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PLANT MATERIAL INTBODUiCED 



116016 to 116067— Continued. 



116022. Caesalpinia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 480. Khair. An attractive, medi- 

 um-sized tree whose wood is used in 

 dyeing and tanning. The gum also is used. 



116023 to 116028. Capsicum annuum L. 

 Solanaceae. Common redpepper. 



116023. No. 457. Mirch. Said to be 6 

 inches long and 1 inch in diameter, 

 of medium pungency. 



116024. No. 491. Mirch. A mild pep- 

 per, 3 inches long by three-fourths of 

 an inch in diameter. 



116025. No. 453. Mirch. Fruits to 3 

 inches long with indented nose, 1% 

 inches' in diameter ; mild but not 

 without pungency. 



116026. No. 494. Patna mirch. Said 

 to be a hot pepper from Patna. 



116027. No. 492. Mirch. A mild pep- 

 per with pods like No. 491 (P. I. 

 116024) but broader. 



116028. No. 495. Mirch. Apparently 

 the local pepper, but larger than any 

 seen before. Blunt-nosed type, mild, 

 4 inches long by 2 inches across. 



116029. Cassia fistula L. Caesalpinia- 

 ceae. Golden-shower. 



No. 500. For previous introduction see 

 114889. 



118030. Cassia siamea Lam. Caesalpinia- 

 ceae. Siamese senna. 



No. 485. A large tropical tree with 

 bluish, pinnate leaves up to a foot long. 

 In the late summer and early autumn 

 this tree bears axillary and terminal 

 panicles of attractive bright-yellow flowers. 

 It is native to southern India and Malaysia. 



For previous introduction see 61481. 



116031. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Watermelon. 



No. 471. Terbuza. A mixture of red- 

 fleshed variety and a yellow-fleshed variety. 



116032. Cucumis SATivus L. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Cucumber. 



No. 458. Katvri. Fruits said to be 2 

 feet long and 4 inches in diameter ; yel- 

 low when ripe and used both fresh and 

 stewed. 



116033. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



No. 446. Kaddu. From Agra, United 

 Provinces, March 31, 1936. Fruit faintly 

 ribbed, orange-pink, flattened, 14 inches 

 across and 9 inches long ; flesh salmon 

 colored. 



116034. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) 

 Taub. Fabaceae. Guar. 



No. 459. G-owar. Green pods edible, 

 dry pods not eaten. 



116035. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



No. 463. Kala gadjar. Roots purple 

 black outside with white or yellow flesh. 



116036. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth-bean. 



No. 421. Sem. From Agra, United 

 Provinces, March 29, 1936. A form with 

 green pods which are used for food while 

 young and tender. 



116016 to 116067— Continued. 



116037. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth-bean. 



No. 466. Ballal. A climbing bean. 

 The pods are eaten green, but are much 

 stronger in flavor than our string beans. 



116038. Erythrina varibgata Stickm. 

 Fabaceae. Coraltree. 



No. 481. DhaldaJc. A tree 20 to 30 

 feet high, native throughout India, with 

 clusters of large bright- l 1 d flowers which 

 appear before the leaves. The pods are 

 4 to 8 inches long and contain dark car- 

 mine seeds. 



For previous introduction see 106924. 



116039. HOLOPTELEA INTEGRIFOLIA (Roxb.) 



Planch. Ulmaceae. 



No. 483. A large spreading tree, closely 

 related to the elms, which grows in dry 

 sandy soils at low altitudes in northern 

 and central India. Its chief use appears 

 to be as a timber tree ; the wood is yel- 

 lowish gray and moderately hard and is 

 used for general construction. 



For previous introduction see 59680. 



116040 and 116041. Hordbum vulgarb L. 

 Poaceae. Barley, 



Jau. From Agra, United Provinces, 

 March 29, 1936. Collected near the south- 

 ern limit of the crop. 



116040. No. 444. 116041. No. 449. 



116042. Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet. 

 Convolvulaceae. Morning-glory. 



No. 461. Flowers large, dark-blue, pro- 

 duced abundantly. 



For previous introduction see 60552. 



116043. Jacaranda mimosifolia Don. 

 Bignoniaceae. Green-ebony. 



No. 451. A tree up to 50 feet high, 

 with very attractive blue-purple flowers, 

 borne in large racemes before the leaves. 



For previous introduction see 30387. 



116044 and 116045. Lagbnaria lbucantha 

 (Duchesne) Rusby. Cucurbitaceae. 



" Calabash gourd. 



116044. No. 473. Ghiya. Fruits said 

 to be larger than No. 464 (P. I. 

 116045), and the vine does well only 

 when allowed to climb. 



116045. No. 464. Ghiya. Said to grow 

 3 feet, bottle-shaped. Adapted to 

 terrestrial training. 



116046. LUFFA ACUTANGULA (L.) Roxb. 



Cucurbitaceae. Singkwa towelgourd. 



No. 470. Tori. Fruits ridged and 

 winged ; eaten green. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 115497. 



116047. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



No. 467. Termattes. Small elliptical 

 flattened fruits, not like the ordinary 

 "wild fruits." Said to bear all summer. 



116048. Malva sylvestris L. Malvaceae. 

 No. 501. 



116049. Millettia ovalifolia Kurz. Fa- 

 baceae. 



No. 419. From Agra, United Provinces, 

 - March 29, 1936. A medium-sized tree 



