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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



121291 to 121366— Continued. 



121308. Casuarina equisetifolia Stickm. 

 Casuarinaceae. Horsetail-tree. 



No. 1824. From the Saharanpur Gov- 

 ernment Gardens, December 1. 



For previous introduction see 67683. 



121309 to 121314. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



121309. No. 1858. Delfasand or Tinda. 

 From Lucknow, December 11. 



121310. No. 1799. Tarbuz. From La- 

 hore, Punjab, November 27, but said 

 to have come from Quetta. Fruit 

 globose, pale to dark green, marked 

 with darker green ; flesh stringy like 

 a pumpkin, but sweet and not tough. 



121311. No. 1839. Tarbuz. From Luck- 

 now, December 8. Originally from 

 Shahjehanpur. 



121312. No. 1840. From Lucknow, De- 

 cember 8. Originally from Faruk- 

 habad. 



121313. No. 1877. Tarbuza. From Be- 

 nares, December 15, An extra fine 

 native melon. 



121314. No. 1883. Tarbuza. From Be- 

 nares, December 15. An extra good 

 native melon. 



121315. Clianthus dampieri A. Cunn. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 1878. From Benares, December 15. 

 A half-trailing shrub with branches 2 to 4 

 feet long, white hairy throughout, with 

 pinnate leaves and large crimson flowers 

 in a drooping raceme. Native to Australia. 



121316 to 121331. Cucumis spp. Cucurbi- 

 taceae. 



121316 to 121320. cucumis melo L. 



Muskmelon. 



121316. No. 1837. Poot. From Luck- 

 now, December 8. A rainy season 

 melon said to be 18 inches in diam- 

 eter, splitting when ripe. Flavor 

 not strong, but ripens after the hot 

 season varieties are finished. 



121317. No. 1843. Kharbuza. From 

 Lucknow, December 8. A variety 

 for which Lucknow is famous. A 

 smooth yellow oval melon that 

 ripens in the hottest season. The 

 flavor is sweet, but unlike that of 

 any American melon. 



1 21318. No. 1854. Kharbuza. From 

 Lucknow, December 11. A good 

 local variety. 



121319. No. 1855. Kharbuza. From 

 Lucknow, December 11. A very 

 sweet local variety. 



121320. No. 1876. Kharbuza. From 

 Benares, December 15. A Jampuri 

 variety. 



121321 to 121331. Cucumis sativus L. 

 Cucumber. 



Nos. 121321 to 121329. Kakri. From 

 Lucknow, December 10 to 13. 



121321. No. 1846. A winter form, 1 

 foot long. 



121322. No. 1847. A special Lucknow 

 sort, very tender and sweet. 



121323. No. 1848. Bareilly Kahri. A 

 very large cucumber grown at 

 Bareilly. 



121291 to 121366— Continued. 



121324. No. 1849. Balam KUri. Said 

 to be 1 foot long and to endure the 

 greatest heat. 



121325. No. 1861. A long green cu- 

 cumber, grown in the. hot season. 



121326. No. 1863. KUri. A 

 season form. 



rainy 



121327. No. 1867. A round cucumber 

 of good quality, grown in the rainy 



121328. No. 1868. KUri. An early 



winter variety. 



121329. No. 1871. Khari. An early 

 local variety of good quality. 



121330. No. 1893. Kakri. From Be- 

 nares, December 16. A native vari- 

 ety. 



121331. No. 1894. Kakri. From Be- 

 nares, December 16. A long green 

 cucumber from Lucknow. 



121332 to 121334. Cucurbita moschata 

 Duchesne. Cushaw. 



Nos. 121332 and 121333. Kaddu. From 

 Lucknow, December 8 and 13. 



121332. No. 1836. Fruit oval, 18 inches 

 long, deeply ribbed, green, spotted and 

 blotched with buff. 



121333. No. 1872. A round melon grown 

 in the rainy hot season. 



121334. No. 1898. Kumsa. From Be- 

 nares, December 16, Grown in the 

 hot season. 



121335 to 121337. Daucus carota L. Apia- 

 ceae. Carrot. 



Nos. 121335 and 121336. Gajas, Luck- 

 now, December 8. 



121335. No. 1833. A native orange car- 

 rot. 



121336. No. 1834. A native purple car- 

 rot, short, stubby, with thick, purple 

 red rind, not sweet, fairly tender. 



121337. No. 1887. Gajas. From Be- 

 nares, December 15. The native pur- 

 ple-red sort ; stubby, tender, hardy, 

 but not sweet. 



121338 to 121340. DOLICHOS LA BLAB L, 

 Fabaceae. Hyacinth-bean. 



Sem. From Benares, December 15. It 

 occurs in many varieties and most are sold 

 as green "string beans." They are ten- 

 der but stringy, and have a stronger flavor 

 than our green beans. They have the ad- 

 vantage of being heavy and long-season 

 producers. 



121338. No. 1888. 



121339. No. 1889. 



121340. No. 1890. A form with round 

 pods. 



121341 and 121342. Lagenaria leucantha 

 (Duchesne) Rusby. Cucurbitaceae. 



Calabash gourd. 



From Benares, December 16. 



121341. No. 1900. Kaddu. A round 

 form. 



121342. No. 1901. Laiiki. A long form 

 of particularly good quality. 



