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142808 to 142823. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodiaceae. Common beet. 



Choghondar is the vernacular name for the beet in Iran. 



Nos. 142808 and 142809 were collected in Tabriz, Azerbaijan, October 28, 1940. 



142808. No. 7352. 



142809. No. 7356. 



142810. No. 7416. From Namin, Azerbaijan, November 6, 1940. Globose, 

 yellow, exceptionally sweet, and tender. Grows in warm rainy climate. 



142811. No. 7428. From Ardebil, Azerbaijan, November 7, 1940. Flat, globose, 

 yellow or red purple. Inside yellow to white, no fiber, and good sugar content 

 and flavor. 



142812. No. 7458. From Sarab, Azerbaijan, November 8, 1940. Flat, orange to 

 carmine, handsome, white inside, sweet, and of good flavor. 



142813. No. 7543. From Maraghe, Azerbaijan, November 28, 1940. 



142814. No. 7565. From Saujbaulagh, Azerbaijan, November 26, 1940. Said 

 to be garden beets. 



142815. No. 7587. From Saujbaulagh, Azerbaijan, December 4, 1940. White, 

 long-pointed sugar beets. 



142816. No. 7640. From Rezaieh, Azerbaijan, December 8, 1940. Semiglobose, 

 3'ellow and red purple, sweet, and no fiber. 



142817. No. 7720. From Khai, Azerbaijan, December 12, 1940. White, elon- 

 gated, sugar type. 



142818. No. 7759. From Zenjan, Khamseh, December 18, 1940. Red purple 

 and flat. 



Nos. 142819 and 142820 were collected in Hamadan, December 21, 1940. 



142819. No. 7785. Carrot-shaped, deep red, and said to be imported. 



142820. No. 7787. Semiglobose, j^ellow to red purple. 



142821. No. 7850. From Kermanshah, December 25, 1940. Subglobose, red 

 purple and yellow. 



142822. No. 7879. From Qasrishirin, Kermanshah, December 28, 1940. 



142823. No. 7965. From Brujird, Luristan, January 21, 1941. One foot wide, 

 flattened, red purple or yellow, inside white and sometimes red purple, tender, 



with fiber, and sweet. 



142824 to 142841. Capsicum frutescens L. Solanaceae. Redpepper. 



Filfil is the common vernacular name for the redpepper in Iran. 



142824. No. 7331. From Tabriz, Azerbaijan, October 27, 1940. Bullnose, 3 

 inches long, scarlet, and sweet. 



142825. No. 7362. Fill farangi. From Tabriz, Azerbaijan, October 28, 1940. 

 Seeds hot; said to be introduced. 



142826. No. 7400. From Tabriz, Azerbaijan, October 31, 1940. Fruit rounded, 

 2J4 inches in diameter, scarlet, seeds sweet. 



142827. No. 7401. From Tabriz, Azerbaijan, October 31, 1940. Fruit pointed, 

 4 by 2 inches at base, scarlet, sweet, and mildly pungent. 



142828. No. 7413. From Ardebil, Azerbaijan, November 2, 1940. Fruit pointed, 



1 by 3 inches at base, crimson, and hot. 



142829. No. 7448. From Ardebil, Azerbaijan, November 7, 1940. Green, 

 pointed, 2 inches long, and hot. 



142830. No. 7512. From Tabriz, Azerbaijan, November 20, 1940. Fruit pointed, 



2 inches long, scarlet, and hot. 



142831. No. 7513. From Tabriz, Azerbaijan, November 20, 1940. Fruit bull- 

 nosed, 4 inches long, crimson; sweet with hot seeds. 



