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116631 to 116634. Nerine spp. Amaryl- 

 lidaceae. 



From England. Bulbs purchased from 

 Hocker Edge Gardens. Cranbrook, Kent. 

 Received June 26, 1936. 



116631. Nerine filifolia Baker. 



116632. Nerine curvifolia fothergillii 

 (Andr.) Baker. 



A nerine with about six strap-shaped 

 leaves a foot long, appearing after the 

 flowers, and many crimson to scarlet flow- 

 ers' in an umbel about 4 inches across. 

 Native to South Africa. 



116633. Nerine masonorum L. Bolus. 



A tender bulbous plant with narrow, 

 channeled leaves about 1 foot long ap- 

 pearing with the rose-colored flowers. 

 There are four to six flowers in an umbel, 

 the segments being recurved, undulate, and 

 about one-half inch long. Native to south- 

 ern Africa. 



116634. Nerine undulata (L.) Herb. 



A tender bulbous perennial with four 

 to six linear leaves 1 foot or more in 

 length and 8 to 12 pale-pink flovers about 

 three-fourths of an inch long in centrifu- 

 gal umbels. Native to South Africa. 



116635 to 116681. 



From India. Seeds collected by Walter 

 Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived in June 1936. 



Unless otherwise stated, all of this ma- 

 terial was collected from April 20 to May 1, 

 1936, at Lahore, Punjab. 



116635. Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. Mi- 

 mosaceae. 



No. 753. Kikas. A large attractive 

 tree, native to tropical Africa, with bipin- 

 nate foliage and heads of small white 

 flowers. Common in the hot idry parts 

 of India. 



For previous introduction see 97861. 



116636 and 116637. Allium cepa L. Lilia- 

 ceae. Onion. 



116636. No. 744. Lai pujaz. A locally 

 grown onion, red, flattened, 4 inches 

 in diameter and keeps well. 



116637. No. 757. 8a fed pujaz. A flat 

 white onion 4 inches across. 



116638. Amygdalus persica L. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Peach. 



Said to have come from 



No. 743. Aru. 

 Peshawar. 



116639 to 116643. Brassica Oleracea bo- 

 trytis L. Brassicaceae. Cauliflower. 



116639. No. 775. Said to be a long- 

 leaved variety. 



116640. No. 776. Said to be from 

 Peshawar and to be long leaved and 

 the largest kind grown. 



116641. No. 777. A small-leaved vari- 

 ety said to be from Sialkot. 



116642. No. 778. Agetri. Said to be 

 the Patna sort. 



116643. No. 779. Said to be a Teroze- 

 pur sort. 



116644. Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. 

 Fabaceae. Jackbean. 



No. 752. Makan Sem. Green pods used 

 as food. 



116635 to 116681 — Continued. 



116645 to 116647. Capsicum annuum L. 

 Solanaceae. Common redpepper. 



Mirch. A collection of locally grown 

 varieties. 



116645. No. 746. Fruit said to be 1 

 inch long and broadly triangular. 



116646. No. 748. Said to be a long- 

 podded sort. 



116647. No. 747. Said to be 5 inches 

 long. 



116648. Cassia fistula L. Caesalpinia- 

 ceae. Golden-shower. 



No. 711. From the Saharanpur Gar- 

 dens, United Provinces, April 21, 1936. 

 A tree 40 feet high and a foot in diameter 

 with pods 20 inches long, longer than 

 otber trees of this species. 



116649 to 116656. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



116649. No. 739. Fruit subglobose, 

 dark green with fine netting visible 

 on close inspection ; rind thin ; flesh 

 melting and sweet ; weight 12 pounds. 



116650. No. 769. Peshawar Tarbuza. 

 A form grown at Peshawar. 



116651. No. 770. Oujuran Tarbuza. A 

 form grown at Gujuran. 



116652. No. 772. Jhang Tarbuza. A 

 form' grown at Jhang. 



116653. No. 773. Said to be different 

 from Nos. 769, 770, 772 (P. I. 

 116650-116652). 



116654. No. 774. Quetta Tarbuza. Said 

 to be a first-class melon. 



116655. No. 771. Rasul Naggar Tar- 

 buza. A variety grown at Rasal 

 Nagger ; said to have a very thin 

 rind. 



116656. No. 742. Chata tinda. Fruit 

 the size and shape of a tangerine ; 

 very good melon. 



116657 to 116667. Cucumis melo L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



116657. No. 717. Lucknow Kharbuza. 

 April 24, 1936, at Amritsar, Punjab. 

 A melon said to have come from 

 Lucknow. Fruit up to 6 inches long, 

 flattened, smooth, lemon yellow with 

 white to pale-salmon flesh, fragrant, 

 but of rather poor taste. 



116658. No. 756. Kabuli Sarda. Said 

 to be a superior type of Iranian 

 [Persian] melon. 



116659. No. 760. Kasuri Kharbuza. 



116660. No. 761. Amritsari Kharbuza. 

 A locally grown melon. 



116661. No. 762. Jhang Kharbuza, A 

 Punjabi variety. 



116662. No. 763. Lucknow Kharbuza. 

 Considered very fine. 



116663. No. 764. Quetta Kharbuza. A 

 large melon grown at Quetta and 

 famous in India as Masteng. 



116664. No. 765. Quetta Kharbuza. A 

 Quetta variety. 



116665. No. 766. Lahore Kharbuza, A 

 melon grown at Lahore. 



116666 and 116667. Foot Kharbuza. A 

 muskmelon that is said to ripen in 

 the rains. There are two types, one 



