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121825 to 121998— Continued. 



121909. No. 1692. Tar. Presented by 

 the Director of Agriculture, Kash- 

 mir. Described as from 2 to 3 feet 

 long, of good quality. 



121910 to 121930. CUCURBITA spp. 

 bitaceae. 



Cucur- 



121910 to 121916. CUCURBITA MAXIMA 



Duchesne. Squash. 



121910. No. 1680. Etampes pumpkin. 

 From the Director of Agriculture. 

 Kashmir. Said to be popular and 

 sometimes to weigh 100 pounds. 



121911. No. 1328. From Kapalu, at 

 6.000 feet altitude. Fruit 10 inches 

 high, 18 inches across, ribbed, 

 orange colored ; flesh yellow, very 

 good. 



121912. No. 1629. Kadu. From Ma- 

 nali, Kulu, Punjab. October 28. 

 Fruit pale gray, of Hubbard squash 

 form ; flesh not sweet like our 

 squash ; weight 10 to 15 pounds. 



121913. No. 1631. Kadu. From Kulu. 

 Kulu. Punjab, October 29. Fruit 

 weighs 40 pounds, Hubbard squash 

 form, orange-red with pale deep 

 ribs ; flpsh not sweet, but the best 

 of the Kulu squashes to eat. 



121914. No. 1630. Kadu. From Ma- 

 nali, Kulu, Punjab, October 27 

 Fruit red-orange like our Hubbard 

 squash, but not sweet ; up to 15 

 pounds in weight. 



121915. No. 1633. From Kulu, Kulu, 

 Punjib, October 29. Fruit white, 

 smooth, elongate, pointed at both 

 ends or more or less rounded. Flesh 

 not sweet and 2 inches thick ; 

 weight up to 60 pounds. 



121916. No. 1628. From Koti, Kulu, 

 Pnniab, October 27. A good vege- 

 table. 



121937 to 121920. CUCURBITA MOSCHATA 



Duchesne. Cushaw. 



121917. No. 1788. Kadu. From Ja- 

 gendernaga, Mandi, Punjab, at 4,000 

 feet aHitude., November 22. Fruit 

 oval, 18 inches long, ribbed, green, 

 veined and spotted with creamy 

 buff; flesh sweet. 



Nos. 121918 and 121919 were from 

 Kulu, Kulu. Punjab, October 29 and 

 November 10, between 4,000 and 4,500 

 feet altitude. 



121918. No. 1634. Kadu. Fruit tc 

 16 inches wide, flattened by nearlj 

 half, creamy buff with conspicuous 

 ribs ; flesh very sweet. 



121919. No. 1775. Kadu. Seed pur 

 chased and said to represent a type 

 so far not collected on this trip. 



121920. No. 1636. Kadu. From Ka 

 train, Kulu, Punjab, October 31. A 

 large fruit that looks like an 

 Etampes pumpkin, smooth orange- 

 red, 2 feet wide and 18 inches high, 

 weighs up to 60 pounds. 



121921 to 121929. Cucurbita PEPO L. 



Pumpkin. 



Nos. 121921 to 121926. From the 

 Baltistan Province, Kashmir, between 

 6 000 and 6 500 feet altitude, from Au- 

 gust 14 to 27. 



121825 to 121998— Continued. 



121921. No. 1147. From Skardo. 

 Fruit elongate to compressed, pale 

 yellow ; flesh not sweet ; no fiber. 



121922. No. 1284. Kadu. From Shi- 

 gar. Fruit flattened, 7 inches across 

 and 5 inches high, green and yellow 

 mottled ; flesh not sweet. 



Nos. 121923 to 121926. From Ka- 

 palu. 



121923. No. 1310. Wan. Fruit elon- 

 gate, 16 inches long, pale yellow, 

 unribbed, and said to keep all win- 

 ter when ripe ; flesh not sweet, but 

 a good vegetable. 



121924. No. 1311. Wan. Fruit elon- 

 gate, 16 inches long, orange yellow, 

 veined more or less with green. 

 This is the Gangeri of the lower 

 Himalayas and resembles our sum- 

 mer squash. 



121925. No. 1312. Wan. Fruit elon- 

 gate, 18 inches long, green black, 

 finely mottled with paler green, 

 much like Nos. 1310 and 1311 (P. I. 

 121923 and 121924.) 



121926. No. 1327. Wan. Fruit elon- 

 gate, 16 inches long, blue green, 

 finely veined darker. A variant of 

 Oangeri, like Nos. 1310 to 1312 (P. 

 I. 121923-121925). 



121927. No. 1534. Gangeri. From 

 Koti, Kulu, Punjab, October 27. 

 Fruit elongate, 18 inches long, green 

 and gray green. Eaten stewed, but 

 is not so sweet as our squash or 

 pumpkins. 



121928. No. 1536. Gangeri. From 

 'Kyelang. Lahul, Punjab, at 10 500 

 feet altitude, October 19. A pale- 

 yellow variety like No. 1534 (P. I. 

 121927), but ripens earlier. 



121929. No. 1632. Kadu. From Kulu. 

 Kulu, Punjab, at 5.000 feet altitude, 

 October 29. Fruit salmon pink, 

 Hubbard squash form, weighs 4 

 pounds ; flesh pink, 2 inches thick, 

 not sweet. 



121930. Cucurbita sp. 



No. 1347. Bwan. A mixed sample 

 bought at Kapalu, Baltistan, Kashmir, 

 at 6,000 feet altitude, August 28. 



121931 to 121933. Daucus carota L. Apia- 

 ceae. Carrot. 



121931. No. 1429. SaraMurmang. From 

 Leh, Ladak, Kashmir, September 16, 

 at 10.500 feet altitude. A white- 

 rooted form. 



121932. No. 1244. From Shigar, Balti- 

 stan, Kashmir, August 18. A plant 

 3 feet high, found growing wild. 



121933. No. 1252. From Safaranga, 

 Baltistan, Kashmir. A cultivated veg- 

 etable with a large coarse white root. 



121934. Dolichos lablab L. Fabareae. 



Hyacinth-bean. 



No. 1683. Lalsem. Presented by the 

 Dirpctor of Agriculture, Kashmir. A 

 climher. sometimes 10 feet high, with ten- 

 der fleshy pods, some of which have a fine 

 flavor. 



121935 to 121947. Lactuca spp. Cichoria- 

 ceae. 



121935 to 121940. Lactuca sativa L. 



Garden lettuce. 



