 4, 1954. 



219915. Echinochloa sp. Poaceae. 



No. 147. Nad-i-Ali, Girishk. Training Center, Helmand Valley Author- 

 ity. May 23, 1954. 



219916. Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton. Zingiberaceae. Cardamom. 

 No. 90. Hale-1-Chai. Market, Girishk. May 17, 1954. Used to flavor tea. 



219917. Erodium sp. Geraniaceae. 



No. 140. Near Mir Karez, east of Girishk. May 21, 1954. 



219918. Festuca sp. Poaceae. 



No. 237. Kajakai Dam, Helmand River, Kandahar. May 29, 1954. 



219919. Hordeum sp. Poaceae. 



No. 1. Dacca, near Khyber Pass. May 3, 1954. 



219920. Hordeum sp. 



No. 46. Chah-i-Anjirs, Girishk, Kandahar. May 16, 1954. Low-growing, 

 wild barley. 



219921. Hordeum sp. 



No. 241. Thirty-five miles from Kandahar toward Kajakai Dam. May 

 29, 1954. Reaches a height of 3 feet. 



219922. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 



No. 102. Tarnak Valley, Kandahar. May 19, 1954. Japanese-type iris. 



219923. Lathyrus sativus L. Fabaceae. Bittervetch. 



No. 18. Kalol. Market, Kabul. May 12, 1954. Table pulse; also mixed 

 with millet and baked as bread. 



219924. Lathyrus aphaca L. 



No. 73. Chal-i-ztar, south of Girishk, Kandahar. May 18, 1954. Yellow- 

 flowered vine growing in irrigated wheat field. 



