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125381. No. 3244. Kalgandum. A short bearded, white-hulled form; sown 

 in the spring. 



Nos. 125382 to 125384. From Daraim, August 11, between 6,500 and 7,000 

 feet altitude. 



125382. No. 3217. Surkhbamd. Heads about 4 inches long, long bearded, 

 red-hulled, grains in 4's, alternating ; total in head, 57. 



125383. No. 3298. Like No. 3217 [P. 1. 125382], but not so well grown. 



125384. No. 3301. A wheat 3% feet high, with white-hulled, bearded heads 

 over 3 inches long, the grains in 4's, alternating. 



125385. No. 3310. Surkha. From Gandakul, August 12, at 6,000 feet altitude. 

 Planted in the fall, irrigated only from melting snow. The heads are 4 

 inches long, with the red grains in 4's, alternating. 



125386. No. 3323. Karlakato, From Takia, August 14, at 4,500 feet altitude. 

 An irrigated wheat with heads about 4 inches long, red hulled; beards 

 strong, spreading, blackish, 3% inches long; grains in 4's, alternating. 



Nos. 125387 and 125388. From Balkh, September 5, at 1,200 feet altitude ; 

 from a farmer's grain piles. 



125387. No. 3562. Bahari. Said to be a 90-day spring wheat that makes 

 good bread ; irrigated. 



125388. No. 3563. Qandum. Said to be a fall wheat, not so good as No. 3562 

 [P. I. 125387], but fall wheats are sown to give pasture to lambs. 



Nos. 125389 and 125390. From Saripul, September 11, at 1,500 feet 

 altitude. 



125389. No. 3711. Red-hulled, bearded heads about 3 inches long, with the 

 grains in alternate 3's ; irrigated. 



125390. No. 3712. White-hulled, bearded heads about 3 inches long, with 

 the grains in alternate 3's ; irrigated. 



125391-125395. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



125391. No. 2917. Zawar. From Laghman, May 25. Possibly an eaiTy 

 variety. 



125392. No. 2959. Jawar. From Laghman, June 3. Said to require little 

 heat. 



125393. No. 2985. Jawari. From Kail, June 3. Heat requirement low. 



125394. No. 3080. From Khanabad, July 4, at 1,200 feet altitude. Possibly 

 early. 



125395. No. 3083. Janahri. From Khanabad, July 4, at 1,200 feet altitude. 

 Possibly quick maturing. 



125396. Sophora sp. Fabaceae. 



From China. Seeds collected for the Asiatic Expedition and forwarded by Soder- 

 bom Bros., Etsingol, Inner Mongolia. Received November 30, 1937. 



A shrub about 2 feet high, with pale yellow flowers, which grows under very 

 dry conditions. The Chinese use this shrub as a fertilizer. 



125397. Amygdalus persica var. nectarina Ait. Amygdalaceae. Nectarine. 



From North Carolina. Budsticks presented by the Lindley Nurseries, Pomona. 

 Received August 4, 1933. Numbered in December 1937. 



Grady. 



125398. Amygdalus persica var. nectarina Ait. Amygdalaceae. Nectarine. 



From New York. Budwood presented by H. B. Tukey, New York Fruit Testing 

 Association, Geneva. Received August 9, 1933. Numbered in December 

 1937. 



Hunter. 



