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214035 to 214070— Continued 



214047. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 13509. Fourteen miles east of Virajpet, Coorg. Altitude 2,500 feet. 

 Slender perennial shrublets in forest shade, about 3 feet high. January 1954. 



214048. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



No. 13471. Market Mysore, Mysore State. Altitude 2,500 feet. Eaten 

 raw. Jan. 12, 1954. 



214049. Cucumis satiyus L. Cucumber. 



No. 13472. Sotikai. Market, Mysore, Mysore State. Altitude 2,500 feet. 

 Large fruits; eaten raw or cooked. Jan. 12, 1954. 



214050. Cucumis sp. 



No. 13558. Chettalli, Coorg State. Jan. 30, 1954. Annual vine with small 

 ovoid, pale yellow, bitter fruits with weak sparse prickles. 



214051. Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreaceae. 



No. 13504. Fraserpet, Coorg. Altitude 2,500 feet. Bitter, but lower 

 roots eaten. Jan. 17, 1954. 



214052. Dolichos biflorus L. Fabaceae. 



No. 13569. Bangalore, Mysore. Used as green manure. Feb. 1, 1954. 



214053. Dolichos lablab L. Hyacinth-bean. 



No. 13466. Market, Mysore, Mysore State. Altitude 2,500 feet Variety 

 with dark seeds ; dried beans cooked and eaten. Jan. 12, 1954. 



214054. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



No. 13556. Chettalli, Coorg State. Altitude 3,000-3,500 feet. Large 

 spreading shrub with trunk 6 inches in diameter. Jan. 30, 1954. 



214055 to 214058. Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton. Zingiberaceae. 



Cardamom. 



214055. No. 13485. Kuramunda Estate, west of Virajpet, Coorg. Jan. 

 14,1954. Altitude 3,500-4,000 feet. Upright, glabrous variety, forming 

 large clumps of 12-20 stems. 



214056. No. 13486. Manjarabat. Kuramund Estate, west of Virajpet, 

 Coorg. Canyon bottom. Altitude 3,500-4,000 feet. Semi-erect variety 

 forming clumps 6 feet tall. Jan. 14, 1954. 



214057. No. 13491. Hanchi Betta Estate, canyon near Virajpet, Coorg. 

 Altitude 3,000 feet. Late variety. Jan. 15, 1954. 



214058. No. 13492. Pollibetta Estate, near Virajpet, Coorg. Altitude 

 3,000 feet. Locally the best yielder. Jan. 15, 1954. 



214059. Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. Poaceae. African millet. 



No. 13518. Ragi. Mysore, Mysore State. Used for human food and re- 

 cently being processed for making malt. Jan. 27, 1954. 



214060. Hibiscus sp. Malvaceae. 



No. 13484. Eight miles northwest of Virajpet, Coorg. Canyon slope in 

 evergreen tropical forest. Altitude 3,500 feet. Scandent thorny shrub with 

 showy large yellow flowers with purple throat. Jan. 14, 1954. 



214061. Pennisetum massaicum Stapf. Poaceae. 



No. 13233. Dharwar Agricultural College, Dharwar, Bombay. Altitude 

 1,800 feet. Introduced from Australia and being tried as pasture grass. 

 Dec. 11, 1953. 



