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121825 to 121998— Continued. 



Kashmir. A large white winter 

 variety with tender edible tops. 



Nos. 121848 to 121852 were from Leh, 

 Ladak, Kashmir, at 10,500 feet altitude, 

 September 16 and 17. 



121848. Brassica sp. 



No. 1414. Tram. A good potherb. 



121849. Brassica campestris L. 



Rutabaga. 



No. 1420. Yarkandi Salat. Originally 

 from Yarkand. A bushy annual whose 

 leaves are picked and used as a potherb. 



121850. Brassica sp. 



No. 1421. Yarkandi Salat. Like No. 

 1420 (P. I. 121849), but from plants 

 matured at Leh. 



121851. Brassica campestris L. 



Rutabaga. 



No. 1436. Salat. An interesting pot- 

 herb that grows after the fashion of 

 Swiss chard. 



121852. Brassica sp. 



No. 1441. Yarkandi Tram. A good 

 potherb. 



121853. Brassica sp. 



No. 1621. Tramyung. From Kolung, 

 Lahul, Punjab, at 12,000 feet altitude, in 

 October. A large top-shaped, orange- 

 yellow root. 



121854. Brassica sp. 



No. 1696. Karm Sag. Presented by 

 the Director of Agriculture, Kashmir. 

 An excellent potherb which grows like 

 brussels sprouts, without the sprouts. 

 The leaves are picked and new ones 

 formed as the plant continues to grow 

 taller. 



121855 to 121859. Capsicum annuum L. 

 Solanaceae. Common redpepper. 



121855. No. 1336. Nirma. From Sur- 

 nio, Baltistan, Kashmir, at 6,000 feet 

 altitude, August 28. A very pungent 

 fruit, 1 inch across at base and 2 

 inches long. 



121856. No. 1697. Mirch. Presented by 

 the Director of Agriculture, Kashmir. 

 A native variety, long and very hot. 



121857. No. 1706. Cayenne Red. Pre- 

 sented by the Director of Agriculture, 

 Kashmir. A variety which produces 

 well and is a good color. 



121858. No. 1773. Mirch. From Kulu, 

 Kulu, Punjab, at 4,500 feet altitude, 

 November 12. A red pungent variety 

 with fruits 2 to 3 inches long. 



121859. No. 1787. Pipli. From Mandi, 

 Mandi, Punjab, November 21. Fruit 

 red, iy 2 inches long, and considered 

 one of the most pungent varieties 

 when grown in Mandi ; planted in 

 Kulu, it is said to lose much of this 

 quality. 



Nos. 121860 to 121911 were collected 

 in Baltistan Province, Kashmir, from 

 August 16 to 26. 



121860 to 121876. Citrullds VULGARIS 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. "Watermelon. 



Nos. 121860 to 121863. Bwar. From 

 Skardo, at 6,500 feet altitude, August 16. 



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121825 to 121998— Continued. 



121860. No. 1142. Fruit globose, up to 

 10 inches in diameter, medium green, 

 finely veined with darker green ; rind 

 very hard ; flesh with no large air 

 spaces, but with fine air spaces that 

 give a crisp, firm, very agreeable char- 

 acter ; flesh yellow and sweet, but 

 very seedy. 



121861. No. 1152. Fruit 11 inches long, 

 pale green, finely netted with darker 

 green ; flesh pink, creamy with a deli- 

 cate flavor ; seeds large, otherwise a 

 good novelty. 



121862. No. 1162. Fruit globose, 1 foot 

 in diameter, pale green with heavy 

 blotched stripes of darker green ; flesh 

 red. 



121863. No. 1163. Fruit globose, 11 

 inches in diameter, medium green mot- 

 tled and faintly ribbed with darker 

 green ; rind thick ; flesh coarse, red 

 and sweet. 



121864. No. 1164. Bwar. From Keris, 

 at 6,500 feet altitude. Fruit globose, 

 1 fot)t in diameter, pale, green veined 

 with darker green ; flesh yellow, sweet 

 and very seedy. 



121865 and 121866. Bwar. From Dagoni 

 at 6,000 feet altitude. Fruit glabrous, 

 6 inches in diameter, green with 

 blotched stripes of darker green ; flesh 

 white and insipid. 



121865. No. 1305. 



121866. No. 1305-A. 



Nos. 121867 to 121869. Bwar. From 

 Kapalu, at 6,000 feet altitude, August 26. 



121867. No. 1308. Fruit globose, 6 

 inches in diameter, light green with 

 blotched stripes of darker green ; flesh 

 white, faintly sweet, firm and crisp. 



121868. No. 1313. Fruit globose, 6 

 inches in diameter, pale green with 

 traces of fine veining ; flesh white, 

 crisp, fair. 



121869. No. 1314. Fruit globose, 6 

 inches in diameter, dark green, un- 

 marked ; flesh red, insipid. 



121870. No. 1339. Bwar. From Surmo 

 at 6,000 feet altitude. Fruit globose, 

 10 inches in diameter, dark green, 

 faintly blotched with paler green. 

 Flesh red and sweet. 



121871. No. 1341. Like 1339 (P. I. 

 121870) in appearance and quality, 

 but with black seeds. 



Nos. 121872 and 121873 were from 

 Kapalu at 6,000 feet altitude. 



121872. No. 1343. Bwar. A variety 

 with red flesh. 



121873. No. 1332. Usse Bwar; "mul- 

 berry watermelon." 



Nos. 121874 and 121875 were from 

 Leh, Ladak, September 16 and 17, at 

 10,500 feet altitude. 



121874. No. 1419. Fruit globose, 10 

 inches in diameter, pale green, netted 

 and striped with darker green ; flesh 

 red, low in sugar content. 



121875. No. 1424. Fruit not seen. 



121876. No. 1439. Bwar. From Kapalu, 

 August 27 at 6,000 feet altitude. 



