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114845 to 115046— Continued. 



114886. Capsicum annuum L. Solanaceae. 



Common redpepper. 



No. 119. Nai-Miris. From Katu Kas- 

 babu, near Kandy, Ceylon, February 26, 

 1936. 



114887. Capsicum frutescens L. Solana- 

 ceae. Bush redpepper. 



No. 63. Guinea pepper, Kochi-Miris, 

 Irkochlka. From the Kandy, Ceylon, mar- 

 ket. February 23, 1936. 



114888. CARYOPHYLLUS 



Stokes. Myrtaceae. 



JAM bos (L.) 

 Rose-apple. 



No. 2S8. Panirtipandu. From Banga- 

 lore. Mysore, March 5, 1936. A medium- 

 sized, handsome tree, native to India and 

 the Malay Peninsula, but cultivated in 

 many tropical countries for the edible, 

 fragrant, pinkish fruits about the size of 

 a hen's egg. of a sweetish acid taste, and 

 used as preserves. 



For previous introduction see 100722. 



114889 to 114895. Cassia spp. Caesial- 

 piniaceae. 



114889. Cassia fistula L. 



Golden-shower. 



No. 172-B. From Kandy, Ceylon. 

 An ornamental tree with handsome pin- 

 nate foliage and long pendulous racemes 

 of golden-yellow flowers. Native to 

 India. 



For previous introduction see 93775. 



114890. Cassia grandis L. f. 



Pink-shower. 



No. 172-1. From Kandy, Ceylon. A 

 Handsome tree 40 to 50 feet high that 

 produces masses of pale-pink, flowers in 

 the early spring before the pinnate 

 leaves appear. Native to Panama. 



For previous introduction see 110825. 



114891. Cassia hirsuta L. 



No. 171. From the Botanic Gardens, 

 Hakgala, Ceylon, February 28, 1936. A 

 shrub up to 2 feet high, covered through- 

 out with long hairs, with the compound 

 leaves made up of three to five pairs 

 of ovate leaflets 2 to 3 inches long and 

 small yellow flowers in axillary racemes. 

 Native to Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 111211, 



114892. Cassia laevigata Willd. 



Smooth senna. 



No. 171-A. From the Botanic Gar- 

 dens, Hakgala, Ceylon. A handsome 

 yellow -flowered shrub or small tree, with 

 dark-green, glossy, evergreen; foliage. 



For previous introduction see 70898. 



114893. Cassia occidentalis L. 



No. 107. Ratartora. From the mar- 

 ket at Kandy, February 25, l!936. A 

 shrub 2 feet high with yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see 109976. 



114894. Cassia tomentosa L. f. 



Woolly senna. 



No. 172. From? the Botanic Gardens, 

 Hakgala, Ceylon. The Ranmcara of the 

 Singhalese is a rapid-growing shrub with 

 large yellow flowers. It is found wild 

 in the dry portions of Ceylon. 



For previous introduction see 67682. 



114845 to 115046— Continued. 



114895. Cassia^ tora L. 



No. 106. From Peradeniya, near 

 Kandy, Ceylon, February 25, 1936. 

 Pods and leaves are used as a vegetable. 



114896. Casuarina distyla Vent. Casua- 

 rinaceae. 



No. 171-B. From the Botanic Gardens, 

 Hakgala, Ceylon. A small shrub 2 to 3 

 feet high. 



For previous introduction 



90680. 



114897. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. 

 Bombacaceae. Kapok. 



No. 161. Pulung. Near Kandy, Ceylon. 



For previous introduction see 87477. 



114898. Coccinia cordifolia (L.) Cogn. 

 Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 157. Koway. From Durnballa, 

 Ceylon, March 1, 1936, at 1,000 feet alti- 

 tude. A perennial tropical vine with 

 small broadly ovate-cordate, deep-green 

 leaves, white flowers, and red fruits about 

 2 inches long which taste like cucumbers. 

 Native to eastern India. 



For previous introduction see 106952. 



114899. Cestrum elegans (Brongn.) 

 Schlecht. Solanaceae. 



No. 127. February 27, 1936. From 

 Nuwara-Eliya, Ceylon, at 6,500 feet alti- 

 tude. A slender graceful shrub with at- 

 tractive dark-green, ovate-lanceolate leaves 

 about 4 inches long and clusters of showy 

 carmine flowers and berries. It is native 

 to Mexico, but has become naturalized in 

 the high regions of Ceylon. 



114900 to 114906. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



114900. No. 3. Peiii-Komardu. From 

 the market at Colombo, Ceylon, Feb- 

 ruary 20, 1936. Fruits dark green 

 with darker stripes. Flesh red-pink, 

 rather insipid. 



114901. No. 40. Peni-Eomardu. From 

 the market at Colombo, Ceylon, Feb- 

 ruary 21, 1936. Fruits pale green, 

 unmarked, up to 5 pounds in weight. 

 The red-pink flesh is of fair quality. 



114902. No. 97. Peni-puhul. From Tel- 

 deniya, near Kandy, Ceylon, Febru- 

 ary 25, 1936. Used boiled as a vege- 

 table. 



114903. No. 98. Getupuhul. From near 

 Colombo. Ceylon, February 25, 1936. 

 Said to be a good vegetable. 



114904. No. 176. From Coimbatore, 

 southern India, March 4, 1936. A 

 dark-green melon 14 inches long, 

 with rather insipid flesh. 



114905. No. 192. From Bangalore, My- 

 sore, India, March 5, 1936. An un- 

 marked dark-green melon of fair 

 flavor. 



114906. No. 193. From Bangalore, My- 

 sore, March 5, 1936. An elongated, 

 light-green melon with heavy black- 

 green striping ; weight about 5 

 pounds and the flavor is fair. 



114907. Citrus limonia Osbeck. Ruta- 

 ceae. Lemon. 



No. 200. From Bangalore, Mysore, 

 March 5, 1936. Presented by the Super- 

 intendent of the Government Horticul- 

 tural Garden. A fine-flavored lemon. 



