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PLAXT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



121578 to 121649— Continued. 



121586. No. 2077. 

 cntta. January 1. 

 long by 1% to 2 

 ately hot. 



121587. No. 2078. 

 cutta, January 

 inches to 3 inches 

 to 1 inch wide ; p 



121588. No. 2110. 

 cutta, January 4. 

 pepper. 



MircJi. From Cal- 



Fruit 3 to 4 inches 



inches wide, moder- 



Mirch. From Cal- 

 1. Fruit red, 2y 2 

 long by three-fourths 

 ungent. 



Mirch. From Cal- 

 A large red wild 



121589 to 121592. ClTRULLUS VULGARIS 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. "Watermelon. 



Nos. 121589 and 121590. Matira. From 

 Calcutta, January 1. 



121589. No. 2082. 121590. No. 2083. 



121591. No. 2084. Tarouz G-idenda. 

 From Calcutta, January 1. From the 

 market. 



121592. No. 2113. Tarouz Amta. From 

 Calcutta, January 4. 



121593. Corylus ferox Wall. Betulaceae. 



Hazelnut. 



No. 1966. From Darjeeling, December 

 25 ; said to have come from Yatung (Sik- 

 kim), at 13.000 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 93190. 



121594 to 121601. CuCUMis SATIVUS L. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 



121594. No. 2072. Eakri. From Sili- 

 guri, Bengal, December 28. 



Nos. 121595 to 121597. From Cal- 

 cutta, January 2. 



121595. No. 2095. Khira. A small 

 black fruit. 



121596. No. 2096. Khira. A large cu- 

 cumber. 



121597. No. 2097. Kakri. Possibly the 

 long snaky form that is eaten when 

 very small and is then a fine salad 

 vegetable. 



121598. No. 2112. Patna Kakri. From 

 Calcutta, January 4. 



121599. No. 1939. Kankra. From Dar- 

 jeeling. Bengal, December 24. at 7.000 

 feet altitude. Fruit 2 feet long and 

 weighing 6 to 7 pounds, tender, few- 

 seeded, and of fine flavor. Appears to 

 grow only in the mountains and is said 

 to be of Sikkimese origin. 



121600. No. 2116. Khira. From Cal- 

 cutta, January 4. 



121601. No. 2098. From Calcutta, Jan- 

 uary 2. 



121602 to 121604. CUCURBITA MAXIMA 

 Duchesne. Cucurbitaceae. Squash. 



From Darjeeling. Bengal, December 22 

 to 24, at 7,000 feet altitude. 



121602. No. 1916. Fruit elongate, 2 feet 

 long with widely spaced ribs ; gray- 

 green blotched with orange. 



121603. No. 1917. Fruit pale green 

 blotched with paler green, 20 inches 

 long and ribbed. 



121604. No. 1932. From the bazar. 



121605 to 121612. Cucdrbita moschAta 

 Duchesne. Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



Nos. 121605 to 121607. From Dar- 

 jeeling, Bengal, December 2, at 7,000 

 feet altitude. 



121578 to 121649— Continued. 



121605. No. 1934. From the market; 

 fruit said to be huge. 



121606. No. 1914. Fruit 18 inches in 

 diameter, ribs conspicuous, buff with 

 a bloom, half flattened. 



121607. No. 1915. Fruit buff with bloom, 

 oval, 18 inches long and irregularly 

 ribbed. 



121608. No. 2073. Kadu. From Sevok, 

 Bengal, December 29. 



Nos. 121609 to 121611. From Cal- 

 cutta, January 3. 



121609. No. 2104. Kadu. Fruit brown, 

 oval. 



121610. No. 2105. Kadu. Fruit round, 

 flattened, brown. 



121611. No. 2114. Lai kadu. A red 



pumpkin. 



121612. No. 1933. From Darjeeling, 

 Bengal, December 24. From the ba- 

 zar ; fruit said to be large. 



121613. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth-bean. 



No. 2079. Sem. From Calcutta, Janu- 

 ary 1. Used as green pods, mostly. 



121614. Lactuca ddbyaea C. B. Clarke. 

 Cichoriaceae. 



No. 2002. From Darjeeling, December 

 25, but said to have come from Sikkim at 

 3,000 feet altitude. 



121615 to 121617. Luffa spp. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. 



121615. Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. 

 Singkwa towelgourd. 



Nor 2102. Tori. From Calcutta, Jan- 

 uary 3. Used as a vegetable when young. 



121616 and 121617. Luffa cyltndrica 

 (L.) Roemer. Suakwa towelgourd. 



121616. No. 1947. From Darjeeling, 

 Bengal, at 2,000 feet altitude, De- 

 cember 24. A wild annual with 

 spongy fruits 6 by 3 inches. 



121617. No. 2103. Tori. From Cal- 

 cutta. January 3. Esteemed as a 

 vegetable when young. 



121618. Melothria sp. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 1938. From the Rangit River, Dar- 

 jeeling District, Bengal, at 2.000 feet alti- 

 tude. An annual with small globose brown- 

 red fruits. 



121619. Melothria sp. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 1943. From the Rangit River, Dar- 

 jeeling District, Bengal, at 2,000 feet alti- 

 tude. An annual with small globose, mad- 

 der-red fruits. 



121620. Melothria sp. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 2075. From Siliguri. Bengal, De- 

 cember 30. An annual with pealike glo- 

 bose red fruits. 



121621 to 121624. PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L. 

 Fabaceae. Common bean. 



Nos. 121621 to 121623. From Darjee- 

 ling. Bengal, at 7,000 feet altitude, Decem- 

 ber 23 and 24. 



121621. No. 1924. 



121622. No. 1935. Bought in the market. 



121623. No. 1944. Used as green and 

 also as dried beans. 



