24 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 147 



141553 to 141730— Continued 



141678. No. 6948. Kaduebadenjan. From Turbati Haidari, Khorassan, Sep- 

 tember 11, 1940. Fruit elongate, 11 by 4 inches, cream buff; flesh 1*4 inches 

 thick, white; eaten young. 



141679. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. Carrot. 



No. 7235. Zardak. From Shahrud, Khorassan, September 27, 1940. Root purple; 

 coarsely cut. 



141680 to 141683. Lactuca sativa L. Cichoriaceae. Garden lettuce. 



141680. No. 6055. 



141681. No. 6195. Kahu. From Tehran, June 19, 1940. A short-leaved head 

 type. 



141682. No. 6212 Kahuepich. From Tehran, June 24, 1940. A short-leaved 

 head sort. 



141683. No. 7256. Kahu. From Shahrud, Khorassan, September 27, 1940. 



141684. Lactuca sp. 



No. 6096. From Kalvar, Luristan, May 28, 1940. A species growing in a dry 

 oak forest in shade; small yellow flowers, 2 feet high. 



141685. Lactuca sp. 



No. 6101. From Ti, Luristan, June 2, 1940. A tall species, 2 to 3 feet high, 

 growing on dry, open places. 



141686. Lactuca sp. 



No. 6110. From Chamchid, Luristan, June 6, 1940. A species 2 feet high, with 

 rose-purple flowers 1 inch across. 



141687. Lactuca sp. 



No. 6296. From Gurgan, July 11, 1940. A field Aveed 7 feet high. 



141688. Lactuca sp. 



No. 6474. From Kataliyekchinar, Khorassan, August 5, 1940. A conspicuous 

 steppe plant, 10 feet high. 



141689 to 141698. Lagenaria leucantha (Duchesne) Rusby. Cucurbitaceae. 



Calabash gourd. 



141689. No. 6190. Kaduekalmi. From Tehran, June 18, 1940. 



141690. No. 6453. Kaduechilimi. From Bujmerd, Khorassan, August 2, 1940. 

 An ornamental with a short neck. 



141691. No. 6656. Kaduechamberi. From Meshed, Khorassan, August 13, 1940. 



141692. No. 6811. Kaduechilimi. From Firdus, Khorassan, August 27, 1940. 

 Fruit 16 inches long. 



141693. No. 6960. Kaduechalami. From Turbati Haidari, Khorassan, Sep- 

 tember 11, 1940. Fruit 12 inches long, with a short turtlehead neck. 



141694. No. 6964. Kaduechalami. From Turbati Haidari, Khorassan, Sep- 

 tember 11, 1940. Fruit 5 to 8 inches long; ornamental. 



141695. No. 6965. Kaduechalami. From Turbati Haidari, Khorassan, Sep- 

 tember 11, 1940. Fruit 5 inches long, with a thin neck 2% inches long; 

 ornamental. 



141696. No. 6974. Kaduechalami. From Turbati Haidari, Khorassan, Sep- 

 tember 11, 1940. Fruit similar to No. 6960 but with much longer neck; 

 ornamental. 



141697. No. 6992. From Turbati Haidari, Khorassan, September 12, 1940. 

 Fruit turtlehead-necked, 4 inches long. 



141698. No. 7123. Kaduejoli. From Nishabur, Khorassan, September 20, 1940. 

 141699 to 141701. Lepidium sativum L. Brassicaceae. Garden cress. 



141699. No. 5899. Taratezak. From Bushire, Fars, April 16, 1940. A salad green 

 and potherb. 





