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118556 to 118661— Continued. 



118574. Capsicum annuum L. Solanaceae. 



Common redpepper. 



No. 1050. Marzuwangun. From Srina- 

 gar, July 27, 1936. Seeds taken from dried 

 fruits purchased in the bazar. Fruits to 

 6 inches long, sharp, red, and 1>4 inches 

 wide. 



118575. Chenopodium album L. Cheno- 

 podiaceae. 



No. 1051. Ostaliak. Seeds purchased in 

 the market at Srinagar, July 27, 1936. 

 Plant over 6 feet high ; leaves used as a 

 potherb. 



For previous introduction see 115889. 

 118576 to 118578. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



118576. No. 1004. Tarbuz; handvend. 

 From Dal Lake. July 19, 1936. Fruit 

 subglobose, 14 inches long, dark green 

 with thick rind and pink flesh ; fairly 

 sweet, but with large air spaces. The 

 plants are grown on rafts in the 

 water; the floating rafts are made by 

 piling dirt and pond weeds, bulrushes, 

 cattails, etc., on sticks, and the ripe 

 fruits often seem half in the water. 



118577. No. 1039. Handvend. From 

 Srinagar, July 25, 1936, at 5,200 

 feet altitude. Fruit globose, 14 inches 

 long, pale green with faint fine mot- 

 tling ; flesh particularly sweet and air 

 spaces particularly large. Grown on 

 a floating raft in Lake Dal. 



118578. No. 1045. Handvend. From the 

 market at Srinagar, July 27, 1936. 

 Fruit dark green, 10 inches in diame- 

 ter ; rind tough and hard ; flesh sweet 

 and very seedy ; seeds red and black. 



118579. Codonopsis sp. Campanulaceae. 



No. 1081. From Gurez, August 2, 1936, 

 at 8,500 feet altitude. Plant grows 3 

 feet high in dry or damp open situations 

 and has attractive bell-like, purple-blue 

 flowers. 



118580. Colutea sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 1108. From Sodpur, Baltistan Prov- 

 ince, August 10, 1936, on a dry slope 

 at 7,000 feet altitude. A shruh up to 

 5 feet high, with thick glaucous pinnate 

 leaves and yellow flowers, but it is chiefly 

 interesting for the large inflated pods that 

 remain till winter. 



118581. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Muskmelon. 



No. 998. Karbuza. From Srinagar, 

 July 17. 1936, at 5,000 feet altitude. 

 Fruits 18 inches long, ellipsoid, yellow, 

 decidedly but sparsely netted, fragrant and 

 of fair flavor. Its chief quality is its 

 adaptability to wet conditions. Grown 

 on the floating raft gardens in Lake 

 Dal. 



118582. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Muskmelon. 



No. 1046. Sarda. Fruit bought in the 

 bazar at Srinagar, July 27, 1936, but prob- 

 ably of western origin. Fruit yellow, 

 nearly smooth, elongate or round, 1 foot 

 long ; fragrant with thick sweet flesh. 



118583. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Cucumber. 



No. 1007. From Dal Lake, July 20, 

 1936. Fruit 2 feet long and 4 inches 

 through, smooth, pale green, becoming net- 

 ted and golden brown when ripe. Plants 

 grown on floating rafts. 



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118584. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Cucumber. 



No. 1059. From Bandipur, July 31, 1936. 

 A wild fruit, the shape and size of an 

 egg, pale green, and the pulp not acid. 



118585. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



No. 1134. Wapalu, From Skardo, Bal- 

 tistan Province, at 6,500 feet altitude, Au- 

 gust 12, 1936. Probably a mixture of two 

 extremes ; one yellow, one white, but both 

 woody and watery. 



118586. Delphinium sp. Ranunculaceae. 



Larkspur. 



No. 1063. From above Bandipur, July 

 30, 1936, in a pine forest. A very attrac- 

 tive plant 3 feet high, with sky-blue flow- 

 ers ; growing on a dry rocky slope. 



118587. Dianthus sp. Silenaceae. 



No. 1064. From above Bandipur, July 

 20, 1936. Plants 19 inches high with large, 

 attractive, unscented white flowers. Found 

 growing in clumps on a dry rocky slope 

 near a pine forest. 



118588. Dianthus sp. Silenaceae. 



No. 1129. From Skardo, Baltistan Prov- 

 ince, at 6,500 feet altitude, August 12, 1936. 

 Plant 1 foot high with narrow glaucous 

 basal leaves and white single flowers 1% 

 inches across. Found on dry open plain. 



118589. Ephedra sp. Gnetaceae. 



No. 1084. From Peshwari, at 8,500 feet 

 altitude, August 4, 1936. An ornamental 

 plant 6 inches high, laden with red ber- 

 ries, found growing on a dry open slope. 



118590. Eremurus himalaicus Baker. 

 Liliaceae. Himalayan desertcandle. 



No. 1087. From Mimarg, August 4, 1936, 

 at 8,500 feet altitude. Plants 5 feet high, 

 with creamy white flowers. 



118591. Fragaria sp. Rosaceae. 



No. 1071. July 31, 1936. From above 

 Tarakbal at 10,000 feet altitude. Plants 

 6 inches high, with pleasant crimson fruits 

 one-half inch in diameter. 



118592. Fritillaria sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 1096. August 5, 1936. From Burzil, 

 in alpine meadows at 10,000 feet altitude. 

 Bulbs of plants 2% to 3 inches high. 



118593. Gentiana sp. Gentianaceae. 



No. 1104. From Burzil, August 6, 1936, 

 at 10,000 feet altitude. Plants 18 inches 

 high, with attractive wine to purplish flow- 

 ers. Found growing in rather dry places. 



118594. Impatiens sp. Impatientaceae. 



No. 1077. August 1, 1936. From Karag- 

 bal, at 8,000 feet altitude. Attractive 

 plants over 3 feet high, covered with a 

 succession of large rose-colored flowers 

 1 by iy 2 inches wide ; often found on dry 

 open ground in pure colonies. 



118595. Impatiens sp. Impatientaceae. 



No. 1068. July 31, 1936, above Tarakbal 

 at 10,000 feet altitude. Plants 3 feet 

 high, found in pure colonies on dry ground 

 in openings in fir forest. The attractive 

 deep old-rose flowers, 1 to 1% inches across, 

 are borne in clusters. 



