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220641 to 220704— Continued 



220677 to 220679. Prunus persica (L.) Batsch. Peach. 



220677. No. 362. Shaftaloo. Market, Pul-i-Khumri, Kataghan. June 

 19, 1954. Altitude 2,300 feet. Cling type with red blush and white 

 flesh. 



220678. No. 564. Shaftaloo-i-Shaleel. Market, Qual Nau, Herat. July 

 1, 1954. Altitude 3,000 feet. Fruit smooth skinned, skin the color of a 

 plum; flesh firm and white. Fruits to 1% inch in diameter. 



220679. No. 608. Shaftaloo. Herat. July 4, 1954. Altitude 3,200 feet. 

 Fruit small and red to 2 inches in diameter. Flesh white. 



220680. Prunus sp. 



No. 635. Fifty-seven miles south of Herat. July 5, 1954. Altitude 4,600 

 feet. Small wild almond shrubs to 3 feet in height. Spiny. 



220681. Raphanus sativus L. Brassicaceae. Radish. 

 No. 633. Torob. Market, Herat. July 4, 1954. Altitude 3,200 feet. 



220682 and 220683. Secale cereale L. Poaceae. Rye. 



220682. No. 588. Karrukh, north of Herat. July 2, 1954. Altitude 

 4,600 feet. 



220683. No. 595. Jowder. Herat. July 3, 1954. Altitude 3,200 feet. 



220684. Sesamum indicum L. Pedaliaceae. Sesame. 

 No. 429. Konjet. Market, Kunduz. June 21, 1954. Seeds grown for oil. 



220685. Solanum melongena L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



No. 625. Badinjan-i-Sosani. Market, Herat. July 4, 1954. Altitude 

 3,200 feet. 



220686. Spinacia oleracea L. Chenopodiaceae. Spinach. 



No. 632. Palek. Market, Kabul. July 4, 1954. Altitude 3,200 feet. 

 Grown for a pot-herb. Seeds planted 3 times a year. 



220687. Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Fabaceae. Fenugreek. 



No. 649. Olbah or Shemli. Market, Girishk, Kandahar. July 6, 1954. 

 Altitude 2,500 feet. Leaves used as green forage. Seeds used as a medicine. 



220688 to 220704. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



220688. No. 330. Nimakao, Kabul. June 14, 1954. Altitude 5,500 feet. 

 Stem and head short; awned, red tinted. 



220689. No. 336. Ghorband, Kabul. June 14, 1954. Altitude 7,000 feet. 

 Short headed. 



220690. No. 389. Gandum-i-Surkh. Pul-i-Khumri, Kataghan. June 19, 

 1954. Seeds red. 



220691. No. 390. Gandum-i-Sefade. Pul-i-Khumri, Kataghan. June 

 19, 1954. Seeds white. 



220692. No. 392. Gandum. Baghlan, Kataghan. June 20, 1954. Short- 

 headed, irrigated. 



220693. No. 394. Gandum. Baghlan, Kataghan. June 20, 1954. Al- 

 titude 2,000 feet. Medium heads and stems; seeds red. 



220694. No. 431. Gandum. Kunduz. June 22, 1954. Altitude 1,500 

 feet. Seeds red, long, awned. 



220695. No. 432. Gandum. Kunduz. June 22, 1954. Seeds white, long, 

 awned. 



220696. No. 433. Gandum. Kunduz. June 22, 1954. Short compact 

 heads with long black awns. 



