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123144 to 123270— Continued 



123245. Pinus griffithii McClelland (P. 

 excelsa Wall.). Pinaceae. 



No. 2301. Kail. Presented by the Kulu 

 Forest Service, Kulu, Punjab, February 10, 

 1937. A pine. 50 to 100 feet high, grow- 

 ing between 5,000 and 11,000 feet altitude 

 in the Himalayan region. The slender 

 gray-green leaves, in fives, are 5 to 8 inches 

 long, and the pale-brown, cylindrical cones 

 are 6 to 12 inches long. 



123246. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. Pea. 



No. 2224. Patani. From Madras, Mad- 

 ras Presidency, February 4, 1937. Said 

 to be mildew resistant. 



123247. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. Pea. 



No. 2243. Batani. From Bangalore, 

 Mysore, February 7, 1937. Said to be a 

 hardy, disease-resistant pea. 



123248. Semecarpus anacardium L. f. 

 Anacardiaceae. 



No. 2194. Baliakuli. From Bengasai, 

 Madras Presidency, January 26, 1937, at 

 5,000 feet altitude. An attractive tree 

 with large oval leaves and an abundance 

 of yellow fruits that lose their astringency 

 when fully ripe, and are eaten after roast- 

 ing. 



123249 to 123251. Soja max (L.) Piper. 

 Fabaceae. Soybean. 



From the Government Gardens, Banga- 

 lore, Mysore, February 7, 1937. Said to 

 have come from Java. 



123249. No. 2240. 



123250. No. 2238. 



123251. No. 2239. 



123252 to 123259. Solanum spp. Solana- 

 ceae. 



123252 to 123258. Solanum melongena 

 L. Eggplant. 



123252. No. 2170. Pegan. From Is- 

 lampur, Bengal, January 15, 1937. 

 Fruit pale green, about 10 inches 

 long and 2 inches in diameter. 



123253. No. 2172. Pegan. From Is- 

 lampur, Bengal, January 15, 1937. 

 Fruit greenish purple, elongate, 1 

 foot long and about 5 inches wide. 



123254. No. 2205. From Islampur, 

 Bengal, January 16, 1937. Fruit 

 greenish purple, globose, weighs 

 about 3 pounds. Of good flavor ; 

 the plant is a good bearer and is 

 one of India's best eggplants. 



123255. No. 2218. Wangkai. From 

 Ellore, Madras Presidency, Febru- 

 ary 3, 1937. 



123256. No. 2245. Badanskai. From 

 Bangalore, Mysore, February 7, 

 1937. A mixture of long purple 

 and long green eggplants which 

 grow 8 or 9 inches long, but are 

 usually used when much smaller. 

 The purple form is said to be alkali 

 tolerant. 



123257. No. 2260. From Bangalore, 

 Mysore, February 9, 1937. A strong 

 busby shrub about 4 feet high, said 

 to be peculiar to Mysore. The fruit 

 is green, finally about 9 inches long, 

 but cut when about 5 inches long. 



123258. No. 2287. From Bangalore, 

 Mysore, February 9, 1937. Fruit 

 globose, about 3 inches across, green 



123144 to 123270— Continued 



streaked with pink purple. A com- 

 mon type here. 



123259. Solanum sp. 



No. 2285. From Bangalore, Mysore, 

 February 9, 1937. A wild plant 4 feet 

 high, with purplish flowers followed by 

 red-orange berries about one-half inch 

 in diameter. 



123260 and 123261. Stipa splendens Trin. 

 Poaceae. Feathergrass. 



Silkia. Found in clumps 8 feet high, 

 with large loose tops ; stems used for mak- 

 ing baskets, brooms, etc. The grass is 

 found in dry, well-isolated places and is 

 quite ornamental. 



123260. No. 1437. From Leh, Ladak, 

 Kashmir, September 17, 1936. 



123261. No. 1367. From Hundi, Balti- 

 stan, Kashmir, September 17, 1936, at 

 9,000 feet altitude. 



123262. Tagetes sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 2179. From Mahendra, Madras 

 Presidency, January 22, 1937, at 2,000 feet 

 altitude. Flowers orange, consisting mostly 

 of conspicuous tubular disk flowers with 

 only a row of small reflexed rays. Said 

 to have been grown In the hills from 

 earliest times. 



123263. Terminalia chebula Retz. Com- 

 bretaceae. 



No. 2187. H a r a r. From Mahendra, 

 Madras Presidency, January 24, 1937, at 

 4,000 feet altitude. An ornamental tree 

 with oval-elliptic leaves and terminal ra- 

 cemes of small white flowers. The fresh 

 fruit is rich in tannin, and the dried fruit 

 yields a black or yellow dye. 



For previous introduction see. 114456. 



123264. Thysanolaena maxima (Roxb.) 

 Kuntze. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 2186. From Mahendra, Madras 

 Presidency, January 22, 1937, at 4,000 feet 

 altitude. A forest grass growing also in 

 half shade, up to 6 feet high, with broad 

 leaves and light airy heads which are 

 often used as ornaments. 



123265 and 123268. Trichosanthes an- 

 guina L. Cucurbitaceae. Snakegourd. 



Fruits from 3 to 10 feet long. Used 

 as a vegetable when young. 



For previous introduction see 116761. 



123265. No. 2219. Potalokai. From El- 

 lore. Madras Presidency, February 3, 

 1937. 



123266. No. 2241. From Bangalore, My- 

 sore, February 7, 1937. 



123267. Vigna cylindrica (Stickm.) Skeels. 

 Fabaceae. Catjang. 



No. 2227. Kharannuli. From Madras, 

 Madras Presidency, February 5, 1937. 

 Used as food both as green beans cooked in 

 the pods and as dried beans. 



123268. Vigna sinensis (Tomer) Savi. 

 Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



No. 2231. Kharamuni. From Madras, 

 February 6, 1937. Used as dried beans. 



123269. Vitis sp. Vitaceae. 



No. 2294. From Bangalore, Mysore, 

 February 9, 1937. A naturalized Asiatic 

 grape, the only sort grown here. Vine 



