JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1954 337 



220763 to 220851— Continued 



220794 and 220795. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. Carrot. 



220794. No. 377. Zardak. Pul-i-Khumri, Kataghan. June 19. 



220795. No. 450. Market, Kunduz. June 23. 



220796. Desmostachya sp. Poaceae. 



No. 641. Forty-four miles north of Farah. July 5, 1954. Altitude 3,200 

 feet. Perennial bunchgrass, coarse, used for brooms. 



220797. Eremurus sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 478. Twenty-five miles west of Kunduz, Kataghan. June 24, 1954. 



220798. Eremurus sp. 



No. 685. Sherish. Sixty-two miles north of Ghazni. July 11, 1954. 

 Altitude 7,500 feet. Young leaves eaten for greens in spring. Glue made 

 from roots. 



220799. Genista sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 482. About 31 miles west of Kunduz, Kataghan. June 24, 1954. 



220800. Genista sp. 



No. 590. Boyah. Herat. July 3, 1954. Altitude 3,200 feet. 



220801. Glycyrrhiza sp. Fabaceae. Licorice. 

 No. 654. Six miles west of Kandahar. July 7, 1954. Altitude 3,000 feet. 



220802. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



No. 610. Punbah-Danah. Market, Herat. July 4, 1954. Seeds used 

 for oil and cotton for batting. 



220803. Hordeum sp. Poaceae. Barley. 



No. 521. Jaw. Shibarghan, Mazar-i-Sharif. June 27, 1954. Altitude 

 1,400 feet. Irrigated, short, growing to height of 2 feet. 



220804. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 



No. 586. North of Herat. July 2, 1954. Altitude 5,700 feet. Wild. 



220805. Juniperus macropoda Boiss. Pinaceae. Juniper. 



No. 577. Zabzara Pass, north of Herat. July 2, 1954. Altitude 8,000 

 feet. Trees up to 40 feet high. 



220806. Lallemantia royleana Benth. Menthaceae. 



No. 706. Melangan. Market, Kabul. July 14, 1954. Altitude 6,000 

 feet. Seeds boiled with milk or water for coughs. 



220807. Lolium temulentum L. Poaceae. Darnel. 



No. 436. Kunduz. June 22, 1954. Altitude 1,500 feet. Growing to a 

 height of 3 feet. 



220808. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



No. 674. Resh Qah. Market, Ghazni. July 11, 1954. Altitude 7,000 

 feet. 



220809. Melilotus indica (L.) All. Fabaceae. 

 No. 594. Herat. Altitude 3,200 feet. 



220810. Nigella sativa L. Ranunculaceae. Black cumin. 



No. 375. Siah-Danah. Pul-i-Khumri, Kataghan. June 19, 1954. Seeds 

 used as a medicinal oil. 



220811. Onobrychis sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 566. Eight miles south of Qual Nau, Herat. July 2, 1954. Altitude 

 3,600 feet. Low annual growing to a height of 6 inches. 



