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214146 to 214181— Continued 



214154. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



No. 13533. Velerika. Talipernamba market, Malabar Coast. Small el- 

 liptic, green- and yellow-brindled melon with thick white flesh to center; 

 edible but never sweet. Jan. 28, 1954. 



214155. Cucumis sp. 



No. 13488. Pollibetta Coffee Estates, near Virajpet, Coorg. Annual 

 vine with light green faintly striped oblong fruits 2-3 inches long. Eaten 

 by cattle. Jan. 14, 1954. 



214156. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



No. 13453. Kumbal kai. Market, Mysore, Mysore. Altitude 2,500 feet. 

 Yellow, ribbed, oblate medium-sized; cooked and eaten as a vegetable. 

 Jan. 12, 1954. 



214157. Desmodium sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 13496. Balmane Estate, 20 miles east of Virajpet, Coorg. Altitude 

 2,900 feet; rainfall 45 inches. Plant 6 feet high. Jan. 17, 1954. 



214158. Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC. 



No. 13567. Bangalore, Mysore. Granite soils. Used as green manure. 

 Feb. 1, 1954. 



214159. Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreaceae. 



No. 13478. Six miles northwest of Virajpet, Coorg. Altitude 3,000 

 feet. Jan. 14, 1954. 



214160. Dioscorea sp. 



No. 13498. Balmane Estate, 20 miles east of Virajpet, Coorg. Altitude 

 2,900 feet; rainfall 45 inches. Jan. 17, 1954. 



214161. Dioscorea sp. 



No. 13503. Fraserpet, Coorg. Altitude 2,500 feet. Jan. 17, 1954. 



214162. Dioscorea sp. 



No. 13505. Fraserpet, Coorg. Altitude 2,500 feet. Jan. 17, 1954. 



214163. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. Hyacinth-bean. 



No. 13443. Auray Kalu. Market, Mysore, Mysore State. Altitude 2,500 

 feet. Fresh green bean removed from pod and eaten. Jan. 12, 1954. 



214164 to 214166. Dolichos biflorus L. 



214164. No. 13446. Pulis. Market, Mysore, Mysore. Used for feed 

 and as a table bean. Jan. 12, 1954. 



214165. No. 13526. Mudra. Market, Talipernamba, Malabar Coast. 

 Edible bean. Jan. 28, 1954. 



214166. No. 13570. HU.O. 30. Bangalore, Mysore, Granitic soils. 

 Used as green manure. Feb. 1, 1954. 



214167. Indigofera sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 13500. Pollibetta Estates, Coorg. Altitude 3,000 feet. Bushy shrub 

 pruned to height of 12 inches. Used as cover crop in Citrus orchards. 

 Jan. 17, 1954. 



214168. Lagenaria leucantha (Duch.) Rusby. Cucurbitaceae. 



Calabash gourd. 



No. 13464. Soraykai. Market, Mysore, Mysore. Altitude 2,500 feet. 

 Vine cultivated on trellis; fruit used as cooked vegetable. 



