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PLAXT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



115873 to 115973— Continued. 



southern sorts are grown in winter 

 or during light monsoons. This 

 may represent a mixture. 



115926. No. 440. Kakri, Supposed 

 to be seeds of an elongate "snake 

 cucumber" now on the market. 

 Fruits 2 feet long, light green with 

 fine elongate ridges. When young, 

 they make an excellent salad vege- 

 table, later stewed. 



115927 to 115935. Cucumis sativus L. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 



115927. No. 266. K a k r i. From 

 Poona, March 15, 1936. Fruit 2 

 feet long by 8 inches in diameter, 

 yellow, smooth. Seed cavity like a 

 muskmelon with seeds and pla- 

 centa free from the flesh. Flesh 

 thick, white, firm, mealy, cucum- 

 berlike. Seeds in orange acid en- 

 velope. 



115928. No. 360. Kakri. From Bom- 

 bay, March 20, 1936. Fruits 6 

 inches long, white when ripe ; 

 eaten as a salad. 



115929. No. 363. Dang a Kakri. 

 From Jalgaon, Khandesh, Bombay 

 Presidency, March 21, 1936. 

 Fruits over 2 feet long and 5 or 6 

 inches' in diameter, tapering to the 

 neck, which is somewhat curved. 

 Rather irregularly ribbed length- 

 wise, ribs 1 inch apart. Color pale 

 yellow ; flesh mealy also creamy, 

 turning salmon color at the cavity. 

 Whole fruit when ripe, fragile and 

 perishable ; fragrant, but no taste 

 except slight fresh acidity. The 

 immature fruits are used for salad. 



115930. No. 377. Kakri. From 

 Itarsi, Central Provinces, March 

 23, 1936. A tapering fruit, 18 

 inches long and 6 to 8 inches in 

 diameter ; light green with elon- 

 gated broken blotches of blackish 

 green ; fruit thin ; seed cavity 

 large ; fruit frail. 



115931. No. 390. Khira. Said to be 

 a foot long and yellow when ripe ; 

 stewed or eaten fresh. 



Nos. 115932 to 115935 were col- 

 lected in Agra, United Provinces. 



March 27, 1936. 



115932. No. 391. Kakri. 



115933. No. 402. 8 a m o Khira. A 

 quick-growing, alkaii-r esistant 

 fruit 10 inches long, dark green 

 when ripe. 



115934. No. 404. Khira. Said to be 

 a foot long and yellow when ripe ; 

 eaten raw. 



115935. No. 403. Kakri. Said to be 

 18 inches long and white when 

 ripe ; eaten both raw and cooked. 



115936 to 115939. Cucurbita spp. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. 



Nos. 115936 and 115937 were collected 

 at Jalgaon. Khandesh, Bombay Presidency, 

 March 21, 1936. 



115936. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. 



No. 369. Fruit much flattened, 18 

 inches by 12 inches, strongly ribbed, 



115873 to 115973— Continued. 



white to salmon pink. This or a kin- 

 dred race is said to grow to 70 pounds. 



115937 to 115939. Cucurbita moschata 

 Duchesne. Cushaw. 



115937. No. 365. Gangafal. Fruit 

 30 inches long by 14 inches in 

 diameter, green, sparingly spotted 

 with yellow and with very faint 

 ribs. Leaves and flowers are eaten 

 as greens. Keeps very well. 



Nos. 115938 to 115940 were col- 

 lected at Agra, United Provinces, 

 March 25 to 29, 1936. 



115938. No. 386. Kasipul or Kola. 

 Fruit buckskin pink, up to 18 

 inches long, tapering to the blos- 

 som end, smooth except for the 

 rather conspicuous ribs. 



115939. No. 431. Kaddu. A mixture 

 of probably three local forms, ob- 

 tained from a farmer. 



115940. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



No. 389. Lai gadjas. A red carrot that 

 grows all the year. 



115941. Duranta repens L. Verbenaceae. 



Skyflower. 



No. 288. From Poona, March 16, 1936. 

 A very handsome shrub used for hedges : 

 the racemes of purple flowers are followed 

 by orange fruits about one-half inch in 

 diameter. 



For previous introduction see 112087. 



115942. Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Malva- 

 ceae. Roselie. 



No. 40?. Pallia. From Ag.a, United 

 Provinces, March 28, 1936. A stout an- 

 nual 5 to 7 feet high ; the fruiting calyxes 

 are used for jellies. 



For previous introduction see 114957. 



115943. Lactuca sativa L. Cichoriaceae. 



Garden lettuce. 



No. 400. Salat. From Agra, United 

 Provinces, March 28, 1936. Probably natu- 

 ralized. Used fresh and cooked. 



115944 to 115946. Lagenaria leucantha 

 (Duchesne) Rusby. Cucurbitaceae. 



Calabash gourd. 



115944. No. 356. Dudoya, From Bom- 

 bay, March 20, 1936. Fruits rounded 

 oblong, not so prominently necked as 

 the bottle gourd. Used as a vege- 

 table. 



115945. No. 392. Ghahiya or Loki. 

 From Agra, United Provinces. May 

 27, 1936. Fruit bottle-shaped, sold 

 immature on the market, about 2 

 inches long and pale green. Used 

 for curries. 



115946. No. 427. From Agra, United 

 Provinces, March 29, 1936. Said to 

 be a rounded form, used for food 

 while immature. 



115947. LUFFA ACUTANGULA (L.) Roxb. 



Cucurbitaceae. Singkwa towelgourd. 



No. 436. Turi. From Agra, United 

 Provinces, March 29, 1936. Young fruits 

 eaten. 



For previous introduction see 114963. 



