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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



114845 to 115046— Continued. 



114908. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



No. 204. Madu walla, Kadharangai, Dab- 

 bagahi. From Bangalore, Mysore, March 

 5, 1936. Presented by the Superintendent, 

 Government Horticultural Garden. A 

 shrub or small tree which produces large 

 warty fruits a foot long, weighing 3 

 pounds, with sweetish rind 1 inch thick 

 and insipid flesh. It is preserved for 

 medicinal purposes. 



114909. Cleome sp. Capparidaceae. 



No. 172-P. From Kandy, Ceylon. An 

 ornamental herb with clusters of pink and 

 white flowers. 



114910. Tephrosia vogelii Hook. f. Fa- 

 baoeae. 



No. 132. From a tea field on the Nu- 

 wara-Eliya Road, Ceylon, February 27, 

 1936, at 5,000 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 111348. 



114911 to 114923. Cucumis spp. Cucurbi- 

 taceae. 



114911 to 114918. Cucumis melo L. 



Muskmelon. 



Nos. 114911 to 114915 were collected 

 at Coimbatore, southern India, March 4, 

 1936. 



114911. No. 180. Artani palam. A 

 fruit 18 inches long, elongate, net- 

 ted, greenish yellow, with salmon 

 flesh of fair flavor. 



114912. No. 181. Welakosa. A round 

 smooth, creamy-white melon 1 foot 

 in diameter, with pale salmon-col- 

 ored, fragrant flesh of poor flavor. 



114913. No. 184. Shakan palam. A 

 small sparsely netted flattened 

 brown melon with firm but not 

 tough, pale salmon-colored flesh of 

 fair flavor, which will shrivel but 

 not rot. An excellent keeper. 



114914. No. 186. Molampalam. A 

 slightly netted, brown-yellow, cy- 

 lindrical fruit 8 inches long, with 

 fragrant salmon-colored flesh, 

 which is rather insipid. 



114915. No. 187. A fruit the size, 

 shape, and color of a grapefruit 

 with pale salmon-colored flesh, 

 which is mealy and insipid. 



Nos. 114916 to 114918 were col- 

 lected at Bangalore, Mysore, March 5, 

 1936. 



114916. No. 195. A fruit the size, 

 shape, and color of a smooth- 

 skinned large grapefruit. The 

 white flesh is of good flavor. 



114917. No. 196. Fruit ellipsoid, 1 

 foot long, well-netted with white 

 insipid flesh. 



114918. No. 197. A rounded, well- 

 netted yellow fruit 8 inches in di- 

 ameter, with white insipid flesh 

 that is not mealy. 



114919 to 114923. Cucumis sativus L. 

 Cucumber. 



Nos. 114919 and 114920 were col- 

 lected in the market at Colombo, Ceylon, 

 February 20, 1936. 



114919. No. 34. Pipinga. A yellow- 

 brown, thick-fleshed fruit 15 inches 

 long, which is cooked or eaten raw. 



114845 to 115046— Continued. 



114920. No. 36. Kerlri. A golden- 

 brown, roundish fruit. 



Nos. 114921 to 114923 were col- 

 lected at Coirobatore, March 4, 1936. 



114921. No. 174. Walerika. A ba- 

 nana-shaped cucumber 18 inches 

 long when ripe, commonly sold 

 while immature (6 inches long) ; 

 excellent as a salad vegetable. 



114922. No. 185. Walerika. Very 

 similar to No. 174 [P. I. 114921], 



114923. No. 227. Malabar walerika. 

 A golden-brown fruit, streaked 

 with lighter brown, about 8 inches 

 long. Said to keep in edible con- 

 dition for a year. Peculiar to the 

 Malabar coast where it has been 

 grown since ancient times. 



114924 to 114931. Cucurbita spp. Cucur- 

 bitaceae. 



114924. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. 



Squash. 



No. 162. Rata Wataka. A Siamese 

 squash received from Dumballa. Ceylon, 

 March 1, 1936. Said to be better than 

 the local variety ; rather rare. 



114925. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. 



Squash. 



No. 175. Rata Wataka. From Keke- 

 riwa, Ceylon, March 2, 1936. Intro- 

 duced from Siam and said to be su- 

 perior to the local varieties. The gray 

 elongated fruit is pointed at both ends, 

 has thick yellow flesh, and weighs up 

 to 10 pounds. 



114926 to 114930. Cucurbita moschata 

 Duchesne. Cushaw. 



114926. No. 5. Wataka. From the 

 market at Colombo. Ceylon, Feb- 

 ruary 20, 1936. A brownish-yel- 

 low, faintly ribbed, elongated fruit 

 with yellow flesh, which commonly 

 weighs about 40 pounds. Said to 

 keep for several months in a dry 

 place. 



114927. No. 6. From the market at 

 Colombo, Ceylon, February 20, 

 1936. Like No. 5 [P. I. 114926], 

 but smaller and more like a pump- 

 kin in appearance. 



114928. No. 211. Gummachi Kayi, 

 From Bangalore, Mysore, March 5, 

 1936. A red-brown pumpkin type, 

 common, and said to keep well. 



114929. No. 154. Palong-W at aha. 

 From the market at Kandy, Cey- 

 lon, February 28, 1936. 



114930. Nq. 201. From Bangalore, 

 Mysore, March 5, 1936. An at- 

 tractive looking, smooth creamy 

 white fruit about 1 foot long, with 

 thick yellow flesh. 



114931. Cucurbita pepo L. Pumpkin. 



No. 38. Mem. From the market at 

 Colombo, Ceylon, February 20, 1936. 

 An oblong orange fruit, 18 inches long, 

 striped and mottled with green. Prob- 

 ably introduced from Europe. 



114932. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) 

 Taub. Fabaceae. Guar. 



No. 86. Kataranga, cluster bean. 

 From Teldeniya, near Kandy, Ceylon, Feb- 

 ruary 25, 1936. Pods used as food. 



