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66. Cucumis melo. Muskmelon. 



From Moscow, Russia. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, February, 1898. 

 (126 packages.) "Lida." 



A cantaloupe ; round, oval, strongly ribbed ; flesh orange. An early variety grown 

 in the Crimea and southern Russia. 



67. Cucumis melo. Muskmelon. 



From Moscow, Russia. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, February, 1898. 

 "Petro Alexandrovski." 



Originally from Turkestan ; yellow with very thick red aromatic flesh. 



68. Citrullus vulgaris. Watermelon. 



From Moscow, Russia. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, February, 1898. 

 (95 packages.) "Ferghanian watermelon." (Named after Ferghana, a prov- 

 ince in Turkestan.) 



Flesh red. 



69. Citrullus vulgaris. Watermelon. 



From Moscow, Rnssia. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, February, 1898. 

 Crimean. 



Flesh white; a very early productive variety of the choicest quality from the 

 Crimea. 



70. Citrullus vulgaris. Watermelon. 



From Moscow, Russia. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, February, 1898. 

 (6 packages.) Originally from Belbek, in the Crimea. 



Flesh orange. 



71. Citrullus vulgaris. Watermelon. 



From Moscow, Russia. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, February, 1898. 

 (4 packages.) From Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan. 



Flesh red. 



72. Citrullus vulgaris. Watermelon. 



From Moscow, Russia. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, February, 1898. 

 (1 package.) "Incomparable." 



Flesh yellow. 



73. Citrullus vulgaris. Watermelon. 



From Moscow, Russia. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, February, 1898. 

 (3 packages.) "Khan." Originally from Khiva, Turkestan. 



Flesh red. 



74. Citrullus vulgaris. Watermelon. 



From Moscow, Russia. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, February, 1898. 

 (3 packages.) Originally from Ferghana, in Turkestan. 



Flesh red. 



75. Citrullus vulgaris. Watermelon. 



From Moscow, Russia. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, February, 1898. 

 " Monastery." 



Flesh red. 



