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PLANT MATERIAL INTRO'DTJiCOEiD 



115428 to 115525— Continued. 



115437. No. 322. A long, thin-skinned 

 variety. 



115438. No. 322-A. A thick-skinned 

 variety. 



115439. No. 322-B. Hungarian yellow; 

 a vegetable type. 



115440. No. 322-C. Ruby King; a 

 vegetable type. 



115441. No. 322-D. Donna kai of 

 Dlarwar ; a vegetable type. 



115442. No. 322-E. Local Deccan. 



115443. No. 322-F. Short, thick, and 

 very pungent. 



115444. Carthamds tinctorius L. As- 

 teraceae. Safilower. 



No. 293. Kardi. Poona, March 16, 

 1!936. Presented by the principal of the 

 Poona Agricultural College. Used for oil 

 and dye. 



For previous introduction see 99340. 



115445. Chbnopodium album L. Cheno- 

 podiaceae. 



No. 307. ChanderibaUm. Poona, March, 

 16, 1936. Presented by the principal of 

 the Poona Agricultural College. The 

 leaves are used as a potherb throughout 

 the year. 



For previous introduction see 97718. 



115446. Chbnopodium album L. Cheno- 

 podiaceae. 



No. 279. Chafcvat. From Poona, March 

 15, 1936. Much esteemed as a potherb. 



115447 to 115450. Cicir arietinum L. 

 Fabaceae. Chickpea. 



Nos. 115447 to 115449 were collected 

 at Poona, March 16, 1936. Ghama. Pre- 

 sented by the principal of the Poona 

 Agricultural College. An important dry 

 ground crop. The beans are used in a 

 variety of ways, even sold roasted as 

 peanuts. 



115447. No. 303. 115449. No. 305. 



115448. No. 304. 



115450. No. 252. Kabula challa. From 

 Bombay, March 10, 1936. Said to be 

 imported from Iran [Persia]. 



115451. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Watermelon. 



No. 271. Tinda or delpasand. From 

 Poona, March 15, 1936. Variety Fistu- 

 losus. A form with thicker stems, spar- 

 ingly lobed leaves, and long, somewhat 

 hispid hairs. The smooth globose fruits, 

 3 inches in diameter, are sold green and 

 are much esteemed as a vegetable, es- 

 pecially in the Punjab. 



115452 to 115459. Cucumis mblo L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



115452. No. 182. Weleri polam. From 

 Coimbatore, March 4, 1936. An elon- 

 gate, cylindric melon about 18 inches 

 long with rounded ends, yellowisn 

 rind slightly netted, and fragrant, 

 mealy, pale salmon flesh of little 

 flavor. 



115453. No. 231. From the Tunghabad- 

 bra River district, Mysore, March 6, 

 1936, at 1,200 feet altitude. A com- 

 pressed fruit 6 inches long by 8 

 inches in diameter, netted, creamy 

 white outside with firm, salmon-col- 



115428 to 115525— Continued. 



ored insipid flesh which will not rot, 

 but will shrivel instead. 



115454. No. 233. From Bombay, March 

 8, 1936. A well-netted, golden, elon- 

 gated fruit 12 inches long, somewhat 

 pointed at the ends. The thick, 

 white, firm flesh has a honeydew 

 flavor and keeps remarkably well 

 with no tendency to rot. 



115455. No. 234. Bombay, March 8, 

 1936. A rare type. The fruits are 

 subglobose, 6 inches long, pale cream 

 throughout, with a trace of netting 

 on the outside, and insipid flesh. 



115456. No. 235. From Bombay, March 

 8, 1936. A rare type with com- 

 pressed fruit, 6 inches long by 8 

 inches in diameter, smooth, marbled 

 green and yellow. The fragrant 

 green flesh changes to salmon color 

 around the seed cavity and has a 

 distinctive flavor. 



115457. No. 236. From Bombay, March 

 8, 1936. From the market. A 

 nearly smooth yellow fruit with a 

 few green marks, about the size and 

 shape of a large grapefruit. The 

 pale-yellow flesh is firm, fragrant, 

 and sometimes very good. It keeps 

 well. 



115458. No. 342. Pineapple. From 

 Poona, March 16, 1936. A melon 

 with green, fragrant flesh which has 

 been selected from local strains. 



115459. No. 343. Japanese mixed. 

 From Poona, March 16, 1936. A 

 trade name used by the local seeds- 

 men. The fruit is said to be of good 

 quality. 



115460. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Cucumber. 



No. 326. Kira. From Poona, March 

 16, 1936. Fruit said to be 6 inches long, 

 with white flesh ; eaten fresh. 



115461. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Cucumber. 



No. 327. Kakri. From Poona, March 

 16, 1936. When ripe, the golden-brown 

 fruit is 1 foot long. 



115462 to 115464. Cyamopsis tetragono. 

 loba (L.) Taub. Fabaceae. Guar. 



From Poona, March 16, 1936. Pre- 

 sented by the principal of the Poona 

 Agricultural College. 



For previous introduction see 114932. 



115462. No. 314. 115464. No. 336. 



115463. No. 315. 



115465. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



No. 332. Gajas. March 16, 1936, From 

 Poona. A pink carrot 6 inches long and 

 over 2 inches across the top, said to 

 grow the year round. Winter-grown speci- 

 mens are tender and sweet. 



115466 and 115467. Dolichos biflorus L. 

 Fabaceae. Twinflower dolichos. 



From Poona, March 16, 1936. Pre- 

 sented by the principal of the Poona Agri- 

 cultural College. The green pods are used 

 as food and the dry beans as fodder. 



115466. No. 312. Kulti. 



115467. No. 313. Kulti; a different 

 strain. 



