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220273. Cephalanthus natalensis Oliv. Rubiaceae. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds preesnted by J. Leslie Parkhouse, 

 Wonderhoogte Farm, Utrecht, Natal. Received Aug. 9, 1954. 



Mfomfo. A shrub 5-8 feet high, with dark-green ovate opposite leaves 

 about Wz inches long, small greenish flowers, and edible, scarlet and white 

 strawberry-like fruits up to 1 inch in diameter. Native to Natal, South Africa. 



220274 to 220309. 



From Afghanistan. Seeds collected by E. E. Smith, Agricultural Explorer, 

 Plant Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Belts- 

 ville, Md. Received Aug. 9, 1954. 



220274. Aegilops crassa Boiss. Poaceae. 



No. 184. Upper Tarnak Valley, Kandahar. May 27, 1954. 



220275. Aeluropus sp. Poaceae. 



No. 316. Seventy miles northeast of Kandahar. June 6, 1954. Altitude 

 4,800 feet. Short, well-grazed, salt-resistant grass. 



220276 and 220277. Allium cepa L, Liliaceae. Onion. 



220276. No. 81. Piaz. Market, Girishk. May 17, 1954. 



220277. No. 193. Upper Tarnak Valley, Kandahar. Growing in an 

 irrigated wheat field. 



220278. Allium sp. 



No. 210. Kajakai Dam, Helmand River, Kandahar. May 29, 1954. Com- 

 mon wild onion on dry rocky hillside. 



220279. Ammi copticum L. Apiaceae. 



No. 87.—.Jowani. Market, Girishk. May 17, 1954. Seeds used in tea 

 for stomach ache. 



220280. Astragalus sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 61. Seraj Desert, south of Girishk, Kandahar. May 16, 1954. Small 

 annual, said to be drought-resistant. 



220281. Brassica rapa L. Brassicaceae. Turnip. 

 No. 30. Market, Kabul. May 12, 1954. 



220282. Brassica sp. 



No. 37. Owrie. Market, Kabul. May 12, 1954. Used as a green 

 vegetable. 



220283. Carthamus tinctorius L. Asteraceae. Safflower. 

 No. 34. Maswar. Market, Kabul. May 12, 1954. 



220284. Cercis siliquastrum L. Caesalpiniaceae. Judas-tree. 



No. 15. Kings Garden, Paghman, Kabul. May 9, 1954. Altitude 6,500 

 feet. 



220285. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. Carrot. 

 No. 288. Zardak. Market, Kandahar. June 2, 1954. 



220286. Eremurus sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 186. Upper Tarnak Valley, Kandahar. May 27, 1954. Roots used 

 for glue. 



220287. Lallemantia royleana Benth. Menthaceae. 



No. 279. Malangan. Market, Kandahar. June 2, 1954. Seeds sold for 

 medicine. 



