82 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



18394. Trifolidm pkatense. Red clover. 



From Riga, Russia. Received through Mr. F. Lassman, April 20, 1906. 



18395. CucuRBiTA MELANOSPERMA. Ecuador melon. 



From Quito, Ecuador. Presented by Mr. S. Ordonez M. Received April 21, 1906. 

 White-shelled variety. (For description see No. 18328.) 



18396. PisuM ARVEN8E. Field pea. 



From Ispahan, Persia. Received through Mr. Frank Benton, April 2, 1906. 



"No. 34. A clover-like plant grown as a forage crop about Ispahan and known as 

 Guerqiieruh. It is said to be an annual and seems to be used as a winter cover for 

 land, the same as crimson clover in the United States. The plants are quite green 

 in January after numerous frosts. ' ' ( Benton. ) 



18397. CucuRBiTA PEPO. Pumpkin. 



From Shiraz, Persia. Received through Mr. Frank Benton, April 2, 1906. 



"No. 35. A small, long, salmon-colored squash; enlarged at blossom end. The 

 natives praise the quality, but as prepared for me it was watery and of poor flavor." 

 {Benton.) 



18398. CucuRBiTA MAXIMA. Squash. 



From Shiraz, Persia. Received through Mr. Frank Benton, April 2, 1906. 

 "No. 36. A medium-sized, oval, slate-colored, hard-skinned squash of indifferent 

 quality on sale in the markets of Shiraz, in February, where seed was taken from a 

 freshly cut specimen. Might be useful for stock. The region about Shiraz is dry 

 and depends upon irrigation; elevation about 5,000 feet." (Benton. ) 



18399. Fraxinus ornus. -^sh. 

 From Nizamabad, central Persia. Received through Mr. Frank Benton, April 



2, 1906. 

 "No. 37. Seeds taken from a cultivated ornamental tree growing near a pool of 

 water at Nizamabad. ' ' ( Benton. ) 



18400. Carica PAPAYA. Papaw. 



From Karachi, province of Sind, India. Received through Mr. Frank Benton, 

 April 16, 1906. 

 "No. 39. Seed of a tree 20 to 30 feet tall, with large leaves, bearing fruits the size 

 of a small muskmelon, greenish yellow outside when ripe; orange-yellow within. 

 Grows commonly in the warmer parts of India." {Benton.) 



18401. Brassica rapa. ~ . Turnip. 



From Quetta, Baluchistan. Received through :VIr. Frank Benton, April 16. 

 1906. 

 "(No. 45.) The roots, which grow to considerable size, are flat in form and are 

 bright crimson outside. The flesh is white, firm, and of a good quality." {Benton. ) 



18402. Ipomoea batatas. Sweet potato. 



From Quetta, Baluchistan. Received through Mr. FrankBenton, April 16, 1906. 



"(No. 46.) Large sweet potatoes; red outside and quite sweet. Purchased in the 

 market at Quetta and probably grown in the lowlands of the Indus." {Benton.) 



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