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212968 to 213037— Continued 



213020. Psidium sp. 



No. 13255. Poona, Bombay State. Dec. 14, 1953. Fruits pear-shaped. 



213021. Ricinus communis L. Euphorbiaceae. Castorbean. 



No. 13410. Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 23, 1953. Silty loam; near sea 

 level. Tall variety with red stems, cultivated as leaf feed for silk worms. 



213022. Rumex sp. Polygonaceae. 



No. 13366. Market, Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 22, 1953. Cultivated 

 as a green vegetable. 



213023 and 213021. Sesamum indicum L. Pedaliaceae. Sesame. 



213023. No. 13365. Market, Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 22, 1953. Clay 

 loam soil; near sea level. Used as oilseed. 



213024. No. 13395. Market, Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 23, 1953. 



Local white-seeded variety. Cultivated for oil. 



213025 to 213027. Solanum melongena L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



213025. No. 13400. Market, Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 22, 1953. Fruits 

 long, purple. Irrigated. 



213026. No. 13398. Market, Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 22, 1953. Fruits 

 small, round. Irrigated. 



213027. No. 13399. Market, Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 22, 1953. Fruits 

 long. Irrigated. 



213028. Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad. & Wendl. Solanaceae. 



No. 13250. Eight miles west of Poona, Bombay State. Dec. 13, 1953. 

 Grassland on volcanic hills. Low spreading herb used in medicine. 



213029 and 213030. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Poaceae. 



213029. No. 13274. Market, Mahabaleshwar, Bombay State. Dec. 15, 

 1953. Altitude 4,500 feet. 



213030. No. 13417. Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 23, 1953. Silty soil; 

 near sea level. Used for human food. 



213031. Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Fabaceae. Fenugreek. 



No. 13323. Agricultural College farm, Poona, Bombay State. Dec. 17, 

 1953. Used as a leafy table vegetable, planted anytime. 



213032 to 213034. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



213032. No. 13319. Pusali. Agricultural College farm, Poona, Bombay 

 State. Dec. 17, 1953. A rust-resistant irrigated winter wheat. 



213033. No. 13426. Bhal. Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 23, 1953. Silty 

 soil; near sea level. 



213034. No. 13430. Malvi. Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 23, 1953. Silty 

 soil; near sea level. Irrigated winter wheat. 



213035. Vernonia sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 13291. Market, Mahabaleshwar, Bombay State. Dec. 15, 1953. Seeds 

 used for high blood pressure. 



213036. Vinca sp. Apocynaceae. 



No. 13431. Barmasi. Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 23, 1953. Silty soil; 

 near sea level. Cultivated ornamental of 2 varieties; white flowered and 

 mauve flowered. 



213037. ViGNA sinensis (Torner) Savi. Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



No. 13317. Chavali. Agricultural College farm, Poona, Bombay State. 

 Dec. 17, 1953. Small whitish bean. 



