62 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 142 



135805 to 135857— Continued 



135846. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. Pea. 

 No. 4552. Mushung. From Aoi Khurak, August 28, 1939, at 9,000 feet altitude. 



135847. Raphanus sativus L. Brassicaceae. Radish. 

 No. 4619. Muli surkh. From Kala Sarkari, September 8, 1939. 



135848. Rheum sp. Polygonaceae. 



No. 4886. From Burchao Pass, October 15, 1939, at 9,000 feet altitude. A 

 plant growing on barren shale slopes, with apparently very large petioles (now 

 dry). 



135849 to 135854. Solanum spp. Solanaceae. 



135849 and 135850. Solanum MELONGENA L. Eggplant. 



135849. No. 5063. From Kabul, November 19, 1939. Fruit globose, 5 inches 

 in height, green washed with purple. 



135850. No. 5017. Benjon. From Pulikomri, November 4, 1939. Fruit 

 purple when immature; up to about 1 foot high and 4 inches across. 



135851. Solanum nigrum L. Black nightshade. 



No. 4643. From Kala Sarkari, September 8, 1939. Plant about 3 feet high, 

 with white flowers and black fruits. 



For previous introduction see 129359. 



135852. Solanum tuberosum L. Potato. 

 No. 5077. Kachalu. From Kandakar, November 24, 1939. Tubers of a 



middle-late hot-climate potato with yellow skin and white flesh; high yield, 

 good for food and for industrial uses; starch content high. 



135853. Solanum sp. 



No. 4979. From Balkh, October 29, 1939, at 1,500 feet altitude. A very 

 thrifty plant, forming a bush 6 feet across, with orange berries. 



135854. Solanum nigrum L. Black nightshade. 



No. 4516. From Kamard, August 24, 1939, at 6,000 feet altitude. Low herb 

 with white flowers and orange fruits. 



135855. Spinacia oleracea L. Chenopodiaceae. Common spinach. 



No. 5003. Palak. From Mazarisharif, November 2, 1939, at 1,200 feet altitude. 



135856. Tragopogon porrifolius L. Cichoriaceae. Vegetable oyster. 

 No. 4558. From Aoi Khurak, August 28, 1939, at 9,000 feet altitude. A vigor- 

 ous plant, 18 inches in height, growing on a dry plain. 



For previous introduction see 125852. 



135857. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. Fabaceae. Cowpea. 

 No. 4602. Lobia. From Kala Sarkari, September 7, 1939. A black-seeded, 



drought-resistant variety. Pods about 2 feet long, eaten when fresh; dried beans 

 also edible. 



135858 to 135860. 



From South Australia. Seeds presented by I. F. Phipps, Waite Agricultural Re- 

 search Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide. Received February 26, 

 1940. 



135858. Medicago truncatula var. tribuloides (Desr.) Burnat. Fabaceae. 

 Barrel Medic. A prostrate or ascending annual medic. Native to Europe. 



135859. Trigonella ornithopodioides (L.) DC. Fabaceae. 



Fenugreek. A low annual legume with stems trailing about 1 foot long. Na- 

 tive to Europe and North Africa. 



135860. Trigonella suavissima Lindl. 



Sweet fenugreek. This cloverlike plant, called "Darling clover" in Australia, 

 where it is native, has fragrant stems and foliage and in favorable locations is 

 perennial, becoming 3 feet or more in height. If cut when in flower and properly 

 cured, it makes good hay. 



