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40203 to 40205— Continued. 



tionably one of the best varieties adapted to local conditions, everything 

 taken into consideration, that has been introduced into the Philippines, 



"A large area has lately been planted to India at the Lamao Experi- 

 ment Station with a view of producing seed for general distribution 

 throughout the Philippines another year. 



" India is the original home of the cucumber, and the variety under 

 consideration seems to be an improvement upon the aboriginal form that 

 is especially adapted to tropical conditions. 



"According to Mr. Hartless, this cucumber is grown throughout India 

 as a climber during the rainy season. Notwithstanding its extensive cul- 

 tivation in India, it is a curious fact that this distinct cucumber variety 

 has never received a variety name. Coincident to its wide dissemina- 

 tion throughout the Philippines it has therefore been considered expe- 

 dient to christen the variety in order to distinguish it from other varie- 

 ties, and it has been named India in honor of the ancestral home of the 

 cucumber." {Wester, The Philippine Agricultural Review, vol. 7, no. 2, 

 Feb., 1911) 

 40204 and 4C205. Hiniscus sabdabiffa L. Malvaceae. Roselle. 



40204. " Tcmprano roselle, 20 days earlier than other varieties." 

 ( IV ester. ) 



" Plant of medium vigor and upright growth, branching pro- 

 fusely, rarely exceeding 1.23 meters in height; stems light red; 

 leaves palniately 5-lobate with conspicuously narrow lobes; flowers 

 normal ; pollen golden brown ; calyx of the same general form as 

 the Victor, but smaller, average length 45 mm., width 25 mm., with 

 epicalyx 39 mm. The variety is prolific, and the fruiting season is 

 20 days earlier than Victor and Rico. 



" When the Victor fruited for the first time at Lamao in 1911 one 

 plant was conspicuous for its earliness, and seed was saved from 

 this plant and sown the following year. The early trait of the 

 parent was transmitted to the progeny, and the earliest plant was 

 again isolated and the seed sown in 1913. In harvesting the fruit 

 and seed of the third generation the early habit and other charac- 

 teristics that distinguish this new strain from its parent, the Victor, 

 seem to be sufficiently well fixed to merit its recognition as a 

 separate variety, and it has been named Tcmprano on account of 

 its early habit. 



" The Tcmprano is more subject to leaf-blight than any of the 

 other varieties mentioned in this paper, and therefore, on account 

 of its deficiency in vigor, it is not recommended for planting on a 

 large scale. In tact, the Tcmprano is of more value in a subtropical 

 than a tropical country, where early frosts at the approach of the 

 cold season destroy the ordinary varieties before their fruiting 

 season is over." {Wester, The Philippine Agricultural Review, 

 vol. 7, no. 6, June, 10l.' h ) 



40205. "Altissima. Plant of upright habit, vigorous, attaining a 

 height of 2.5, sometimes exceeding 3.5 meters, branching sparsely 

 or not at all; leaf lobes narrow; flowers normal; pollen golden 

 yellow; full-grown calyces 25 mm. long. 22 mm. wide. Including 

 epicalyx 27 mm. ; calyx lobes thin and fibrous, and thickly covered 

 with short, stiff bristles ; seed pod almost totally filling cavity. 



