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220497 to 220555— Continued 



220506 to 220509— Continued 



220507. No. 407. Baghlan Sugar Company, Baghlan, Kataghan. June 

 20, 1954. Altitude 2,000 feet. 



220508. No. 458. Lablaboo. Market, Kunduz. June 23, 1954. 



220509. No. 617. Lablaboo. Market, Herat. July 4, 1954. Used as a 

 vegetable. 



220510. Brassica rapa L. Brassicaceae. Turnip. 

 No. 367. Shalgham. Market, Pul-i-Khumri, Kataghan. June 19, 1954. 



220511. Brassica sp. 



No. 387. Awri. Pul-i-Khumri, Kataghan. June 19, 1954. 



220512. Brassica sp. 



No. 510. Torob. Mazar-i-Sharif. June 26, 1954. 



220513. Bromus sp. Poaceae. 



No. 533. Hotel grounds, Andkhui, Maimana. June 28, 1954. Annual; 

 plant 2 feet high; loose panicles. 



220514. Bromus scoparius L. 



No. 557. Six miles north of Murghab, Herat. June 29, 1954. Altitude 

 2,300 feet. Annual; upright bunchgrass; tight heads. 



220515. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



No. 646. Dastanboo. Market, Girishk, Kandahar. July 6, 1954. Altitude 

 2,500 feet. Fruit round, sweet, yellow with dark-orange stripes; flesh white. 



220516. Cymbofogon sp. Poaceae. 



No. 602. Herat. July 4, 1954. Perennial bunchgrass. Infusion of leaves 

 taken internally for fever. 



220517. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. Carrot. 

 No. 504. Zardak. Mazar-i-Sharif. June 26, 1954. Altitude 1,500 feet. 



220518. Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv. Poaceae. Barnyard grass. 

 No. 589. Hotel yard, Herat. July 3, 1954. Altitude 3,200 feet. 



220519. Ferula sp. Apiaceae. 



No. 680. Gandah. Fifteen miles north of Ghazni. July 11, 1954. Alti- 

 tude 8,200 feet. Seeds produce considerable amount of oil. 



220520. Hordeum sp. Poaceae. Barley. 



No. 412. Road between Baghlan and Kunduz, Kataghan. June 20, 1954. 

 Altitude 1,700 feet. Small annual grass. 



220521. Hordeum sp. 



No. 421. Kunduz, Kataghan. June 20, 1954. Altitude 1,600 feet. Dark, 

 wild barley. 



220522. Hordeum sp. 



No. 522. Shibarghan, Mazar-i-Sharif. June 27, 1954. Small wild barley. 



220523. Hordeum sp. 



No. 526. Andkhui, Maimana. June 27, 1954. Altitude 1,200 feet. Wild 

 barley; up to 3 feet in height. 



220524. Lactuca sativa L. Cichoriaceae. Lettuce. 

 No. 376. Kahoo. Pul-i-Khumri, Kataghan. June 19, 1954. 



