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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



116711 and 116712— Continued. 



hwei Province. A small monopodial bam- 

 boo, found wild in this region. It is 

 characterized by large drooping leaves, 

 few branches, nearly equal, rising at a 

 sharp angle with the stiff cylindrical culm. 

 Nodes not prominent, buds very flat, and 

 indentation slight. Culms thick-walled, 

 with small central cavity containing very 

 little pith. Culm sheaths thin, tips ephem- 

 eral, but the bases cling rather tenaciously. 

 Rhizomes hard, brittle, shiny, light brown 

 when mature. Roots few and very stiff. 

 There are many nodes of the rhizomes 

 without buds. 



116713 to 116767. 



From India. Seeds collected by Walter 

 Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived June 5, 1936. 



Nos. 116713 to 116718 were collected at 

 Saharanpur, United Provinces, April 19 and 

 20, 1936. 



116713. Acacia modesta Wall. Mimosa- 

 ceae. 



No. 693. From the Saharanpur Gar- 

 dens, April 21, 1936. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 116455. 



116714. Ageratum houstonianum Mill. 

 Asteraceae. 



No. 599. 



116715. Allium ascalonicum L. Lilia- 

 ceae. Shallot, 



No. 678. 



116716. Apium graveolens L. Apiaceae. 



Celery. 



No. 682. Ajwain. Grown commercially 

 for the seed. 



116717. BARRINGTONIA ACUTANGULA (L.) 



Gaertn. Lecythidaceae. 



No. 703. From the Saharanpur Gar- 

 dens. A medium-sized evergreen tree with 

 obovate leaves about 5 inches long and 

 long pendulous racemes of small pink 

 flowers. The wood is soft and -white with 

 a pretty silver grain and is used for 

 furniture. Native to India. 



116718. Benincasa hispid a (Thunb.) 

 Cogn. Cucurbitaceae. Waxgourd. 



No. 681. Pethi. Fruit light green with 

 ashy bloom ;' flesh white, solid, often can- 

 died, also used as curry vegetable ; keeps 

 well. 



116719 to 116722. Brassica oleracea bo- 

 trytis L. Brassicaceae. Cauliflower. 



Phulgobi. From Amritsar, Punjab, April 

 24, 1935. 



116719. No. 715. A small-leaved vari- 

 ety. 



116720. No. 716. Said to reach a diam- 

 eter over a foot. 



118721. No. 718. A small-leaved vari- 

 ety. 



116722. No. 719. Said to be one of the 

 largest varieties. Cauliflowers are 

 dried here for summer use. 



116723. BUDDLEIA MADAGASCARIENSIS Lam. 



Loganiaceae. 



No. 697. From the Saharanpur Gar- 

 dens, April 21, 1936. An attractive shrub 

 6 feet high, with drooping branches and 

 silvery leaves. 



116713 to 116767— Continued. 



Nos. 116724 to 116726 were collected 

 at Amritsar, Punjab, April 20 to 26, 1936. 



116724. Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. 

 Fabaceae. Jackbean. 



No. 732. Tras bin. A bush form which 

 grows 5 feet high without support. It 

 is grown for the edible green pods. 



116725 to 116735. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



Nos. 116725 and 116726 were received 

 as Citrullus fistulosus. 



116725. No. 722. Safed Tinda. Fruits 

 said to come from Benares, are about 

 the size of a tangerine, greenish white 

 with a pronounced concavity on the 

 blossom end. They are delicious 

 when cooked. 



116726. No. 723. Hara Tinda. A fav- 

 orite Punjab vegetable. Some speci- 

 mens are nearly 6 inches in diameter, 

 but those now on sale are like small 

 tangerines. 



Nos. 116727 to 116730 were collected 

 at Saharanpur from April 16 to 20, 1936. 



116727. No. 548. Tarbuza. Fruit glo- 

 bose, 8 inches in diameter, with 

 widely spaced ribs' of darker green ; 

 flesh red, insipid. 



116728. No. 646. Fruit subglobose, 14 

 inches in diameter, dark green, ob- 

 scurely and finely veined and ribbed 

 with darker green ; flesh red, good 

 quality, fairly sweet, but very seedy ; 

 rind thick. 



116729. No. 659. Fruit subglobose, 15 

 inches long, dark green with indis- 

 tinct darker markings ; rind thick ; 

 flesh red, sweet. 



116730. No. 675. A mixed sample of 

 local varieties. 



Nos. 116731 to 116741 were collected 

 April 24 to 26, 1936, at Araritsar, 

 Punjab. 



116731 and 116732, Tarbuza, Said to be 

 a form grown locally that reaches a 

 weight of 20 pounds'. 



116731. No. 728. 



116732. No. 729. 



116733. No. 730. Tarbuza. Said to be 

 the largest local form, which reaches 

 a weight of 40 pounds. 



116734. No. 731. Said to be one of the 

 smaller local sorts, weighing 10 to 15 

 pounds. 



116735. No. 734. Tarbuza, Reported 

 as the "smallest of local sorts, not 

 over 10 pounds in weight. 



116736 to 116738. Cucumis melo L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



From Araritsar, Punjab, April 25 and 

 26, 1936. 



116736. No. 726. Maddar Karbuza. A 

 pale round smooth-skinned form 

 grown at Maddar, near Kasur. 



116737. No. 727. Tinfutia. A form 

 said to be large, green, and netted ; 

 grown near Amritsar at Chamiari. 

 Considered very good. 



116738. No. 733. Tarsini. A melon 12 

 inches long, brownish yellow, netted, 

 green-fleshed, and weighing up to 10 

 pounds. Considered one of the best 

 local varieties. 



