﻿48 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  29213 
  to 
  29270— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  29233. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

  

  From 
  Samarkand, 
  Russian 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1433a, 
  July 
  28, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  fine 
  

   muskmelon 
  of 
  flat-round 
  shape; 
  rind 
  yellowish; 
  flesh 
  of 
  rosy-green 
  color; 
  very 
  

   sweet 
  and 
  aromatic. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  No. 
  29231." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  29234. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

   From 
  Tashkend, 
  Russian 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1434a, 
  August 
  11, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  melon 
  of 
  oval 
  shape; 
  rind 
  drab 
  green; 
  flesh 
  thick 
  and 
  green; 
  of 
  delicious 
  sweet 
  

   taste 
  and 
  long-keeping 
  qualities. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  No. 
  29231." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  29235. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Tashkend, 
  Russian 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1435a, 
  September 
  20, 
  1910.) 
  

  

  A 
  melon 
  of 
  oval 
  form; 
  greenish 
  rind; 
  salmon-red 
  flesh; 
  of 
  fresh, 
  sweet 
  taste; 
  

   has 
  remarkably 
  few 
  seeds; 
  possesses 
  long-keeping 
  qualities. 
  Curiously 
  called 
  

   ' 
  AmerikanskV 
  melon 
  and 
  believed 
  to 
  have 
  come 
  from 
  America. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  

   like 
  No. 
  29231." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  29236. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

   From 
  Kostakos, 
  Russian 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1436a, 
  September 
  24, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  melon 
  of 
  oblong 
  shape; 
  rind 
  greenish; 
  flesh 
  white, 
  very 
  juicy, 
  sweet, 
  and 
  aro- 
  

   matic. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  No. 
  29231." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  29237. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

   From 
  Tashkend, 
  Russian 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1437a, 
  August 
  14, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  melon 
  of 
  round-oblong 
  shape; 
  rind 
  golden 
  yellow, 
  slightly 
  ribbed; 
  flesh 
  whitish 
  

   and 
  of 
  remarkably 
  sweet 
  and 
  aromatic 
  flavor. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  No. 
  29231." 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

  

  29238. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

   From 
  Andijan, 
  Russian 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1438a, 
  October 
  4, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  small 
  

  

  very 
  oblong-pointed 
  melon; 
  rind 
  green; 
  flesh 
  of 
  rosy 
  color; 
  taste 
  fresh, 
  sweet. 
  

   A 
  so-called 
  winter 
  melon; 
  can 
  be 
  kept 
  until 
  New 
  Year's 
  Day. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  

   like 
  No. 
  29231." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  29239. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

   From 
  Andijan, 
  Russian 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1439a, 
  October 
  4, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  melon 
  

  

  of 
  oval 
  shape; 
  rind 
  greenish 
  yellow, 
  netted; 
  flesh 
  white, 
  melting, 
  and 
  very 
  

   sweet. 
  Can 
  be 
  kept 
  for 
  several 
  weeks. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  No. 
  29231." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  29240. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

   From 
  Andijan, 
  Russian 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1440a, 
  October 
  4, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  melon 
  

  

  of 
  oblong-pointed 
  form; 
  rind 
  drab 
  green; 
  flesh 
  white 
  and 
  very 
  firm. 
  Can 
  be 
  

   kept 
  for 
  several 
  months. 
  Probably 
  a 
  good 
  variety 
  from 
  which 
  to 
  make 
  pre- 
  

   serves. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  No. 
  29231." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  29241. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

   From 
  Osh, 
  Russian 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1441a, 
  October 
  9, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  melon 
  of 
  

  

  large 
  size 
  and 
  oval 
  shape; 
  rind 
  yellow 
  with 
  green 
  veins; 
  flesh 
  pale 
  yellow, 
  of 
  a 
  

   fine, 
  fresh, 
  sweet, 
  and 
  aromatic 
  flavor. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  in 
  somewhat 
  cooler 
  regions 
  

   than 
  No. 
  29231, 
  as 
  Osh 
  is 
  over 
  4,000 
  feet 
  altitude." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  29242. 
  Citrullus 
  vulgaris 
  Schrad. 
  Watermelon. 
  

   From 
  Samarkand, 
  Russian 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1442a, 
  July 
  27, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  email 
  watermelon 
  having 
  light-green 
  rind, 
  while 
  the 
  flesh 
  is 
  salmon 
  red; 
  taste 
  

   fresh, 
  sweet. 
  Has 
  small 
  seeds 
  and 
  is 
  an 
  early 
  ripener. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  No. 
  

   29231." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

   2,2.1 
  

  

  