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174789 to 174965— Continued 



174799 to 174815— Continued 

 174809 to 174811. Capsicum frutescens L. Solanaceae. Redpepper. 



174809. No. 9867. Mirch. Dehra Dun. Aug. 27. Fruit 3 inches by y 2 to 

 % inches ; slightly tapered, red, pungent. 



174810. No. 9868. Mirch. Dehra Dun. Aug. 27. Fruit 2% inches by 

 y 2 inch ; tapering, red, hot. 



174811. No. 9913. Mirch, Dehra Dun. Fruits 2 inches long, slightly 

 tapered, orange, pungent. 



174812. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



No. 9912. Tincla, Dehra Dun. Aug. 31. An esteemed vegetable when 

 young and tender. 



174813. Coix lacryma-jobi L. Poaceae. Jobs-tears. 



No. 10307. Perola, Tehri. Oct. 24. Altitude 4,000 feet. Three to five 

 feet high along rice ditches. 



174814 and 174815. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



174814. No. 9371-A. Khartuza. Almora. May 31. Fruit globose, 5 

 inches in diameter, faintly netted, yellow ; flesh 1% inches thick, salmon- 

 colored. 



174815. No. 9372-A. Kharluza, Almora. May 31. Fruit flattened, 8 

 by 4 inches, smooth, lemon-colored, splashed with reddish-brown ; flesh 

 1 inch thick, salmon-colored. 



174816. Cucumis sativus L. Cucumber. 



No. 9605-A. Chunkaling. Rafla, Nepal. July 26. Altitude 8,000 feet. Ex- 

 cellent quality. 



174817 to 174820. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



From the United Provinces. 



174817. No. 9864. Kadu. Dehra Dun. Aug. 27. Fruit buff, spotted with 

 white. 



174818. No. 9865. Dehra Dun. Aug. 27. Fruit subelongate, 15 by 12 

 inches, buff, deeply ribbed. 



174819. No. 9866. Kadu, Dehra Dun. Aug. 27. Fruit flattened, 12 by 15 

 inches, buff with paler spots, deeply ribbed. 



174820. No. 10226. Kadu, Pali, Tehri. Sept. 17. Altitude 6,000 feet. 

 Fruit acorn-shaped, 11 inches long, buff, deeply ribbed ; flesh yellow, tasty. 



174821 and 174822. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. Squash. 



174821. No. 9604-A. Kadu. Rafla, Nepal. July 26. Altitude 8,000 feet. 

 Used as vegetable marrow. 



174822. No. 10133. Kadu, Bankoli, Tehri, United Provinces. Sept. 10. 

 Altitude 7,000 feet. 



174823. Cucurbita pepo L. Pumpkin. 



No. 10278. Kadu. Barsali, Tehri, United Provinces. Sept. 21. Altitude 

 8,000 feet. Fruit sub-globose, 15 by 12 inches, heavily ribbed, grey, squash type. 

 Not sweet but tasty. 



174824 to 174827. Dolichos biflorus L. Fabaceae. 



From Tehri, United Provinces. 



174824. No. 10015. Ghat. Thahti Katur. Sept. 26. Altitude 4,500 feet. 



174825. No. 10069. Ghat. Maleri. Oct. 3. Altitude 4,000 feet. 



174826. No. 10134. Ghat. Bankoli. Oct. 10. Altitude 7,000 feet. 



174827. No. 10180. Ghat. Bariya. Oct. 14. Altitude 7,500 feet. 



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