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4032. Mexican black elderberry. — The fruit of Sambucus mexicana Presl. Native 



of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Collected by H. H. Rusby 

 in the San Bernardino Mountains, California, August, 1909. 



THE GOURD FAMILY (Cucurbitaceae) 



4033. Chayote bianco. White chow-chow. Pepinella. — The fruit of Sechium edule 

 Sw. Native of the West Indies and cultivated. Acquired by Mrs. N. L. 

 Britton in Mexico City, November, 1896. 



4034. Another specimen of the preceding. Collected by P. Wilson, in Porto Rico, 

 August, 1902. 



4035. Prickly chayote. — A variety of the preceding with hispid fruit. Acquired 



by H. H. Rusby in Mexico, in 1909. 

 4036-4040, inclusive, represent cucumbers, the fruits of cultivated varieties of 

 Cucumis sativus L. Native of Asia and everywhere cultivated. Grown 

 on the trial grounds of P. Henderson & Company at Jersey City, New Jersey. 



4036. Early white-spine cucumber. 



4037. Extra early green prolific cucumber. 



4038. Early prolific cucumber. 



4039. Tender and true cucumber. 



4040. Long green cucumber. 



4041. Pickled gherkins. — A name applied to very small pickled fruits of any variety 

 of cucumber. Presented by F. H. Leggett & Company, of New York. 



4042. West Indian gherkins. Burr cucumber. — The fruit of Cucumis Anguria L. 



Native of the West Indies and cultivated. Same donor. 



4043. Winter melon. European melon. — The fruit of a cultivated variety of 



Cucumis Melo inodorus. Native of Asia. Acquired by H. H. Rusby in 

 the New York market. 



4044. Honey-dew melon. — A choice cultivated variety of the preceding. Grown 



in California and acquired in the New York market by H. H. Rusby. 



4045. Casaba melon. — Another choice variety of the same. Same source and 

 donor. 



4046. Canteloupe. Canteloupe muskmelon/ — The fruit of cultivated plants of 

 C. Melo canteloupensis. Acquired by H. H. Rusby in the New York 

 market. 



4047. Rocky Ford nutmeg muskmelon. — The fruit of a choice cultivated form of 



C. Melo reticulata. Acquired by H. H. Rusby in the New York market. 



4048. Another type of the preceding. Same source and donor. 



4049. Watermelon. — The fruit of Citrullus Citrullus (L.) Karst. Native of Asia 



and everywhere cultivated. Grown by H. H. Rusby at Newark, New 

 Jersey. 



4050. Citron. Preserving citron. — A cultivated variety of the preceding species. 

 Grown at Nutley, New Jersey, by H. H. Rusby. 



4051. Pepo Pepo (L.). — This is an original wild pumpkin, perhaps the origin of all 

 the cultivated varieties. It is a native of the Lake Okechobee region of 

 Florida, where it was discovered by J. K. Small in May, 1917, on the southern 

 end and eastern shores of the lake, the sample being a part of the original 

 collection. 



