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PLAXT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



116802 to 116853. 



From India. Seeds collected by Walter 

 Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived June 16, 1936. 



Unless otherwise stated, all of this ship- 

 ment was collected at Peshawar, North West 

 Frontier Province, May 2 to 4, 1936. 



116802 and 116803. Abelmoschus escu- 

 lentus (L.) Moench. Malvaceae. 



Okra. 



116802. No. 793. B h e n d i. A short, 

 white, spiny form. 



116803. No. 794. B h e n d i. Smooth, 

 green with long pods. 



116804 and 116805. Allium cepa L. Lilia- 

 ceae. Onion. 



116804. No. 789. Lai pujaz. A red 

 onion harvested in May, keeps until 

 October. 



116805. No. 804. Safed pujaz. A white 

 onion. 



116806. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdal- 

 aceae. Peach. 



No. 819. Aru. A native yellow peach, 

 smaller than American peaches. 



116807. Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) 

 Cogn. Cucurbitaceae. Waxgourd. 



No. 795. Pethi, An elongate form used 

 for candying in spiced sugar. 



For previous introduction see 114866. 



116808 to 116810, Beta vulgaris L. Che- 

 nopodiaceae. Common beet. 



116808. No. 797. P alag. A large- 

 leaved form that is used as a vege- 

 table all summer. 



116809. No. 827. Khatkan palag. From 

 Lahore, May 1, 1936. A large-leaved 

 variety, cultivated as a potherb. 



116810. No. 835. Palag. From Para- 

 chinar, Kurran Agency, North West 

 Frontier Province ; presented by the 

 Government Gardens. Used as a pot- 

 herb. 



116811 to 116813. Brassica Oleracea bo- 

 trytis L. Brassicaceae. Cauliflower. 



116811. No. 805. Phulgobi, Said to 

 mature in 3 months. 



116812. No. 806. Phulgobi. Said to be 

 sown in June and to mature in 4 

 months in the hottest season. 



116813. No. 807. Phulgobi. A very 

 large form with heads over 12 inches 

 across. 



116814. Cajanus indicus Spreng. Faba- 

 ceae. Pigeonpea. 



No. 822. Harrar. A shrub, the seeds 

 of which are used for food. 



116815. CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS (L.) DC. 



Fabaceae. Jackbean. 



No. 786. 



116816 and 116817. Capsicum annuum L. 

 Solanaceae. Common redpepper. 



116816. No. 823. Mirch. Fruits 3 to 4 

 inches long. 



116817. No. 824. Mirch, Fruits 

 rounded, 1 inch in diameter. 



116818 to 116823. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



116802 to 116853— Continued. 



116818. No. 745. From Lahore, Punjab, 

 April 20, 1936. Fruit elongate, up 

 to 20 pounds weight, medium green, 

 finely netted with darker green. 

 Rind thin ; flesh red of good texture, 

 sweet. 



116819. No. 808. Tarbuza. Fruit elon- 

 gated, sweet, weight up to 20 pounds. 



116820. No. 809. A round melon, said 

 to be good. 



116821. No. 810. A good round form. 



116822. No. 811. From Lahore, Punjab, 

 May 1, 1936. Fruit round, medium 

 green, faintly netted with darker 

 green, weight about 20 pounds. 



116823. No. 812. From Lahore, Punjab, 

 May 1, 1936. Fruit rounded, weight 

 up to 20 pounds, medium green, 

 faintly netted with darker green ; 

 rind thin ; flesh red, sweet, and of 

 good texture. 



116824 to 116828. Cucumis melo L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



116824. No. 740. From Lahore, Punjab, 

 April 28, 1936. Fruits somewhat flat- 

 tened, about 6 inches long by 4 inches 

 thick, pale yellow, coarsely and 

 strongly netted ; flesh pale salmon, of 

 good flavor and a good keeper. 



116825. No. 796. Kharbuza or kakri, 

 though the name kakri is used else- 

 where only for cucumbers. Fruit el- 

 lipsoid, about 1 foot long. 



116826. No. 803. Kharbuza. A round 

 muskmelon. 



116827. No. 845. Said to have been 

 imported from somewhere in southern 

 India. Fruits rounded, somewhat 

 flattened, 5 inches through, lemon 

 yellow, more or less blotched with 

 dark green, smooth. Flesh thin, 

 white, usually insipid, but a good 

 shipper. 



116828. No. 802. Sarda. Described as 

 the "best" of melons, about 1 foot 

 long, green. 



116829 and 116830. Cucumis sativus L. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 



116829. No. 791. Khira. A short thick 

 cucumber, 6 by 2% by 3 inches. 



116830. No. 834. Khira. Presented by 

 the Government Gardens at Para- 

 chinar, North West Frontier Prov- 

 ince. A large round cucumber. 



116831. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Squash. 



No. 799. Pethi. A large rounded early 

 form used as a vegetable. 



116832 to 116834. Cucurbita pepo L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Pumpkin. 



116832. No. 801. Kaddu. A large red- 

 brown form that keeps well. 



116833 and 116834. From Parachinar, 

 Kurram Agency, North West Frontier 

 Province, May' 8, 1936. Gift of the 

 Government Gardens. 



116833. No. 832. 



116834. No. 833. 



116835. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



No. 820. Pila gadjas. A yellow carrot. 



