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223753 to 223831 — Continued 



223762 and 223763. Cicer am etinum L. Fabaceae. Chickpea. 



Col. No. 1217. 'Nakhood'. Yakatal, Badakhshan. Elevation 6,000 



223762. 



feet. 



223763. 



feet. 



Col. No. 1283. 'Nakhood'. Khanabad, Kataghan. Elevation 2,000 



223764 and 223765. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



223764. Col. No. 1148. Jurm, Badakhshan. Elevation 4,800 feet. 



223765. Col. No. 1190. Trail to Yakatal, Badakhshan. Elevation 4.200 feet. 

 Fruit to 1 foot in diameter; flavor excellent. 



223766. Crataegus sp. Malaceae. 



Col No. 1192. 'Dolana'. Trail to Yakatal, Badakhshan. Elevation 5,000 feet. 

 223767 to 223772. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



223767. Col. No. 1146. 'Kharbozeh'. Jurm, Badakhshan. 



223768. Col. No. 1156. Jurm, Badakhshan. Elevation 4,800 feet. Fruit oval, 

 gresa; flesh green; flavor excellent. 



223769. Col. No. 117 

 Elevation 4.000 feet 



223770. Col. No. 1191 

 Flavor excellent. 



'Kharbozeh-i-Zamburchehs'. 

 Fruit elongate; flavor poor. 



Trail to Yakatal, Badakhshan. 



Faizabad Badakhshan. 



Elevation 4,200 feet. 



'Kharbozeh-i-Asqalani'. Khanabad, Kataghan. Ele- 



1293. 'Kharbozeh'. Pul-i-Khumri, Kataghan. Elevation 



223771. Col. No. 1289 

 vation 2,000 feet. 



223772. Col. No 

 2,500 feet. 



223773. Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbitaceae. 

 Co 1 . No. 1186. 'Shir-Kadoo'. Faizabad, Badakhshan 



223774. Cuminum cyminum L. Apiaceae. 



Col. No. 1101. 'Zireh-i-Siah'. Market, Faizabad, 

 4,000 feet. Wild type; seeds black; used as a spice. 



223775 and 223776. Cydonia oblonga Mill. Malaceae. 



223775. Col. No. 1307. 'Behi'. Jalalabad. Elevation 2,300 

 vellow, to 3 inches in diameter. 



Pumpkin. 



Elevation 4,000 feet. 



Cumin. 



Badakhshan. Elevation 



Quince. 



feet. Fruit 



223776. Col. No. 1345. 'Behi'. Eastern Province. Elevation 3,500 feet. 

 Wild type; fruit to 4 inches in diameter. 



223777. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. Carrot. 



Col. No. 1181. 'Zardak'. Faizabad, Badakhshan. 

 223778 to 223781. Elaeagnus angustifolia L. Elaeagnaceae. Russian-olive. 



Fruits dried; eaten in winter. 



223778. Col. No. 1064. 'Sinjed-i-Makhak'. Ghorband Valley, Kabul. Eleva- 



tion 6,500 feet. 



223779. Col. No. 1065. 

 vation 6.500 feet. 



223780. Col. No. 

 5,000 feet. 



1110. 



'Sinjed-i-Khormahi'. 

 'Sinj ed-i-Khasaki' . 



223781. Col. 

 5,000 feet. 



No. 1112. 'Sinj ed-i-Khasaki' 

 Fruit also eaten fresh. 



Ghorband Valley, Kabul. Ele- 

 Barak, Badakhshan. Elevation 

 Barak, Badakhshan. Elevation 



