28 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 146 



140316 to 140468— Continued 



140347. No. 7176. From Sabzawar, Khorassan, September 23, 1940. Leaves eaten 

 fresh. 



140348. No. 7254. From Shahrud, Khorassan, September 27, 1940. Leaves eaten 

 fresh. 



140349 to 140362. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodiaceae. Common beet. 



140349. No. 5891. From Bushire, Fars, April 15, 1940. 



140350. No. 5926. From Ahwaz, Khuzistan, April 21, 1940. 



140351. No. 6052. From Dizful, Khuzistan, May 18, 1940. 



140352. No. 6177. From Tehran, June 17, 1940. Long, tapered, blood red, sweet 

 but very stringy. 



140353. No. 6369. From Gurgan, Mazenderan, July 28, 1940. Globose, red out- 

 side and yellow inside, sweet. 



140354. No. 6526. From Bujmerd, Khorassan, August 8, 1940. 



140355. No. 6624. From Meshed, Khorassan, August 12, 1940. Long, pale red 

 outside and yellow inside. 



140356. No. 6627. From Meshed, Khorassan, August 12, 1940. Said to be the 

 local sugar beet. 



140357. No. 6820. From Firdus, Khorassan, August 27, 1940. 



140358. No. 6899. From Tabas, Khorassan, September 8, 1940. Semiglobose; red 

 purplish outside, yellow inside. 



140359. No. 7036. From Turbat Haidari, Khorassan, September 13, 1940. Sub- 

 globose, yellow to red purple outside, yellow-fleshed; not fibrous. 



140360. No. 7121. From Nishabur, Khorassan, September 20, 1940. Semiglobose; 

 reddish outside. 



140361. No. 7178. From Sabzawar, Khorassan, September 23, 1940. 



140362. No. 7249. From Shahrud, Khorassan, September 27, 1940. Elongate, red 

 purple outside, yellow inside. 



140363 to 140375. Capsicum frutescens L. Solanaceae. Redpepper. 



140363. No. 5918. From Ahwaz, Khuzistan, April 20, 1940. 



140364. No. 6064. From Dizful, Khuzistan, May 18, 1940. Bullnosed, red, mild, 

 2 inches long. 



140365. No. 6198. From Tehran, June 19, 1940. Bullnosed, about 3 inches long; 

 scarlet, sweet. 



140366. No. 6386. From Gurgan, July 28, 1940. Fruit about 3 inches long; rare. 



140367. No. 6454. From Bujmerd, Khorassan, August 2, 1940. Pointed, up to 

 about 3 inches long, mildly hot. 



140368. No. 6606. From Meshed, Khorassan, August 12, 1940. Fruits crimson, 

 semibullnosed, hot to mildly hot. 



140369. No. 6770. From Turbati Shaikh Jam, Khorassan, August 23, 1940. Fruit 

 2}£ inches long, handsome red ; flesh tough, rather sweet. 



140370. No. 6901. From Tabas, Khorassan, September 8, 1940. Fruit pointed, 

 crimson, flesh mild, seeds hot. 



140371. No. 6991. From Turbat Haidari, Khorassan, September 12, 1940. Fruit 

 pointed, about 3 inches long, crimson, hot. 



140372. No. 7047. From Turbat Haidari, Khorassan, September 13, 1940. 



140373. No. 7080. From Meshed, Khorassan, September 15, 1940. Fruits bull- 

 nosed, crossed with the pointed sort, about 3 inches long, scarlet; flesh sweet, 

 hot-seeded. 



