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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



116897 to 116964— Continued. 



formed tree bearing flowers and later 

 ripening fruit before the leaves appear. 

 The red fruits are often in a radiate 

 cluster of five on a stem. The huge 

 leaves appear as the fruits ripen. 



116904. (Undetermined.) 



No. 922. From Drang. Mandi State, 

 India. May 24, 1936. A well-formed shrub 

 6 feet high, with small pecanlike fruits 

 1 inch long, which, on ripening, split to 

 expose the attractive red seeds ; these are 

 soon eaten by birds. 



116905. (Undetermined.) 



No. 926. From Oot. Mandi State, In- 

 dia, May 30, 1936. A vigorous attractive 

 vine bearing dense clusters of purple and 

 white flowers before the leaves appear. 

 The pods are covered with bristly decid- 

 uous hairs. 



116906. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodia- 

 ceae. Common beet. 



No. 897. Lablabu. A red beet, said to 

 be native. 



116907. Brassica oleracea capitata L. 

 Brassicaceae. Cabbage. 



No. 873. Karam. A large flat green 

 cabbage 1 foot across. Said to be indige- 

 nous. 



116908. Brassica rapa L. Brassicaceae. 



Turnip. 



No. 859. Surkh sJielgam. A sweet 

 turnip. 



116909. Capsicum annuum L. Solanaceae. 



Common redpepper. 



No. 889. Miris. A mild red bullnosed 

 pepper, 3 by 1% inches. 



116910 to 116914. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



Tarbuz. These are said to represent 

 the types of melons grown at Kabul ; 

 most of them are of great size. The 

 quality is said to be better than the 

 melons grown in Peshawar, India. 



116910. No. 872. 



116911. No. 876. 



116912. No. 877. 



116913. No. 878. 



116914. No. 879. 



116915 to 116919. Cucumis spp. Cucurbi- 

 taceae. 



116915 to 116917. Cucumis melo L. 



Muskmelon. 



116915. No. 851. 8a fed sarda. A 

 large white melon of excellent 

 quality. 



116916. No. 854. Gar ma. A large 

 melon of excellent quality. 



116917. No. 855. Kharbuza sard a. 

 A large greenish melon of excellent 

 quality. 



116918. Cucumis melo flexuosus (L.) 

 Naud. 



No. 852. Taran. An elongate, 

 ridged, crook-necked melon. Native to 

 the East Indies. 



116919. Cucumis sativus L. Cucumber. 



No. 853. Badrang. A very good 

 smooth cucumber, 6 by Sy 2 inches, with 

 soft seeds. 



116897 to 116964— Continued. 



116920 to 116923. Cucurbita spp. Cucur- 

 bitaceae. 



116920. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. 



Squash. 



No. 893. Turkestan k add u. Fruit 

 ellipsoid. 16 inches long, salmon colored 

 with faint ribs 5 inches apart ; flesh 

 rather thick, salmon colored, insipid. 



116921. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. 



Cushaw.. 



No. 866. Kaddu-i-Tarkistan. Fruit 

 globose, salmon to red, up to 90 pounds, 

 in weight ; flesh sweet. Said to have 

 been introduced from Turkey. 



116922 and 116923. Cucurbita pepo L. 

 Pumpkin. 



116922. No. 831. From Parachinar, 

 Kurram Agency, North West Fron- 

 tier Province, May 8, 1936. Gift 

 from the Government Gardens ; said 

 to represent the locally grown cu- 

 curbita. 



116923. No. 858. Kadu-i^Kabul. A 

 small green globose pumpkin. 



116924. Cupressus funebris Endl. Pina- 

 ceae. Mourning cypress. 



No. 850. From Jalalabad, Afghanistan,. 

 May 11. 1936. An ornamental shrub 20 

 feet high, with drooping branches. 



For previous introduction see 99158. 



116925. Cupressus sp. 



No. 849. Sabr. From Mim'bla, Afghan- 

 istan, May 11, 1936. Very old trees, 50 

 to 60 feet high, some over 15 feet in cir- 

 cumference. Said to have been planted 

 by the Great Mogul, Babur, in the six- 

 teenth century. 



116926. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot- 

 No. 856. SujaJii zardak. An insipid 

 purple-black carrot, probably imported 

 from a warmer region. 



116927. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



No. 867. Surkh zardak. A red carrot. 



116928. Elaeagnus sp. Elaeagnaceae. 



No. 880. Singjhet. Fruit small, mealy, 

 rather acid, sold dried. Probably from 

 Jalalabad. 



116929 and 116930. Iris spp. Iridaceae. 



From Parachinar, Kurram Agency, 

 North West Frontier Province, India, 

 May 8, 1936. A dainty and attractive 

 iris with blue-purple flowers. Grows on 

 dry plains or in fields. 



116929. No. 836-A. Bulbs. 



116930. No. 836-B. Seeds. 



116931 and 116932. Juglaxs begia L. Jug- 

 landaceae. Persian walnut. 



Girdu. Trees withstand zero tempera- 

 tures without injury. The nuts are of 

 good flavor, but the shell is hard. 



116931. No. 863. 116932. No. 864. 



116933. Lactuca sativa L. Cichoriaceae. 

 Garden lettuce. 



No. 862. Ka-u. A head lettuce said to 

 be indigenous. The leaves are tender, but 

 the head is not firm. 



