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125587. Morus sp. 



No. 3170. Shahtut From Faizabad, at 4,000 feet altitude, July 13. Fruit 

 large, red and black, pleasantly acid ; a late variety. 



125588. Pistacia cabulica Stocks. Anacardiaceae. 



No. 3309. Pista. From Teshkan Pass, at 5,000 feet altitude, August 12. 

 Bushes about 8 feet high, growing on a dry slope that is watered by winter snow. 

 Fruits mango-scented, yellow with pink cheek. 



125589-125657. Peunus spp. Amygdalaceae. 



125589-125624. Peunus armeniaca L. Apricot. 



Nos. 125589 to 125591. Zardalu. From Jalalabad, at about 2,000 feet alti- 

 tude, May 24. Fruit subglobose, about 2 inches in diameter, pale yellow, 

 very sweet but insipid. 



125589. No. 2912. 125591. No. 2914. 



125590. No. 2913. 



125592. No. 2954. Zardalu. From Laghman, May 26. Fruit 1 by iy 2 

 inches, pale yellow ; flesh, although rather acid, has a pleasant taste, and 

 the kernels are sweet. 



Nos. 125593 to 125597. From Kabul, at 7,000 feet altitude. 



125593. No. 2995. June 11. Fruit pale yellow ; flesh and kernels sweet. 

 Nos. 125594 to 125597 were collected June 25. 



125594. No. 3028. Sufedcha. Fruit 2 inches high, pale yellow; flesh 

 fiberless, low in sugar, kernel sweet. 



125595. No. 3029. Kaisi. Fruit subglobose, iy 2 inches long, pale yellow 

 with rosy cheek, suture deep ; flesh white, sweet ; kernel edible. 



125596. No. 3030. Zardalu pahvanda. Fruit subglobose, golden yellow, 2 

 inches high ; flesh yellow, fairly sweet, no fiber ; kernel sweet. 



125597. No. 3031. Gulepumoa. Fruit almond-shaped, 2 inches high, 

 green ; kernel sweet. Unripe fruit used for flavoring meat. 



Nos. 125598 and 125599. From Charikar, June 30, at 6,000 feet altitude. 



125598. No. 3041. Kaisi. Fruit subglobose, iy 2 inches high, pale yellow 

 with pink cheek, suture relatively deep ; flesh white, sweet, insipid, no 

 fiber ; kernel sweet. 



125599. No. 3042. Zardalu. Fruit 1% inches high, golden yellow; flesh 

 firm, fiberless, sweet but insipid ; kernel not edible. 



Nos. 125600 to 125603. Zardalu. From Khanabad, at 1,200 feet altitude, 

 July 3 and 4. 



125600. No. 3064. Fruit 1% inches high, pale yellow, suture shallow; 

 flesh pale yellow, fiberless, very sweet ; kernel sweet. 



125601. No. 3069. Fruit 2 inches high, golden yellow, fiberless ; kernel 

 edible. 



125602. No. 3081. Fruit almond-shaped, 2% inches high, orange; flesh 

 sweet, fiberless. 



125603. No. 3090. Fruit almond-shaped, 1% inches high, yellow, suture 

 shallow ; flesh orange, sweet, fiberless. 



Nos. 125604 to 125607. From Faizabad, July 11, at 4,000 feet altitude. 



125604. No. 3137. Fruit beaked, 2 1 / 2 inches high, yellow with suture mod- 

 erately deep ; flesh firm, sweet with little flavor ; kernel sweet. 



125605. No. 3138. Fruit beaked, 2 inches high, suture shallow, red-cheeked ; 

 flesh watery, fiberless ; kernel sweet. 



125696. No. 3139. Fruit globose, 2% inches high, golden yellow; flesh 

 sweet, fiberless, very good quality ; kernel sweet. 



125607. No. 3140. Fruit globose, 1% inches high, greenish yellow; flesh 

 pale yellow, sweet, fiberless ; kernel sweet. 



Nos. 125608 to 125611. From Barak, July 16, at 5,000 feet altitude. 



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