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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



116453 to 116554— Continued. 



116507 to 116510. Dolichos lablab L. 

 Fabaceae. Hyacinth-bean. 



116507. No. 652. Makhan sem, "butter 

 bean." Said to have broad tender 



116508. No. 653. Hard sem. Pods 

 eaten fresh. 



116509. No. 654. Uda sem. A variety 

 with purple pods. 



116510. No. 666. Said to have string- 

 less pods'. 



116511. Ficus benghalensis L. Mora- 

 ceae. Fig. 



No. 455. Bor. From Jaipur City, April 

 3, 1936. 



For previous introduction see 101311. 



116512. Gourliea decorticans Gillies. 

 Fabaceae. Chafiar. 



No. 574. Presented by the Saharanpur 

 Garden. A large shrub or small tree na- 

 tive to northern Argentina. The small 

 yellow flowers are followed by edible 

 fleshy pods. 



For previous introduction see 33970. 



116513. Hiptage sp. Malpighiaceae. 



No. 582. Presented by the Saharanpur 

 Garden. A strong woody climber with 

 abundant fragrant white flowers. 



116514. Hordeum vulgare L. Poaceae. 



Barley. 



No. 545. Manga jail, "naked barley," 

 from the Kulu Valley, Punjab, April 14, 

 1936, at 6,000 feet altitude. 



116515. Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet. 

 Convolvulaceae. Morning-glory. 



No. 507. From Jaipur City, April 10, 

 1936. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 116042. 



116516. Ipomoea sp. Convolvulaceae. 



No. 600. A vine found covering a tree 

 20 feet high. 



116517. Lactuca sativa L. Cichoriaceae. 



Garden lettuce. 



No. 619. Salat. Said to be a mixture 

 of acclimatized varieties. 



116518 and 116519. Lagenaria leucantha 

 (Duchesne) Rusby. Cucurbitaceae. 



Calabash gourd. 



116518. No. 624. Lanlci. The common 

 bottle-shaped form. 



116519. No. 625. Lanlci. A round form. 



116520 to 116522. Luffa acutangula (L.) 

 Roxb. Cucurbitaceae. 



Singkwa towelgourd. 



116520. No. 626. A hot-weather form ; 

 the young fruits are very good cooked, 

 and the fiber of the ripe fruit is used 

 as a sponge. 



116521. No. 541. Tori. Presented by 

 the Bikaner Government Gardens, 

 April 13, 1936. A form with yellow 

 striped fruits. The luffas are all good 

 vegetables when immature. 



116522. No. 627. Kali Tori. A rain 

 form with yellow-striped fruits. 



116453 to 116554— Continued. 



116523 and 116524. Luffa cylindrica (L.) 

 Roemer. Cucurbitaceae. 



Suakwa towelgourd. 



Presented by the Bikaner Government 

 Garden, April 12, 1936. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 116108. 



116523. No. 536. A light-colored form. 



116524. No. 539. A green form. 



116525 and 116526. Lycopersicon escu- 

 lentum Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 



For previous introduction see 116219. 



116525. No. 538. Presented by the Bi- 

 kaner Government Garden, April 13, 

 1936. A large red tomato ; probably 

 a recent introduction. 



116526. No. 623. Termatter. 



116527. Moringa oleifera Lam. Moringa- 

 ceae. Horseradish tree. 



No. 596. Presented by the Saharanpur 

 Gardens, April 18, 1936. 



For previous introduction see 116053. 



116528. Morus nigra L. Moraceae. 



Black mulberry. 



No. 570. Lai Shahbut. An attractive 

 tree with shiny green foliage and purple- 

 red fruits, 2 inches long by one-fourth 

 inch in diameter, pleasantly acid. 



For previous introduction see 64956. 



116529 and 116530, Phoenix 

 caceae. 



Phoeni- 

 Palm. 



Presented by the Saharanpur Gardens, 

 April 18, 1936. 



116529. Phoenix dactylifera I,. 



Date palm. 



No. 576. 



116530. Phoenix rupicola T. Anders. 



Cliff date palm. 



No. 597. A Himalayan palm with a 

 solitary slender naked stem 151 to 20 

 feet high, bright-green leaves 10 feet 

 long, and shining yellow, oblong fruits. 



For previous introduction see 100984. 



116531. Phyllanthus emblica L. Eu- 

 phorbiaceae. Nelli. 



No. 584. Presented by the Saharanpur 

 Gardens. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 114453. 



116532. Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) 

 Willd. Sterculiaceae. 



No. 580. Machkan. Presented by the 

 Saharanpur Gardens. A large, attractive 

 tree with large white sweet-scented flowers. 



For previous introduction see 67533. 



116533 to 116535. Raphanus sativus L. 

 Brassicaceae. Radish. 



Nuli. A collction of white radishes 

 which are sown at different seasons in 

 India. 



116533. No. 630. An all-season variety ; 

 may be sown in the rains or in hot 

 weather. 



116534. No. 631. A white radish with 

 a purple top ; sown in the winter. 



