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135694 to 135726— Continued 



135722. Prunus sp. 



No. 5075. Alu. From Kandahar, November 23, 1939. Fruit dried, globose, 

 about 1 inch across; color black; flesh pleasantly acid flavored. 



135723 and 135724. Rubus spp. Rosaceae. 



135723. Rubus sp. 



No. 4504. From Doao, August 23, 1939, at 5,000 feet altitude, along a 

 stream. A prostrate bush covered with white flowers and ripe fruits; fruit 

 globose, compact, of good flavor. 



135724. Rubus sp. 



No. 4802. From Gurzan, October 5, 1939, at 9,000 feet altitude, along a 

 stream in a canyon. Bush 2 feet high and nearly erect; fruit with a blueberry 

 bloom; rather acid. 



135725. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. 



No. 4801. From Gurzan, October 4, 1939, at 9,000 feet altitude. A bush 

 growing on dry slopes, not more than 15 feet high with a trunk 2y 2 inches in 

 diameter; fruits 2 inches in diameter, somewhat flattened, of good flavor. 



135726. VlTis sp. Vitaceae. Grape. 



No. 5058. From Kabul, November 18, 1939. A climbing wild grape that 

 grows in the warm foothills of the northern mountains. It is apparently xerophy- 

 tic and not cold resistant. 



135727. Hordeum vulgare L. Poaceae. Barley. 



From Australia. Seed presented by H. Wenholz, Director of Plant Breeding, De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Sydney, New South Wales. Received February 28, 

 1940. 



Bethges Victoria. Grown at the Wagga Experimental Farm, Bomen. 



135728 to 135732. 



From Morocco. Seed presented by E. Miege, Directeur du Centre de Recherches 

 Agronomique, Rabat. Received February 29, 1940. 



135728 to 135730. Avena byzantina K. Koch. Poaceae. 



135728. A. C. 111. 



135729. AM.-095. 



135730. AM. -0288. 



135731. Avena sativa L. Poaceae. Oats. 

 A 0.-21*8. 



135732. Avena. Poaceae. 

 AC. -153. 



135733 to 135787. 



From Afghanistan. Seed collected by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 United States Department of Agriculture. Received February 5, 1940. 



135733 to 135735. Agropyron spp. Poaceae. Grass. 



135733. Agropyron sp. 



No. 4653. From Chigzar, September 9, 1939. Collected from a dry summer 

 area. 



135734. Agropyron sp. 



No. 5040. From Shanbashak Pass, August 31, 1939, at 9,000 feet altitude. 



135735. Agropyron sp. 



No. 4566. From Sabz Pass, August 29, 1939, at 11,000 feet altitude. A 

 mixture of species growing on a dry slope. 



