34 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 162 



212878 to 212932— Continued 



212883 and 212884. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodiaceae. Beet. 



212883. No. 13322. Palak. Agriculture College farm, Poona, Bombay 

 State. Dec. 17, 1953. Cooked for greens. 



212884. No. 13369. Palak. Market, Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 22, 

 1953. Leaves used for greens. 



212885. Cajanus cajan. (L.) Druce. Fabaceae. Pigeonpea. 



No. 13375. Market, Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 22, 1953. Planted in 

 alternate rows with other crops. 



212886 and 212887. Carthamus tinctorius L. Asteraeeae. Safflower. 



212886. No. 13320. Agriculture College farm, Poona, Bombay State. 

 Dec. 17, 1953. Winter crop. Used as a leafy vegetable; seeds used 

 for oil. 



212887. No. 13367. Market, Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 22, 1953. 

 Young leaves used as a fresh vegetable, and seeds used for oil. 



212888. Celosia sp. Amaranthaceae. 



No. 13428. Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 23, 1953. Ornamental annual 

 with red fasciations. 



212889. Celosia sp. 



No. 13429. Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 23, 1953. A yellow cockscomb. 

 212890 to 212893. Cicer arietinum L. Fabaceae. Chickpea. 



212890. No. 13156. Dharwar, Bombay State. Dec. 9, 1953. Local im- 

 proved variety. 



212891. No. 13157. Dharwar, Bombay State. Dec. 8, 1953. Local im- 

 proved variety called Chaff a. 



212892. No. 13271. Market, Mahabaleshwar, Bombay. Dec. 15, 1953. 



212893. No. 13313. Agriculture College farm, Poona, Bombay. Dec. 17, 

 1953. Dry-farmed, planted in October and November. 



212894. Coccinea indica Wight & Arn. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 13261. Poona Agriculture College, Poona, Bombay State. Dec. 14, 

 1953. Vine cultivated for its small edible fruits, cooked like squash. 



212895. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelen. 



No. 13388. Market, Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 22, 1953. Fruits small, 

 narrow, brindled. 



212896. Cucumis sativus L. Cucumber. 



No. 13389. Market, Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 22, 1953. Fruits long. 



212897. Cucumis sp. 



No. 13356. Market, Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 22, 1953. Vine spon- 

 taneous along margins of fields. 



212898. Cucumis sp. 



No. 13405. Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 23, 1953. Annual vine with 

 yellow flowers. 



212899. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 

 No. 13474. Market, Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 22, 1953. 



212900. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. Fabaceae. Guar. 



No. 13257. Poona, Bombay State. Dec. 14, 1953. Pods eaten as a vege- 

 table when young and tender. 



