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214315. Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Colocynth. 



No. 13658. Four miles north of Badopl, Hissar District, Punjab. Feb. 

 21, 1954. Dune sands. Perennial vine with thick rootstock and round, 

 yellow-green, orange-sized fruits. Used medicinally. 



214316. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Watermelon. 



No. 13681. Market, Ferozepur, Punjab. Feb. 23, 1954. 



214317. Crotalaria sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 13605. Ten miles west of Dehra Dun, along road to Saharampur. 

 Feb. 14, 1954. Hardwood forest area. Plant herbaceous, 10 inches high, 

 apparently flowering twice a year. 



214318. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



No. 13682. Market, Ferozepur, Punjab. Feb. 23, 1954. Sandy plain. 



214319 and 214320. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. Fabaceae. 



Guar. 



214319. No. 13678. Market, Ferozepur, Punjab. Feb. 23, 1954. Sandy 

 plain. Grown in summer for forage and green manure. Seeds used as 

 cattle food. 



214320. No. 13711. Government seed farm, Sirsa, Punjab. February 

 1954. Sandy loam. Selected variety cultivated for forage. 



214321. Dolichos biflorus L. Fabaceae. 



No. 13594. Market, Dehra Dun. Feb. 14, 1954. Altitude 2,400 feet- 

 Small table bean. 



214322. Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreaceae. 



No. 13600. Seven miles west of Dehra Dun. Feb. 14, 1954. 



214323. Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton. Zingiberaceae. Cardamom. 

 No. 13734. Kulladakurichi, Tinnevelly District. February 1954. 



214324 and 214325. Eruca sativa Mill. Brassicaceae. Salad-rocket. 



214324. No. 13581. Teara Mira. Market, Dehra Dun. Feb. 13, 1954. 

 Cultivated for oil. 



214325. No. 13660. Four miles north of Badopl, Hissar District, Punjab. 

 Feb. 21, 1954. Sandy desert. Winter annual, dry-farmed with other 

 crops. Seeds fed to cattle. 



214326. Hordeum sp. Poaceae. Barley. 



No. 13647. Market, Hansi, Punjab. Feb. 20, 1954. Sandy plain. Dry- 

 farmed winter variety used as stock feed. 



214327. Hordeum sp. Barley. 



No. 13690. Marauli Kalan, Ambala District, Punjab. Feb. 25, 1954. 

 Sandy plain, mostly dry-farmed. Grown for cattle feed. 



214328. Linum usitatissimum L. Linaceae. Flax. 



No. 13691. Marauli Kalan, Ambala District, Punjab. Feb. 25, 1954. 

 Sandy plain. Seeds used as winter feed for cattle, mixed with other cereals. 

 214329 to 214331. Pennisetum spicatum (L.) Willd. Poaceae. 



Pearl millet. 



214329. No. 13578. Bajra. Market, Dehra Dun. Feb. 13, 1954. Seeds 

 used as food; foliage as coarse forage. 



214330. No. 13609. Village between Dehra Dun and Saharanpur. Feb. 

 14, 1954. Used as human food. 



214331. No. 13646. Market, Hansi, Punjab. Feb. 20, 1954. Sandy 

 plain. Used as fodder. 



