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121291 to 121366— Continued. 



121343. LUFPA ACDTANGULA (L.) Roxb. 



Cucurbitaceae. Singkwa towelgourd. 



No. 1841. Satfutia^ From Lucknow, 

 December 8. A small variety that bears 

 its fruits in clusters. 



121244. Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roemer. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Suakwa towelgourd. 



No. 1805. Nenua. From Benares, De- 

 cember 16. A hot season vegetable. 



12J345. Lycoperbicon esculentum Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 



No. 1865. Termater. From Lucknow, 

 December 12. A native variety. 



121343. MOMORDICA CHARANTIA L. CllCUr- 



bitaceae. Balsam-pear. 



No. ^.902. Karela. From Benares, De- 

 cember 16. A particularly good kind. 



121347. Nelumbo ndcifeea Gaertn. Nym- 

 phaeaceae. Hindu Ictus. 



No. 1892. Kamal. Frcm Benares, De- 

 cember 16. A mixture of native varieties. 



121348. Oroxylon indicum (L.) Vent. 

 Bignoniaceae. 



East Indian trumpetflower. 



No. 1816. Tsampaka. From the Gov- 

 ernment Gardens, Sabaranpur, November 

 30. A small tree, with long flat pods ; 

 grows at 3,000 feet altitude in the Kangra 

 Valley. 



121349. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 



No. 1809. B an sm at. From Lahore, 

 Punjab, November 29. The best rice grown 

 here. Planted the last of summer and re- 

 quires about 120 days to mature ; yields 

 from 1,600 to 2,000 pounds per acre. 



121350. Orysa sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 



No. 1815. SatJvra 278. From Kala Shah 

 Kaku, Punjab. November 29. A strain 

 from the Government Rice Farm, matur- 

 ing in 60 to 70 days and yielding about 

 2,400 pounds per acre. The grain is coarse 

 and not valued as a table rice, but it will 

 grow in nearly any kind of soil. 



121351. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabaceae. 



Common bean. 



No. 1851. Sem. From Lucknow, De- 

 cember 10. 



121352; Pisdm sativum L. Fabaceae. 



Pea. 



No. 1891. From Benares, December 15. 



121353 to 121362, Solanum melongena L. 

 Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



Nos. 121353 to 121356. Bengan; col- 

 lected at Lucknow, from December 8 to 13. 



121353. No. 1842. A mixture of local 

 varieties. 



121354. No. 1862. A long green round 

 fruit which weighs 4 to 5 pounds. 



121355. No. 1870. An early purple fruit, 

 1 foot long. 



121356. No. 1874. A round purple fruit, 

 weighing 2 pounds. 



Nos. 121357 to 121362. Bengan; from 

 Benares, December 15 and 16. 



121357. No. 1879. A purple variety, 1 

 f"o+- long, with tender skin ; quality 

 good. 



121291 to 121366— Continued. 



the 



121358. No. 1884. Fruit large, round 

 green, up to 5 pounds in v?e>ght : skin 

 ■}\) n * 8< i e ?? few - flavor excellent ; bush 

 a% feet higb, and bears well. 



121 o 3 f 5 fin N °,- ^? 5 - £> r »* ^een fruit 

 o £ ne & U o a J lty - Sairt *"° be the same 

 as No. 1884 (P. I. 121358). 



121360. No. 1886 A round, deep-purple 

 S>od' weight about x P° un <i. quality 



121361. No. 1896. A round white native 

 variety. 



* 12 v ^; t No ' 1897 A long green native 



121363. Spinacia olesacba L. Chenopodia- 

 ceae - Common spinach. 

 No. 1899. Palag. From Benares, De- 

 cember 16. A vigorous growing spinach 

 which makes plants 2 feet across 



121364. Tagetes sp. Asteraceae. Marigold. 

 No. 1903. From Benares, December 16 



An interesting quilled yellow form is 

 here in the gardens, and this may be 

 form here represented. 



121365. Vicia faba L. Fabaceae. 



Broadbean, 



N u' 1 ^ 2 - Ba 9la. From Lucknow. De- 

 cember 10. 



121366. Stizolobium sp. Fabaceae. 



No 1853. From Lucknow, December 10 

 A native, bean. 



121367 to 121369. Vitis vinifeba L. 



Vitaceae. European grape. 



From Austria. Plants presented by Prof 



o<? Q ^ao£ eleki ' Vieiina - deceived February 

 *-o, iyo7. 



121367. Ezerjo. 



121368. Kiknyelii 



121369. Lednyka 



121370 to 121400. 



From Turkey. Seeds and bulbs collected by 

 H. L. Westover and F. L. Wellman Re- 

 ceived January 18, 1937. 



Unless otherwise stated, this material was 

 all collected in 1936 and was received as 

 ceeds. 



121370. Nigella sativa L. Liliaceae. 



Black cumin. 



No. 2897. Chorikotu. From the Chanak 

 Kale bazar, September 18. 



121371 to 121395. Allium spp. Liliaceae. 



121371. Allium sp. 



No. 3271. From the Adapazari bazar, 

 October 20. 



121372. Allium sp. 



No. 2031. From the Nigde bazar, 

 July 27. 



121373. Allium sp. 



No. 1557. From the Urfa bazar, July 

 6. Used for flavoring bread. 



121374. Allium sp. 



No. 2544. Cherogote. From the 

 Samsiin bazar, August 2. 



