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138507 to 138688— Continued 



No. 5560. From Maskun, February 12, 1940. An allium 3V- to 4 feet 

 high, with umbel 2 inches across. 



138539. Allium sp. 



No. 5775. From Niriz, Fars, March 30, 1940. An allium about 2 feet 

 high, with a head about 2% inches across. 



138540 to 138555. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodiaceae. 

 Chokondas is the vernacular name for the beet in Iran. 



138540. No. 5199. From Bandar Abbas, December 20, 1939. 



138541. No. 5264. From Saidabad, Kirman, December 31, 1939. 



138542. No. 5325. From Kirman, Kirman, January 3, 1940. Red and 

 globose; turns yellow when cooked; tender and sweet. 



138543. No. 5379. From Khabis, Kirman, January 11, 1940. Roots are 

 purple red outside and yellow inside; sweet, not fibrous. Tops good for 

 potherb. 



138544. No. 5414. From Bam, January 25, 1940. A fine quality beet, flat- 

 tened to globose; red or yellow, no fiber. 



138545. No. 5483. From Tomogaon, February 4, 1940. Used only as greens. 



138546. No. 5574. From Yezd, Kirman, February 20, 1940. Red and yellow 

 outside, flesh yellow to pale red. Globose with a diameter about 5 inches. 



138547. No. 5603. From Dehibala, Ehirkuh. Flat, yellow and red purple. 



138548. No. 5618. From Taft, February 23, 1940. Flat, yellow to red pur- 

 ple, and 6 inches in diameter. No fiber, tender and low in sugar. 



138549. No. 5639. From Isfahan, March 3, 1940. Semiglobose, red purple 

 inside; often fibrous and rather sweet. 



138550. No. 5686. From Eglit, Fars, March 8, 1940. Flat, purple inside 

 and out; no fiber, very hard to cook, and rather low in sugar. 



138551. No. 5707. Shakcni. From Persepolis, March 12, 1940. 



138552. No. 5717. From Shiraz, Fars, March 15, 1940. Semiglobose, red- 

 dish throughout, and no fiber. 



138553. No. 5737. From Jahrum, Fars, March 23, 1940. 



138554. No. 5749. From Niriz, Fars, March 28, 1940. Rough, globose to 

 semiglobose, reddish outside and yellow inside; free from fiber. 



138555. No. 5834. From Kazerun, Fars, April 11, 1940. 



138556 to 138567. Capsicum frutescens L. Solanaceae. 



Common redpepper. 



138556. No. 5190. Filfil. From Isin, December 17, 1939. Fruit 2 to 3 

 inches in diameter, red, hot, and tender-skinned. A bushy perennial 4 

 feet high. 



138557. No. 5210. FilfH-i-surkh. From Banda Abbas, December 20, 1939. 

 Fruit 2 inches by 1 inch, red, and rather mild. Probably from upcountry. 



138558. No. 5316. Filfil-i-hind. From Saidabad, Kirman, January 1, 1940. 

 An elongated, bullnose, red, hot pepper, about 2 inches long. 



138559. No. 5329. Filfil-i-hind. From Kirman, Kirman, January 4, 1940. 

 A red, hot pepper about 2% inches long. 



138560. No. 5383. Filfil-i-farangi. From Khabis, Kirman, January 11, 

 1940. A rare, spicy pepper in that section of the country. 



138561. No. 5437. Filfil-i-hind. From Bam, January 26, 1940. A small, 

 crimson pepper with a diameter of 1 inch, hot. 



