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118007 to 118098— Continued. 



118025 to 118031. CUCTTMIS spp. Cucurbi- 



taceae. 



118025 to 118029. 



CUCUMIS 



MELO L. 



Muskmelon. 



118007 to 118098— Continued. 

 118036. Delphinium 



sp. 



118025. No. 967. Kharbuza From 

 Chamba, Chamba State. July 12. 

 1936 A smooth, nearly globular 

 orange fruit. 6 inches in diameter, 

 with pronounced ribs and fragrant 

 orange flesh. 



Nos. 118026 to 118028 were from 

 Lahore. Punjab, July 14, 1936. 



118026. No. 988. Kharbuza, Said to 

 have come from Neahey. A smooth 

 globular orange fruit with promi- 

 nent ribs. The fragrant orange 

 flesh is sweet with no musky 

 flavor. 



118027. No. 989. Kharbuza. Said to 

 have come from Lucknow. A 

 smooth yellow compressed fruit 8 

 by 4 inches, nearly unribbed, and 

 sometimes' netted with green. 

 Flesh white to salmon, but the 

 white flesh is usually the best ; sweet 

 with attractive flavor. 



118028. No. 992. Lada. Said to 

 have come from Chaman. Fruit 

 elongate, 18 inches long, yellow to 

 gold, well netted. A variety of very 

 favorable reputation. 



118029. No. 999. Kharbuza. Said to 

 have come from Kobat, North West 

 Frontier Province. A pale-yellow, 

 slightly netted cigarlike fruit, 1 

 foot long, with sweet and very at- 

 tractive yellow flesh. 



CUCUMIS SATIVUS L. 



Cucumber. 



118030. No. 952. K a k r i. From 

 Chamba Brahmaur, Chamba State. 

 July 7. 1936. Said to be a cucum- 

 ber' of ordinary size and shape. 



118031. No. 1038. Dadar. From 

 Srinagar, Kashmir. July 25, 1936. 

 A water-grown cucumber ; planted 

 on floating rdfts. 



118032 to 118034. Cucurbita spp. Cucur- 

 bitaceae. 

 118032. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. 



118030 and 118031. 



No. 972. From Chamba, Chamba 

 State, July 12, 1936. Described as a 

 squash that attains a very large size. 



118033 and 118034. Cucurbita pepo L. 

 Pumpkin. 



From Chamba, 

 12, 1936. 



Chamba State, July 



118033. No. 971. Said to have an 

 elongate fruit which weighs 30 

 pounds. Vines very vigorous and 

 climb over houses and trees. 



118034. No. 970. Said to be a small 

 turban-squash, cream-colored to 

 deep orange, 6 inches in diameter. 



118035. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



No. 961. G a d j a r. From Chamba, 

 Chamba State. July 10. 1936. Said to be 

 a mixture of local races. 



Ranunculaceae. 

 Larkspur. 



No 953. From Brahmaur, Chamba 

 State' July 7, 1936. A perennial about 

 3 feet high, found usually on dry grassy 

 slopes. The flowers are beautiful deep 

 sky blue. 



118037 to 118039. Fragaria spp. Rosa- 

 ceae- Strawberry. 



118037. Fragaria sp. 



No. 935. Paljur. From Kukti Nulla, 

 Lahul. Punjab, June 30, 1936. Small 

 fruits, one-half inch in diameter and of 

 poor flavor. 



118038. Fragaria sp. 



No. 940. From Kukti, Chamba State. 

 July 4. 1936, at 9,600 feet altitude. 

 Growing in pine forest ; fruits in clus- 

 ters of 1 to 3 and one-fourth inch in 

 diameter ; sweet and well-flavored. 



118039. Fragaria sp. 



No. 980. From Dalhousie, Punjab, in 

 the Kalatop For* st, at 7,000 feet alti- 

 tude, July 12, 1936. Plants up to 8 

 inches in height, with sweet crimson 

 fruits one-half in h in diameter. 



118040. Hamamelis sp. Hamamelidaceae. 



No. 950. From Hursar, Chamba State, 

 July 5, 1936. An enormous shrub 20 feet 

 high, with branches 6 inches in diameter. 

 Grows in shade or sun. Attractive form 

 and leaves. All plants seen were ladjn 

 with fruit. 



118041. Hypericum sp. Hypericaceae. 



No. 977. From Khajvas, Chamba < State, 

 6,500 feet altitude, July 11, 1'936. A 

 dense ornamental shrub 3% feet high, 

 with abundant golden flowers. Grows, in 

 part shade or sun. 



118042. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 



No. 1015. From Partan, Kashmir, July 

 22, 1936, at 5,000 feet altitude. 



118043. Lonicera sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 976. From Chamba, Chamba State. 

 July 12, 19c6 Found in dense forest at 

 5,000 feet altitude. A scraggly shrub 

 about 10 feet high, with very attractive 

 scarlet berries. 



118044 and 118045. Mangifera indica L. 

 Anacardiaceae. Mango. 



Aru. From Jamniu State, July 16, 1936. 

 Fruits almond-shaped, sweet, but with lit- 

 tle flesh. All the wild northern forms are 

 "suckling mangoes" and have much fiber, 

 but are cold tolerant. 



118044. No. 996. Fruits green, 2% 

 inches high. 



118045. No. 997. Fruits green, yellow 

 and scarlet, about 1% inches high. 



118046. Morus sp. Moraceae. 



No. 954. From Brahmaur, Chamba 

 State. July 7, 1936, at 7,500 feet altitude. 

 A huge tree over 30 feet in circumference 

 with attractive foliage. The small red 

 fruits, about 1 inch long, are said to be 

 very good. The tree tolerates snow for 

 3 months and probably zero Fahrenheit, 

 but the g'ound freezes only about 12 

 inches. The tree grows also at lower ele- 

 vations and could probably be used as an 

 ornamental. 



