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223341 to 223474— Continued 



223445 to 223450 — Continued 



223448. Col. No. 1135. 'Jow'. Jurm, Badakhshan. Sept. 22, 1954. Ele- 

 vation 4,800 feet. 



223449. Col. No. 1138. 'Jow'. Jurm, Badakhshan. Sept. 22, 1954. Ele- 

 vation 4,800 feet. 



223450. Col. No. 1216. 'Jow-i-Lalmi'. Yakatal, Badakhshan. Sept. 27, 1954. 

 Elevation 6,000 feet. Dryland type. 



223451. Lens culinaris Medic. Fabaceae. Lentil. 



Col. No. 1208. 'Adas'. Yakatal, Badakhshan. Sept. 26, 1954. Elevation 

 6,000 feet. 



223452 and 223453. Linum usitatissimum L. Linaceae. Flax. 



223452. Col. No. 1159. 'Zegher'. Chakaran, Badakhshan. Sept. 23, 1954. 

 Elevation 5,200 feet. 



223453. Col. No. 1209. 'Zegher'. Yakatal, Badakhshan. Sept. 27, 1954. 

 Elevation 6,000 feet. 



223454. Malus sp. Malaceae. 



Col. No. 1212. 'Saib'. Takatal, Badahkshan. Sept. 27, 1954. Elevation 

 6,500 feet. Wild type; tree to 30 feet high. Fruit to 2 inches in diameter; flavor 

 good. 



223455. Malus sp. 



Col. No. 1213. 'Saib'. Yakatal, Badakhshan. Sept. 27, 1954. Elevation 

 6,500 feet. Wild type; tree to 25 feet high; fruits to 2 inches in diameter; flavor 

 good. 



223456 and 223457. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 



223456. Col. No. 1071. 'Berenj-i-Mahin\ Khanabad, Kataghan. Sept. 17, 

 1954. 



223457. Col. No. 1150. 'Bereng-i-Luk'. Jurm, Badakhshan. Sept. 22, 1954. 

 Elevation 4,800 feet. 



223458 and 223459. Papaver somniferum L. Papaveraceae. Opium poppy. 



223458. Col. No. 1115. 'Khash-Khash'. Jurm, Badakhshan. Sept. 21, 1954. 

 Elevation 6,700 feet. This area produces the most opium per acre in Afghan- 

 istan. 



223459. Col. No. 1154. 'Khash-Khash'. Jurm, Badakhshan. Sept. 22, 1954. 

 Elevation 4,800 feet. 



223460. Prunus amygdalus Batsch Amygdalaceae. Almond. 



Col. No. 1168. Juniper Slope, Barak, Badakhshan. Sept. 23, 1954. Elevation 

 6,200 feet. 



223461. Prunus avium L. Sweet cherry. 



Col. No. 1139. 'Aloubaloo'. Jurm, Badakhshan. Sept. 22, 1954. Elevation 

 4,800 feet. Fruits sour, black; dried for winter use. 



223462. Prunus persica (L.) Batsch Peach. 



Col. No. 1142. 'Shaftaloo'. Jurm, Badakhshan. Sept. 22, 1954. Elevation 

 4,800 feet. Fruit large; flavor good. 



223463. PcHEUM rhaponticum L. Polygonaceae. Common rhubarb. 



Col. No. 1056. Above the Helmand River, Hazarjat, Kabul. Sept. 1, 1954. 

 Elevation 8,000 feet. 



223464. Saccharum sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 1220. Fifteen miles from Faizabad, Badakhshan. Sept. 28, 1954. 

 Elevation 3,700 feet. 



