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135694 to 135726— Continued 



135702. No. 4488. Zardalu Amiri. August 16, 1939. Fruit 2% inches across; 

 skin pale yellow with good crimson blush; flesh white, sweet, and of good 

 texture. Stone loose, kernel sweet. 



Nos. 135703 to 135708 are from Hajar, August 26, 1939, at 8,000 feet altitude. 



135703. No. 4536. Zardalu Kaisi. Fruit dried, almcnd-shaped, 1>2 inches 

 long; flesh probably white. Grown in mild climate. 



135704. No. 4537. Zardalu Said Mohamedi. Fruit dried, almond-shaped, 

 134 inches long, yellow, sweet, of good texture; kernel sweet. 



135705. No. 4538. Zardalu Aoi Khurak. Fruit dried, globose, 1 inch in 

 diameter; flesh white, very sweet; kernel sweet. Grown in mild climate. 



135706. No. 4539. Zardalu Bajgai. Fruit dried, almond-shaped, about \ X A 

 inches long; flesh white, sweet; kernel sweet. Grown in mild climate. 



135707. No. 4540. Zardalu Saki. Fruit dried, almond-shaped, about l l A 

 inches long; flesh white, very sweet; kernel sweet. Grown in a mild climate. 



135708. No. 4541. Zardalu Kasak. Fruit dried, almond-shaped, \ x /i to iy 2 

 inches long; flesh yellow, acid; kernel sweet. 



135709. No. 4644. Zardalu. From Kala Sarkari, September 8, 1939. Flesh 

 granular (not sticky), very sweet, like the Baltistan sort. One of the best 

 dried apricots in the country. 



135710. No. 4647. Zardalu. From Kala Sarkari, September 8, 1£39. Fruit 

 dried, 134 inches in diameter; flesh very sweet. 



135711. No. 4697. Zardalu. From Tukzar. Fruits of varying sizes up to l>o 

 inches in diameter; flesh granular, very sweet. 



135712. No. 4910. From Bandar, October 9, 1939, at 7,500 feet altitude. A 

 mixture of large fruits from last year's crop, the largest (dried) 134 inches 

 in diameter. Not as sweet as most of the Afghanistan apricots. 



135713. No. 4986. Zardalu. From Balkh, October 30, 1939, at 1,500 feet 

 altitude. Fruits dried, 134 inches high; flesh sweet and of good texture. 



135714. No. 5008. From Tashkur, November 3, 1939, at 1,500 feet altitude. 

 Fruit dried, 1^ inches long; color apparently pale yellow; flesh dry, mealy, 

 very sweet; kernel sweet. 



135715. No. 5009. From Shiburghan, November 3, 1939, at 1,500 feet altitude. 

 Fruit dried, 134 inches across; color apparently yellow; flesh dried, very 

 sweet, candylike, and sticky; kernel sweet. 



135716. Prunus sp. 



No. 4494. Alubokhara. From Kabul, August 15, 1939, at 7,000 feet altitude. 

 Fruit globose, iy 2 inches in diameter; color red purple; flesh sweet. 



135717. Prunus sp. 



No. 4500. Alubokhara. From Kabul, August 18, 1939. Fruit globose, 1% 

 inches in diameter; color red purple mixed with green; flesh sweet. 



135718. Prunus sp. 



No. 4500. Alubokhara. From Kabul, August 18, 1939. Fruit globose, \% 

 inches in diameter; color red purple mixed with green; flesh sweet. 



135719. Prunus sp. 



No. 4931. From Andkhui, October 22, 1939, at 2,000 feet altitude. Fruit 

 subglobose, \y 2 inches across; color blue with bloom; flesh of good prune flavor 

 and good texture. Late maturing and of excellent keeping qualities. 



135720. Prunus sp. 



No. 4936. From Andkhui, October 24, 1939, at 1,500 feet altitude. Fruit 

 subglobose, 13^ inches across; color red purple with blue bloom; skin very tough; 

 flesh of good flavor. A very late-maturing plum. 



135721. Prunus sp. 



No. 5000. From Mazarisharif, November 1, 1939, at 1,200 feet altitude. Fruit 

 subglobose, 1% inches across; color blue; skin rather tough; flesh with fine prune 

 flavor, no acid next to pit. A very late-maturing plum. 



