66 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 143 



137908 to 137930— Continued. 



137909. No. 5262. From Saidabad, Kirman, December 31, 1939. A local 

 mixture. Climate mild. 



137910. No. 5444. Shaftalu. From Bam, January 26, 1940. 



137911. No. 5448. Hulu. From Dehidisk, February 1, 1940. Climate mild. 



137912. No. 5700. Hulu. From Eglit, Fars, March 8, 1940, at 6,000 feet alti- 

 tude. Dried fruit halves 3 inches across; flesh white, freestone; flavor unlike 

 our peaches. Winter mild. 



137913. No. 5546. Hulu. From Guragan, February 10, 1940, at 8,000 feet 

 altitude. Seeds edible. No snow and ground barely freezes at this season. 



137914. No. 5565. Hulu. From Mahun, February 16, 1940. Fruit very large ; 

 flesh (dried) white; seeds edible; season very late. 



137915. Amygdalus sp. 



No. 5312. From Saidabad, Kirman, January 1, 1940. A wild scrubby tree on the 

 mountains. Fruit edible. Winters mild. 



137916. Amygdalus sp. 



No. 5446. Badam-i-talkh. From Dehidisk, January 31, 1940. An attractive, 

 dense, leafless shrub growing best where underground water is near. Flowers said 

 to be white. Winters mild. 



137917. Amygdalus sp. 



No. 5741. Badam-i-kuhi. From Jahrum, Fars, March 24, 1940. The wild 

 fruits are collected from the Elburs Mountains on a limestone range at about 

 10,000 feet altitude. They are boiled to remove the bitterness and then eaten. 

 Tree ornamental, but used as rootstocks for cultivated almonds in the desert. 

 Winters mild. 



137918 and 137919. Corylus avellana L. Betulaceae. Filbert. 



137918. No. 5242. Fandohk. From Saidabad, Kirman, December 28, 1939. Said 

 to be from the north. Kernels usually fill the shell; flavor good. Undoubtedly 

 stands freezing. 



137919. No. 5586. Fandokh. From Yezd, February 21, 1940. Said to be from the 

 north. 



137920 to 137923. Ficus carica L. Moraceae. Common fig- 



137920. No. 5626. Aujir. From Taft, February 23, 1940. Dried fruits 1 to 1M 

 inches across; flesh white and fairly sweet. 



137921. No. 5785. Aujir Alan. From Niriz, Fars, March 30, 1940. Trees xero- 

 phytic, up to about 5 feet high, growing on an unirrigated limestone mountain. 

 Fruit sweet. Winter rain said to be about 12 inches. 



137922. No. 5786. Aujir-i-wasat. From Niriz, Fars, March 30, 1940. Trees about 

 5 to 6 feet high ; planted on the steep slope of a limestone mountain, and not 

 irrigated. Winter rain 12 inches, none in summer. The fruit is sweet. 



137923. No. 5787. Aujir-i-siya. From Niriz, Fars, March 30, 1940. Trees small, 

 up to 5 or 6 feet high, growing on a steep talus of a limestone mountain, un- 

 irrigated. Rainfall said to be 12 inches in the winter only. Fruit not dried, said 

 to be good when fresh. 



137924. Punica granatum L. Punicaceae. Pomegranate. 



No. 5445. Auar. From Bam, January 26, 1940. Fruits are very sweet. Grown in a 

 hot date-growing region. 



137925. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



No. 5370. From Chaharfarsakh, Kirman, January 10, 1940. Fruit dry but 

 apparently small, with bloom. Adapted to hot date-growing regions. 



137926. Rubus sp. 



No. 5442. From Dehivakri, January 28, 1940. Bush, spreading, 6 feet high, 

 growing along watercourses. A heavy bearer. Winters mild. 



