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116453 to 116554— Continued. 



popular vegetable, but not widely 

 grown in this region, probably on 

 account of the short season. 



116475. No. 620. Safed tenda, A small 

 round white melon much esteemed as 

 a vegetable and prepared like summer 

 squash. 



116476. No. 621. A small round green 

 vegetable, like No. 620 [116475] ex- 

 cept in color. 



116477. No. 542. Presented by the Bi- 

 kaner State Garden, April 13, 1936. 

 A mixed sample said to represent six 

 sorts, one of which bears fruits 

 weighing up to 80 pounds ; said to be 

 sweet and to keep several months. 



116478. Combretum roxburghii Spreng. 

 Combretaceae. 



No. 588. Presented by the Saharanpur 

 Gardens, April 18. 1936. A large shrub 

 with many slender and subscandent 

 branches, oblong leaves about 4 inches 

 long, and large terminal panicles of con- 

 spicuous cream-white floral bracts. Native 

 to India. 



116479 to 116491. Cucumis melo L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



116479. No. 606. Kakri. Fruit said to 

 be white, long, and thin, with longi- 

 tudinal furrows 18 by 4 inches. Very 

 good as salad when young. 



116480. No. 607. Fruit said to be long, 

 thin, and green, with longitudinal 

 furrows' 18 by 4 inches. Very good 

 as salad when young. 



116481. No. 671. Fruit slender, 3 feet 

 long, bent and twisted, with a musk- 

 melon odor when ripe. 



116482. No. 448. From Jaipur City, 

 April 1 , 1936. Fruit elongate 

 rounded, 1 foot by 7 inches, lemon 

 yellow, greenish ribbed, heavily net- 

 ted. Flesh whitish, rather insipid. 



116483. No. 505. From Delhi, April 9, 

 1936. Fruit ovoid, about 6 inches 

 long, with pronounced navel at blos- 

 som end, yellow, strongly and abun- 

 dantly netted. Flesh salmon, thick, 

 sweet. Said to have come from It- 

 arsi, Central Provinces. 



116484. No. 526. From Bikaner. Bi- 

 kaner State, April 12. 1936. Fruit 

 ellipsoid, yellow, heavily netted, 14 

 inches long, with very thick sweet 

 fragrant salmon flesh. Said to have 

 come from Ahmedabad. 



116485. No. 531. From Bikaner, Bi- 

 kaner State, April 13, 1936. Said to 

 have come from Tonk. Fruit ellip- 

 soid, 8 inches long, deep green with 

 yellowish clouding and abundant lon- 

 gitudinal netting. Flesh white, fla- 

 vorless, and apt to be bitter near the 

 rind. 



116486. No. 532. From Bikaner, Bi- 

 kaner State, April 13, 1936. Said to 

 have come from Tonk. Fruit com- 

 pressed, 5 inches long and 7 inches 

 in diameter, dark green and gold 

 mottled, netted. Flesh pale salmon, 

 rather insipid. 



116487. No. 533. From Bikanefr, Bi- 

 kaner State. April 13, 1936. Said to 

 have come from Tonk. Fruit elon- 

 gate, often three-sided, pointed, witb 

 pronounced ribs, golden yellow. 

 Flesh pale salmon, mealy, insipid. 



116453 to 116554— Continued. 



116488. No. 534. From Bikaner, Bi- 

 kaner State, April 13, 1936. Said to 

 have come from Tonk. Fruit sub- 

 globose, 6 inches in diameter, white, 

 feebly ribbed, traces of netting. 

 Flesh white, insipid. 



116489. No. 547. Said to have come 

 from Shabjehauper. Fruit much com- 

 pressed, over 3 inches long and 6 

 inches in diameter, yellow, heavily 

 netted with green rib lines. Flesh 

 pale salmon, rather fragrant, thin ; 

 rind firm. 



116490. Sard. No. 601. Fruit subglo- 

 bose, 8 inches long, bright yellow, 

 finely netted, fragrant. Flesh pale 

 salmon, melting. Not locally grown. 



116491. No. 647. A mixed sample, prob- 

 ably native local varieties. 



116492 to 116497. Cucumis SATIVUS L. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 



116492. No. 543. Kakri. Presented by 

 the Bikaner State Gardens, April 13, 

 1936. Said to represent a mixture of 

 several kinds of local cucumbers. 



116493. No. 569. Balam Khira. Fruit 

 elongate, 2 inches by 1 inch, green 

 with elongate white stripes or russet, 

 of delicious flavor, tender and refresh- 

 ing ; the best cucumber observed. 



116494. No. 609. Balam Khira. Said 

 to be a local bushy variety. Fruit 

 elongate rounded, 3 inches long and 

 2 inches in diameter, russet with age, 

 very tender and pleasant ; superior 

 salad vegetable. 



116495. No. 610. Fruit long, green. 



116496. No. 613. Safed Kakri. A long 

 white fruit. 



118497. No. 672. A quick-growing va- 

 riety which matures in less than 90 

 days' ; fruit short, yellow, egglike. 

 Said to be of Russian origin. 



116498 to 116501. Cucurbita moschata 

 Duchesne. Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



Sitaphul. 



116498. No. 648. Fruit large, red- 

 fleshed, firm, grows in the hot season. 



116499. No. 648. Fruit firm, large, 

 round, yellow-fleshed. Grows in the 

 hottest weather. 



116500. No. 650. Fruit large, red, 

 grows in the rains. 



116501. No. 674. Said to be a very 

 large sort, not common here, never 

 seen here by me before. 



116502 to 116506. D A u C U S CAR OTA L. 

 Apiaceae. Carrot. 



116502. No. 608. Gadfas. Said to be a 

 mixture of native carrots used for 

 horse fodder. 



116503. No. 614. Banapha gadjas, kala 

 gadjas. A long purple carrot of very 

 good flavor, but apt to have a woody 

 center. 



116504. No. 615. Pila gadfas. A long 

 yellow carrot. 



116505. No. 616. Safed gadjas. A long 

 red carrot. 



116506. No. 617. Lai gadjas. A long 

 red carrot. 



