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116897 to 116964— Continued. 



116934 and 116935. Lagexaria leucaxtha 

 (Duchesne) Rusby. Cucurbitaceae. 



Calabash gourd. 



Small gourds are used as containers for 

 small dry objects and liquids. 



116934. No. 857. Kadusrai. 



116935. No. 894. Kadu nasair. 



116936. Luff a acdtaxgula (L.) Roxr». 

 Cucurbitaceae. Singkwa towelgourd. 



No. 861. Turi. Probably like the In- 

 dian races. Used as a vegetable. 



116937. Lycopersicox esculextum Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



No. 875. Banjan raid. 



116938. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. 



Alfalfa. 



No. 882. Rishka. One of the common 

 fodder plants of this region. 



116939. MOMORDICA CHARAXTIA L. CllCUl'- 



bitaceae. Balsam-pear. 



No. 868. Karela. 



116940. Morus alba L. Moraceae. 



White mulberry. 



No. 817. Shahbut. From Peshawar, 

 North West Frontier Province, India, May 

 5, 1936. Fruit whitish, \y. 2 inches long 

 by one-fourth of an inch in diameter, 

 sweet and with an odor of peaches. 



116941. MORus sp. Moraceae. 



No. 818. From Peshawar, North West 

 Frontier Province, May 5, 1936. Sold in 

 the bazar dried ; said to have come from 

 Afghanistan. The dried fruits are sweet 

 and are a good substitute for raisins. 



116942. Narcissus sp. Aniaryllidaceae. 



No. 846. From Peshawar, North West 

 Frontier Province, May 9, 1936. Bulbs 

 presented by the Government Gardens. 



116943. Papaver sp. Papaveraceae. 



No. 838. From Parachinar, Kurram 

 Agency, North West Frontier Province, 

 India. An herb 18 inches high with at- 

 tractive red flowers ; found in fields and 

 on dry plains. 



116944. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. 



No. 847. Mashang. 



Pea. 



116945 and 116948. Pruxus armexiaca L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



116945. No. 883. Zardalu. A large- 

 beaked apricot, very sweet when 

 dried, usually halved for drying. 

 Withstands zero temperature without 

 injury. 



116946. No. 884. Shakkarpara, This 

 is a commonly exported apricot, 

 found in all the Indian cities. It is 

 very sweet when dried, and the ker- 

 nel is edible. 



116947 to 116949. Prunus spp. Amygdala- 

 ceae. 



116947. Pruxus cerasifera Ehrh. 



Myrobalan plum. 



No. 891. A small attractive tree ; 

 fruits small, rather sour when dried. 



116897 to 116964— Continued. 



116948. Pruxus cerasus L. 



Sour cherry. 



No. 885. Alubalu. A small tree cov- 

 ered with large attractive white flowers 

 in spring : fruits dark red, acid when 

 fresh. Sold in the market dried. 



For previous introduction see 115000. 



116949. Pruxus domestica L. 



Common plum. 



No. 886. A very sweet plum said to 

 have come from Ghazni. The dried 

 fruit is rather acid. 



116950 and 116951. Raphaxus sativus L. 

 Brassicaceae. Radish. 



116950. No. 870. Muli-i-Kabul. A long 

 white-rooted radish. In the spring 

 the leaves are used as greens. 



116951. No. 892. Herati Midi. A top- 

 shaped radish with the upper part 

 red-purple. 



116952. Salvia sp. Menthaceae. 



No. 841. From Parachinar, North West 

 Frontier Province. India, May 8, 1936. 

 An attractive annual that grows on dry 

 slopes and plains. Leaves large, tomen- 

 tose ; flowers' pale, blue-purple. 



116953 and 116954. Solaxum meloxgexa 

 L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



116953. No. 874. Banjan siyahi. A 

 long black fruit which is alkali tol- 

 erant. 



116954. No. 895. Badanjan. A round 

 red eggplant. 



116955. Spixacia oleracea L. Chenopodi- 

 aceae. Common spinach. 



No. 865. Palag. A very thrifty broad- 

 leaved spinach. 



116956. Syrixga sp. Oleaceae. 



No. 890. An attractive plant with 

 slender panicles of rose-purple, very fra- 

 grant flowers ; grown for hedges. 



116957. Trifolium sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 881. Shafbal. An annual or bien- 

 nial clover that yields several cuttings a 

 year. The flowers are small, pink, and 

 very fragrant. 



116958. Tulipa sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 839. From Parachinar, North West 

 Frontier Province, India, May 8, 1936. 

 Found on dry slopes' and open fields. 

 Bulbs are sold in the bazar, roastefl. 



116959. Vicia faba L. Fabaceae. 



Broadbean. 



No. 848. Bakle. Said to be ground 

 with wheat for bread. 



116960 to 116962. Vitis vixifera L. Vita- 

 ceae. European grape. 



116960. No. 887. Munaka. The famous 

 table raisin throughout the Near East 

 and India. 



116961. No. 888. Abjosh. Said to have 

 come from Kanduhar. Fruits white, 

 large, of honey sweetness when dried. 



