APRIL 1 TO JUNE 1 3 0, 193 7 



123451 to 123576 



123477. Cassi 



-Continued. 



alata L. Caesalpiniaceae. 

 Ringworm cassia. 

 No. 2496. From Mangalore, March 1. A 

 shrub up to 10 feet high, sometimes cul- 

 tivated as an ornamental, with pinnate 

 leaves 2 feet long and showy yellow flow- 

 ers. Native to tropical America. 



For previous introduction see 106487. 

 123478. Cassia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 2465. From Nilambur, March 6. A 

 well-shaped thorny bush about 8 feet high, 

 probably yellow flowered. 

 123479 to 123492. Citruxlus vulgaris 



Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. "Watermelon. 



123479. No. 1. Mettupalaiyam. From Met- 

 tupalaiyam, February 21. Fruit sub- 

 globose, 10 inches long, with fine ver- 

 niculations of darker green, distinctly 

 and abundantly ribbed ; flesh red ; rind 

 x /i of an inch thick, the thinnest rind 

 observed on this expedition. 



123480. No. 2. From Coimbatore, Febru- 

 ary 21. Fruit globose, 8 inches in 

 diameter, green with fine irregular 

 lines of darker green ; flesh red, seedy ; 

 rind thin. 



123481. No. 3. From Coimbatore, Febru- 

 ary 21. Fruit subglobose, 1 foot in 

 diameter, green with broad blotched 

 lines of darker green ; flesh red ; rind 

 1 inch tbick. 



123482. No. 4. From Coimbatore, Febru- 

 ary 21. Fruit subglobose, deep green 

 with discernible blotched stripes of 

 darker green ; flesh red ; texture good, 

 blending into the half-inch green rind ; 

 seeds large. 



123483. No. 2320. From Coimbatore, Feb- 

 ruary 12. Fruit subglobose, 14 inches 

 long, deep green, veined darker ; flesh 

 red ; rind three-fourths of an inch 

 thick. 



Nos. 123484 to 123486 were presented 

 by the Superintendent of the Rice Re- 

 search Station, Petambi, February 22. 

 123484! No. 2390. Kummatti. Described 



as like a small watermelon, but used 



as a curry vegetable. 

 123485. No. 2391. Kummatti. Like No. 



2390 (P. I. 123485), but of a different 



race. 



123486. No. 2392. Chakkaravellari. Fruit 

 globose, 6 to 10 inches in diameter, 

 smooth, green mottled ; flesh red and 

 sweet. 



123487. No. 2397. Vataka. From Telli- 

 cherry, February 24. Fruit globose, 6 

 to 8 inches in diameter, green, reticu- 

 lated ; flesh white and pink, crisp, low 

 in sugar content ; early. 

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123451 to 123576— Continued. 



123488. No. 2408. From Payyanur, Febru- 

 ary 26. Fruit globose, 8 inches in 

 diameter, pale green with broad 

 blotched ribs of darker green ; flesh 

 red, low sugar content. 



123489. No. 2409. Vataka. From Kasar-' 

 god, February 26. Fruit globose, 6 

 inches in diameter, pale green, reticu- 

 lated ; flesh red, insipid. 



123490. No. 2417. From Mangalore, Feb- 

 ruary 27, but the fruit is said to have 

 come from Kundapur. Fruit subglo- 

 bose, 1 foot in diameter ; pale green, 

 reticulated ; flesh red. 



123491. No. 2418. Vataka. From Manga- 

 lore, February 27, but said to have 

 come from Kundapur. Fruit subglo- 

 bose, 1 foot in diameter, deep green 

 with rib lines darker green ; rind thick, 

 flesh red ; few seeds. 



123492. No. 2466. Purchased in Madura, 

 March 7. 



123493 to 123506. Cucumis mblo L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Muskmelon. 

 From Coimbatore, February 21. 



123493. No. 1. Fruit small, gold brown 

 with broad rib lines, often flattened, 

 6 by 8 inches ; flesh mealy, sweetish, 

 2 inches thick, half green and half 

 salmon-colored. 



123494. No. 2. Fruit, subglobose, 4% 

 inches in diameter, brownish yellow, 

 mottled, traces of irregular ribs ; flesh 

 1 inch thick, salmon-colored, juicy, 

 acid. 



123495. No. 3. Fruit banana-shaped, 

 often nearly 18 inches long, smooth, 

 golden yellow, more or less blotched 

 with green ; flesh mealy, white, neu- 

 tral, inclined to be acid. 



123496. No. 4. Fruit 6 by 4 inches, un- 

 ribbed, lemon yellow, netted ; flesh pale 

 salmon, juicy, not acid, hut of an in- 

 teresting flavor. 



123497. No. 5. Fruit subglobose, 5 inches 

 in diameter, smooth, pink brown with 

 broad green rib lines, flesh % of an 

 inch thick, half green, half salmon- 

 colored, juicy, neutral. 



123498. No. 6. Fruit globose, 6 inches in 

 diameter, yellow blotched green with 

 deep green ribs ; flesh 1*4 inches thick, 

 varying in color from salmon at center 

 to half green near the rind ; pleasantly 

 acid. 



123499. No. 7. Fruit subglobose, 4 by 3% 

 inches, red brown with conspicuous 

 ribs of pale netting ; flesh % of an 

 inch thick, fragrant, acid. 



