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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



123144 to 123270— Continued 



123178. No. 2209. From Ellore, Mad- 

 ras Presidency, February 1, 1937. 

 Fruit much attenuated, about 16 

 inches Ions by 6 inches in diameter ; 

 rind medium green with irregular 

 blotched lines of lighter green, 

 very tough ; flesh red, firm, of fair 

 quality. 



123179. No. 2220. Tarbuz. From 

 Madras, Madras Presidency, Febru- 

 ary 4, 1937. Seeds used as medi- 

 cine. 



123180. No. 2282. Tarbuz. From 

 Bangalore, Mysore, February 9, 

 1937. Said to be a native variety. 



123181. No. 2178. From Bengasai, 

 Madras Presidency, January z2, 

 1937. An ornamental form with 

 globose fruit 4 inches across, of a 

 lovely maroon color. 



123182. Goix lacryma-jobi L. Poaceae. 



Jobs-tears. 



No. 1790. From Jagendernaga, Mandi 

 State, November 22, 1936, at b,500 feet 

 altitude. 



123183. Colvillea bacemosa Boj. CaesaL 

 piniaceae. 



No. 2273. From Bangalore, Mysore, 

 February 9, 1937. An evergreen tree 30 

 to 40 feet high, with pinnate leaves 3 feet 

 long and brilliant scarlet, curiously shaped 

 flowers with 10 protruding stamens, borne 

 in drooping racemes more than a foot long. 

 Native to Madagascar. 



For previous introduction see 103476. 



123184. Crotalaria sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 2188. From Mahe.ndra, Madras 

 Presidency, January 24, 1937, at 4,000 feet 

 altitude. An attractive perennial about 3 

 feet high, bearing spikes of large yellow 

 flowers followed by large inflated pods. 



123185 to 123189. CUCUMIS melo L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



123185. No. 2134. Kumriya. From 

 Calcutta, January 6, 1937 ; a Lucknow 

 variety. 



123186. No. 2135. Kumriya. From 

 Calcutta, January 7, 1937 ; a Patna 

 variety. 



123187. No. 2281. Kharbuza. From 

 Bangalore, Mysore, February 9, 1937. 

 A native variety. 



123188. No. 2297. From Montgomery, 

 Punjab, February 10, 1937. Presented 

 by the Deputy Director of Agriculture. 

 An excellent native melon which will 

 tolerate much heat. 



123189. No. 2223. From Madras, Feb- 

 ruary 4, 1937. A mixed sample. 



123190 to 123193. CUCUMIS SATIVUS L. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 



123190. No. 2198. From Mahendra, 

 Madras Presidency. January 25, 1937, 

 at 2.000 feet altitude. Fruit 2 inches 

 long ; skin yellow green, tough, flesh 

 bitter. Probably keeps for months. 



123191. No. 2221. Vildreveli. From 

 Madras, February 4, 1937. 



123192. No. 2214. Doslcai. From El- 

 lore. Madras Presidency, February 1, 

 1937. Fruit ovoid, to 6 inches long ; 

 rind yellow, more or less marked with 

 brown blotches ; pulp sour ; used fried ; 

 a good keeper. 



123144 to 123270— Continued 



123193. No. 2246. Sandakai. From 

 Bangalore, Mysore, February 7, 1937. 

 Possibly a mixture of green and white 

 varieties. 



123194 to 123198. Cucurbita moschata 

 Duchesne. Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



123194. No. 2122. Kadu. From Cal- 

 cutta, January 4, 1937. Fruit oval, 

 18 inches long, orange brown mottled 

 sparingly with green, moderately 

 sweet. 



123195. No. 2175. From Behrampur, 

 Orissa, January 21, 1937. A smooth, 

 cream-colored, pumpkin-shaped fruit 

 with faint ■ ribs, weighing about 10 

 pounds. 



123196. No. 2176. From Behrampur, 

 Orissa, January 21, 1937. A cream- 

 colored, pumpkin-shaped fruit, mot- 

 tled with green and spotted with 

 darker green. Possibly the same as 

 No. 2175 (P. I. 123195) ; it weighs 15 

 pounds. 



123197. No. 2210. Kumsa. From El- 

 lore. Madras Presidency, February 1, 

 1937. Fruits small, flattened, 1 by 6 

 inches, sometimes nearly globose and 

 larger, smooth, ribbed, and orange 

 buff. The flesh, orange yellow, is 

 sweet and about 2 inches thick. 



123198. No. 2232. Kumsa. From Mad- 

 ras, February 6, 1937. 



123199. Dalbergia sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 2254. From Bangalore, Mysore, 

 February 6, 1937. A medium-sized tree 

 used as roadside shade. 



123200. Debris scandens (Roxb.) Benth. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 2173. From Dacca, Bengal, Janu- 

 ary 16, 1937. A woody climber with com- 

 pound leaves 3 to 6 inches long, composed 

 of 9 to 19 leathery oblong leaflets, 1 to 2 

 inches in leneth. The pale-rose flowers are 

 in dense axillary racemes. Native to the 

 East Indies. 



For previous introduction see 116744. 



123201. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth-bean. 



No. 2222. MacJvuJcuti. From Madras, 

 February 4, 1937. Used both green and 

 as dried beans. 



123202. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth-bean. 



No. 2242. Awara. From Bangalore, 

 Mysore, February 7, 1937. A drought-re- 

 sistant field crop, usually planted with 

 Eleusine indica, and allowed to creep over 

 the field. 



123203. Duabanga sonneratioides Buch.- 

 Ham. Lythraceae. 



No. 2280. From Bangalore, Mysore, 

 February 9. 1937. A handsome tree with 

 shining evergreen leaves and white flow- 

 ers, from the subtropical regions of north- 

 eastern India. The light-brown bark peels 

 off in thin flakes, and the. gray, soft-yellow- 

 streaked wood is used extensively in Ben- 

 gal and Assam for making tea boxes, as it 

 seasons well, takes a good polish, and does 

 not warp. 



For previous introduction see 61602. 



