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116713 to 116767— Continued. 



116739 to 116741. CUCUMIS SATivus L. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 



Collected at Amritsar, Punjab, April 24 

 and 25, 1936. 



116739. No. 721. Said to be a banana- 

 like, furrowed fruit up to 18 inches 

 long', greenish white to white. Used 

 as a salad vegetable. 



116740. No. 724. Fruit white, over 2 

 feet long. 



116741. No. 725. Fruit yellow, thick, 

 8 by 3 to 3% inches. 



116742. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



No. 564. From Saharanpur, United 

 Provinces, April 17, 1936. Fruit smooth, 

 conspicuously ribbed, 1 foot long by 14 

 inches across, green, blotched and spotted 

 with yellow brown ; flesh yellow ; will keep 

 for 6 months. 



116743. Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Pumpkin. 



No. 729. Chini Kaddu. From Amrit- 

 sar, Punjab, April 24, 1936. A smooth 

 white globose summer squash, the size of 

 a grapefruit. 



Nos. 116744 to 116751 were collected 

 at the Saharanpur Gardens, United Prov- 

 inces, April 17 to 21, 1936. 



116744. Derris scandens (Roxb.) Benth. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 702. A woody climber with com- 

 pound leaves 3 to 6 inches long, composed 

 of 9 to 19 leaflets, leathery oblong, and 

 1 to 2 inches in length. The pale rose 

 flowers are in dense axillary racemes. 

 Native to the East Indies. 



For previous introduction see 104663. 



116745 and 116746. Duranta repens L. 

 Verbenaceae. Skyflower. 



An attractive hedge shrub with long 

 racemes of flowers. 



116745. No. 704. A purple form. 



116746. No. 705. A white form. 



116747. FlCUS BENJAMINA COMOSA (Roxb.) 



Kurz. Moraceae. 



No. 555. A large tree with a dense 

 spreading top and yellow fruits. 



For previous introduction see 99569. 



116748. Fragaria vesca L. Rosaceae. 



Alpine strawberry. 



No. 677. A mixed sample, said to have 

 come from Europe. 



For previous introduction see 113549. 



116749. Hibiscus collinus Roxb. Malva- 

 ceae. 



No. 699. An arborescent hibiscus with 

 cordate three-lobed leaves about 4 inches 

 long and pink, dark-centered flowers 2 

 to 3 inches across. Native to the western 

 peninsula of India. 



116750. Lagerstroemia parviflora Roxb. 

 Lythraceae. Crapemyrtle. 



No. 552. An evergreen timber tree na- 

 tive to the East Indies and closely related 

 to the well-known crapemyrtle (Lager- 

 stroemia inddca). The white, fragrant 

 flowers, less than an inch across, are in 



116713 to 116767— Continued. 



terminal or axillary panicles, and the 

 wood is tough, elastic, and durable. 



For previous introduction see 61608. 



116751. Macadamia ternifolia F. Muell. 

 Proteaceae. Queensland-nut, 



No. 695. An evergreen tree up to 50 

 feet high, native to eastern Australia. It 

 is cultivated for its edible nuts which 

 have sweet white flesh with the flavor of 

 chestnuts, incased in a shell which is 

 typically very hard. 



For previous introduction see 111419. 



116752. MOMORDICA CHARANTIA L. Cu- 



curbitaceae. Balsam-pear. 



No. 676. Karela. From Saharanpur, 

 United Provinces, April 20, 1936. 



For previous introduction see 116052. 



116753. Moringa oleifera Lam. Moringa- 

 ceae. Horseradish-tree. 



No. 735. Shwanhja. From Amritsar, 

 Punjab, April 26, 1936. 



For previous introduction see 116527. 



116754. Morus nigra L. Moraceae. 



Black mulberry. 



No. 712. From Amritsar, Punjab, April 

 23, 1936. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 116528. 



Nos. 116755 to 116760 were collected in 

 the Saharanpur Gardens, April 21, 1936. 



116755. Thlogacanthus thyrsiflorus 

 (Roxb.) Nees. Acanthaceae. 



No. 698. A shrub up to 6 feet high, 

 with few shoots from the roots and few 

 branches, but attractive shiny leaves and 

 mahogany flowers. This plant likes 

 shade. 



For previous introduction see 103487. 



116756. Rivina humilis L. Phytolacca- 

 ceae. Rouge-plant. 



No. 690. A small shrub about 3 feet 

 high, with small pink or nearly white 

 flowers arid attractive red berries. Na- 

 tive to the West Indies. 



For previous introduction see 34010. 



116757. Brachychiton bidwilli Hook. 

 Sterculiaceae. 



No. 694. An evergreen shrub or small 

 tree native to Queensland. Australia. The 

 alternate leaves are usually deeply three- 

 lobed. The red or pink axillary flowers 

 are tubular and about an inch long. 



116758. Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight 

 and Arn. Combretaceae. 



No. 706. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 116065. 



116759. Terminalia bellerica (Gaertn.) 

 Roxb. Combretaceae. 



No. 707. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 116099. 



116760. Jacquinia aurantiaca Ait. Theo- 

 phrastaceae. 



No. 6"9l. A dense shrub. 10 feet high, 

 spreading and covered with flowers in 



