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223753 to 223831— Continued 



223804. Plantago ovata Forsk. Plantaginaceae. Plantain. 



Col. No. 1295. 'Esfarzen'. Jalalabad. Elevation 2,3C0 feet. Used as a 

 medicinal tea. 



223805 to 223807. Phoenix dactylifera L. Phoenicaceae. Date palm. 



223805. Col. No. 1320. 'Khorma-i-Sorkh' . Jalalabad. Elevation 2,300 feet. 

 Red type; used dried. 



223806. Col. No. 1321. 'Khorma-i-Zard'. Jalalabad. Elevation 2,300 feet. 

 Yellow type; reportedly best in area. 



223807. Col. No. 1381. 'Jalghozeh'. Market, Kabul. Growing at New 

 Gardez. 



223808. Prunus avium L. Amygdalaceae. Sweet cherry. 

 Col. No. 1140. 'Gilass'. Jurm, Badakhshan. Elevation 4,800 feet. 



223809. Prunus cerasus L. Sour cherry. 



Col. No. 1178. 'Aloobaloo'. Faizabad, Badakhshan. Elevation 4,000 feet. 

 Dried for winter use. 



223810. Prunus domestica L. Common plum. 



Col. No. 1105. 'Aloocheh-niltak'. Barak, Badakhshan. Elevation 5,000 feet. 

 Wild type; originally from Pamir mountains. 



223811 and 223812. Prunus persica (L.) Batsch Peach. 



223811. Col. No. 1141. 'Shaftaloo'. Jurm, Badakhshan. Elevation 4,800 

 feet. Fruits medium-sized, to 3 inches in diameter; skin white with red blush; 

 flesh white; flavor good. 



223812. Col. No. 1143. 'Shaftaloo'. Jurm, Badakhshan. Elevation 4,800; 

 feet. Fruits to 2 inches in diameter; skin yellow; flavor good. 



223813. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. 



Col. No. 1089. 'Nak-i-Kohi'. Market, Faizabad, Badakhshan. Elevation 4,000 

 feet. Fruits to 2 inches in diameter; color green; flavor good. 



223814. Pyrus sp. 



Col. No. 1211. Yakatal, Badakhshan. Elevation 6,000 feet. Wild type; 

 fruit to 2 inches in diameter. 



223815 to 223817. Sesamum indicum L. Pedaliaceae. Sesame. 



223815. Col No. 1226. 'Konjet'. Kishma, Badakhshan. Elevation 3,000 

 feet. Oilseed. 



223816. Col. No. 1274. Taliqan, Kataghan. Elevation 3,000 feet. Oilseed. 



223817. Col. No. 1287. 'Konjet'. Khanabad, Kataghan. Oct. 3, 1954. 



223818. Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 1338. 'Jinjir'. Laghman, Eastern Province. Elevation 2,500 feet. 

 Eaten by sheep and cattle. 



223819. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 1292. Pul-i-Khumri, Kataghan. Elevation 2,500 feet. 



223820. Sorghum sp. 



Col. No. 1218. Ten miles south of Faizabad, Badakhshan. Elevation 3,800 

 feet. Tall perennial used in weaving mats. 



223821. Trifolium fragiferum L. Fabaceae. Strawberry clover. 

 Col. No. 1075. 'Seh-Bargah'. Kalifgan, Kataghan. Elevation 4,500 feet. 



223822 to 223824. Trifolium repens L. White clover. 



223822. Col. No. 1128. 'Shaftal-i-Kohi* Khash, Jurm, Badakhshan. 



