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125796. No. 3085. Shelgarn, From Khanabad, July 4, at 1,200 feet alti- 

 tude. A red variety. 



125797. No. 3086. Shelgarn. From Khanabad, July 4, at 1,200 feet alti- 

 tude. A white variety. 



125798. No. 3130. Shelgarn. From Faizabad, July 11, at 4,000 feet altitude. 



125799. No. 3595. Shelgarn. From Mazarisharif, September 6, at 1,200 feet 

 altitude. A red variety. 



125800. No. 3649. From Akcha, September 9, at 1,200 feet altitude. 

 125801-125808. Capsicum frutescens L. Solanaceae. Common redpepper. 



125801. No. 2967. Filfll-i-surkh. From Laghman, May 27. Fruit about 3 

 inches long, red, medium hot. 



125802. No. 3067. Filfll-i-surkh. From Khanabad, July 3, at 1,200 feet alti- 

 tude. Fruit bullnosed, red, 2 inches long ; flesh sweet ; seeds sweet. 



125803. No. 3135. Filfll-i-surkh. From Faizabad, July 11, at 4,000 feet alti- 

 tude. Fruit bullnosed, red, 4 inches long, mild. 



125804. No. 3136. Filfll-i-surkh. From Faizabad, July 11. Fruit red, top- 

 shaped, 2 inches long, mild. 



125805. No. 3231. From Hazratsaid, August 2, at 8,000 feet altitude. Fruit 

 scarlet, round, 2 inches in diameter, mild. 



125806. No. 3340. Mirchisurkh. From Rustak, August 17, at 4,000 feet alti- 

 tude. Fruit pointed, 2y 2 inches long, hot, scarlet to crimson, rather tough. 



125807. No. 3646. From Akcha, September 9, at 1,200 feet altitude. Fruit 

 bullnosed, 4% by 1^4 inches, scarlet, fairly hot. 



125808. No. 3864. From Mazarisharif, September 22, at 1,200 feet altitude. 

 Fruit blunt nosed, 2% by 1 inches, scarlet, very tough, fairly hot. 



125809-125811. Cicer spp. Fabaceae. 



125809. Cicer sp. 



No. 3161. From Chakaran, July 17, at 8,000 feet altitude. An ornamental 

 shrub found in clumps 18 inches high, growing on dry slopes ; used as fodder 

 in Tibet. 



125810. Cicer sp. 



No. 3187. From Sanglech, July 26, at 11,000 feet altitude, A bristly, much- 

 branched perennial, 2 feet high, with blue-purple flowers ; growing in dry 

 places. 



125811. Cicer arietinum L. Chickpea. 

 No. 2960. Nakhud. From Laghman, May 27. A useful dry-weather crop. 



125812-125818. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. Carrot. 



125812. No. 2957. Gazar. From Laghman, May 27. Said to be an orange- 

 colored carrot. 



125813. No. 3087. Gajar. From Khanabad, July 4, at 1,200 feet altitude. 

 Said to be a long orange carrot, 



125814. No. 3129. Zardak. From Faizabad, July 11, at 4,000 feet altitude. 

 Said to be orange. 



125815. No. 3329. From Takia, August 14, at 4,500 feet altitude. A wild 

 carrot, 4 feet high, with white flowers. 



125816. No. 3648. From Akcha, September 9, at 1,200 feet altitude. Said to 

 be the local yellow variety. 



125817. No. 3865. Gazar or Zardak. From Mazarisharif, September 23, at 

 1,200 feet altitude ; probably the local yellow carrot ; good texture. 



125818. No. 3066. Gajar-i-zard. From Khanabad, July 3, at 1,200 feet alti- 

 tude. . Said to be a long, yellow carrot. 



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