338 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 162 



220763 to 220851— Continued 



220812. Panicum miliaceum L. Poaceae. Proso. 



No. 509. Gal. M azar-i- Sharif . June 26, 1954. Altitude 1,500 feet. Used 

 for bird seed. 



220813. Papaver somniferum L. Papaveraceae. Opium poppy. 



No. 631. Khash-Khash. Market, Herat. July 4, 1954. Altitude 3,200 

 feet. A source of oil. 



220814. Peganum harmala L. Zygophyllaceae. 



No. 710. Sepand. Market, Kabul. July 14, 1954. Altitude 6,000 feet. 

 Seeds burned for incense. 



220815 and 220816. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fabaceae. Mung bean. 



220815. No. 615. Mash. Market, Herat. July 4, 1954. Altitude 3,200 

 feet. 



220816. No. 677. Mash. Market, Ghazni. Grown in Kandahar. July 

 11, 1954. 



220817. Plantago sp. Plantaginaceae. 



No. 656. Bartang. Market, Kandahar. July 8, 1954. Altitude 3,200 

 feet. 



220818. Plantago sp. 



No. 708. Zoof. Market, Kabul. July 14, 1954. Altitude 6,000 feet. 



220819. Poa sp. Poaceae. 



No. 575. Zabzara Pass, Herat. July 2, 1954. Altitude 7,800 feet. Per- 

 ennial bunchgrass on rocky slope; up to 8 inches high. 



220820 to 220823. Prunus armenica L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



220820. No. 688. Zardaloo-i-Safadecheh. Market, Kabul. July 14, 

 1954. Altitude 6,000 feet. Fruit whitish, about Wz inches in diameter; 

 flesh sweet. 



220821. No. 689. Zardaloo. Market, Kabul. July 14, 1954. Altitude 

 6,000 feet. Fruit orange, round, 1% inches in diameter; flesh soft, 

 sweet. 



220822. No. 690. Qaisi. Market, Kabul. July 14, 1954. Altitude 6,000 

 feet. Fruit round, small ; flesh greenish, sweet. 



220823. No. 691. Zardaloo-i-pyrandi. Market, Kabul. July 14, 1954. 

 Altitude 6,000 feet. Fruit up to 2% inches in diameter; flesh slightly 

 tart, orange, soft. 



220824. Prunus avium L. Sweet cherry. 



No. 687. Gilas. Market, Kabul. July 14, 1954. Altitude 6,000 feet. 

 Fruit of medium size. 



220825 to 220827. Prunus domestica L. Common plum. 



220825. No. 515. Alou-Bukhara. Market, Mazar-i-Sharif. June 27, 

 1954. Altitude 1,500 feet. Fruit small, yellow with firm yellow flesh. 



220826. No. 695. Tamsur. Market, Kabul. July 14, 1954. Altitude 

 6,000 feet. Fruit round, 1% inches in diameter; flesh firm, juicy, sweet. 



220827. No. 696. Aloo. Market, Kabul. July 14, 1954. Altitude 6,000 

 feet. Fruit round, IY2 inches in diameter; flesh firm, juicy, slightly 



