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143363. No. 7463. From Sarab, Azerbaijan, November 8, 1940. Fruit green, 

 flattened, 10 inches in diameter. 



143364. No. 7802. From Hamadan, December 22, 1940. Fruit green, flattened, 

 8 inches in diameter, good quality. 



143365. No. 7867. From Kermanshah, December 25, 1949. Fruit green, 

 flattened subglobose to 6 inches in diameter, good quality. 



143366. No. 7959. From Brujird, Luristan, January 21, 1941. 



143367 to 143372. Brassica rapa L. Turnip. 



Shelgham is the vernacular name for turnip in Iran. 



143367. No. 7624. From Rezaieh, Azerbaijan, December 8, 1940. 



143368. No. 7744. From Khai, Azerbaijan, December 12, 1940. 



143369. No. 7786. From Hamadan, December 21, 1940. Flat, purple, sweet, 

 mild, tender. 



143370. No. 7856. From Kermanshah, December 25, 1940. Flat, purple, 

 sweet, good quality. 



143371. No. 7891. From Qasrishirin, Kermanshah, December 28, 1940. Glo- 

 bose, flat, red purple, good quality. 



143372. No. 7957. From Brujird, Luristan, January 21, 1941. Flattened, 

 purple and white, good quality. 



143373. Corylus sp. Betulaceae. 



No. 7809. From Hamadan, December 22, 1940. Bushes 10 feet high. 



143374. Corylus sp. 



No. 7946. From Brujird, Luristan, January 21, 1941. Bushes 8 feet high, 

 common in gardens. 



143375. Eruca sativa L. Brassicaceae. Salad-rocket. 



No. 7376. Khardil. From Tabriz, Azerbaijan, October 29, 1940. A low- 

 growing, hardy, somewhat fleshy annual from southern Europe, with leaves re- 

 sembling those of the radish and turnip, and yellowish to purplish flower, 3^ to % 

 inch across, in rather large racemes. Used by the French as a spring and autumn 

 salad and pot-herb. The flavor of the young and tender leaves bears a strong 

 resemblance to that of horseradish. 



For previous introduction see 138806. 



Anjir is the vernacular name for the fig in Iran. 



143376. Ficus sp. Moraceae. Fig. 



No. 7280. From Gurgan, September 20, 1940. A wild forest tree 12 inches in 

 diameter, with yellow fruits. 



143377. Ficus sp. 



No. 7289. From Tehran, October 8, 1940. Fruits flat, 2^ inches in diameter, 

 yellow green, low in sugar, of good flavor. 



Nos. 143378 and 143379 were collected in Tabriz, Azerbaijan, October 28, 1940. 



143378. Ficus sp. 



No. 7344. Fruit 1 Y% inches in diameter, sticky, sweet, of good flavor. 



143379. Ficus sp. 



No. 7395. Fruit flattened, about 1% inches in diameter, of good quality. 



Nos. 143380 and 143381 were collected in Saujbulagh, Azerbaijan, December 4, 

 1940. 



143380. Ficus sp. 



No. 7590. A wild bush spreading from the roots, 1 to 2 feet high, found in dry 

 limestone. 



