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220367 to 220406— Continued 



220387. Melilotus indica (L.) All. Fabaceae. 



No. 72. Chal-i-Ztar, south of Girishk, Kandahar. May 18, 1954. Yellow- 

 flowered sweet clover in irrigated wheat field. 



220388 and 220389. Morus alba L. Moraceae. White mulberry. 



220388. No. 497. Shir-Toot. Mazar-i-Sharif. June 26, 1954. Altitude 

 1,500 feet. White mulberries sold dried in the market. 



220389. No. 699. Shir-Toot. Market, Kabul. July 14, 1954. Altitude 

 6,000 feet. White mulberry. 



220390. Morus nigra L. Moraceae. Black mulberry. 



No, 467. Shah-Toot. Tala-Barfag, Kataghan. June 24, 1954. Altitude 

 4,500 feet. Excellent-flavored black mulberry, fruits very large, sweet and 



juicy. 



220391. Morus sp. 



No. 359. Toot. Doshi, Kataghan. June 17, 1954. Altitude 3,100 feet. 

 220392 and 220393. Panicum miliaceum L. Poaceae. Proso. 



220392. No. 512. Arzen. Mazar-i-Sharif. June 26, 1954. Altitude 1,500 

 feet. Sold for bird seed in the market. 



220393. No. 538. Arzen. Market, Andkhui, Maimana. June 28, 1954. 

 Sold for bird seed. 



220394. Papaver somniferum L. Papaveraceae. Opium poppy. 



No. 505. Khash-Khash. Mazar-i-Sharif. June 26, 1954. Used both for 

 oil and opium. 



220395 to 220398. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



220395. No. 356. Market, Doshi, Kataghan. June 17, 1954. Altitude 

 3,100 feet. 



220396. No. 364. Market, Pul-i-Khumri, Kataghan. June 19, 1954. Fruit 

 and flesh yellow. 



220397. No. 692. Zardaloo-i-Amiri. Market, Kabul. July 14, 1954. Al- 

 titude 6,000 feet. Fruit greenish with red blush ; 2 inches in diameter. 



220398. No. 693. Zardaloo-i-Ashtaqi. Market, Kabul. July 14, 1954. 

 Altitude 6,000 feet. Fruit smooth, orange-yellow with red blush, IY2 

 inches in diameter. 



220399. Prunus avium L. Sweet cherry. 



No. 322. Gilas Estalef. Market, Kabul. June 14, 1954. Altitude 6,000 



feet. 



220400. Prunus domestica L. Common plum. 



No. 323. Aloochah. Market, Kabul. June 14, 1954. Fruit dark, sweet; 

 brought from Jalalabad. 



220401 and 220402. Secale cereale L. Poaceae. Rye. 



220401. No. 332. Nimakao, Kabul. June 14, 1954. Altitude 5,500 feet. 

 Early rye, growing in irrigated wheat field. 



220402. No. 683. Twenty-three miles north of Ghazni. July 11, 1954. 

 Altitude 8,000 feet. Growing wild in an irrigated wheat field. 



220403 and 220404. Sesamum indicum L. Pedaliaceae. Sesame. 



220403. No. 428. Konjet. Market, Kunduz. June 21, 1954. Grown for 

 oil on dry farmland. 



220404. Market, Andkhui, Maimana. June 28, 1954. Altitude 1,200 feet. 

 Seed used for oil. 



