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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



123451 to 123576— Continued. 



123500. No. 8. Fruit subglobose, 6 by 4 

 inches, orange and greenish black, 

 flecked, netted ; flesh salmon-colored. 

 1% inches thick, mealy, acid. 



123501. No. 9. Fruit elongate, 10 by 6 

 inches, yellow to orange with green 

 shading and more or less green rib- 

 bing ; flesh salmon-colored, iy 2 inches 

 thick, mealy, subacid. 



123502. No. 10. Fruit oblong, 6 inches 

 long, red brown, nearly smooth, with 

 broad green ribs ; flesh salmon-colored, 

 iy 2 inches thick with the seeds em- 

 bedded, rather sweet, interesting, 

 juicy. 



123503. No. 11. Fruit subglobose, 10 by 

 5 inches, golden-brown, finely flecked 

 with dark green, smooth, unribbed ; 

 flesh 1% inches thick, salmon-colored, 

 mealy, fragrant and pleasantly acid. 



123504. No. 12. Fruit globose, 6 inches in 

 diameter, yellow, heavily netted, 

 ribbed ; flesh firm, pale salmon-colored, 

 1% inches thick with embedded seeds, 

 sweetish. A good keeper. 



123505. No. 13. Fruit subglobose, 5 inches 

 in diameter, smooth, red brown, not 

 ribbed ; flesh yellow, rather juicy, neu- 

 tral with delicate flavor. 



123506. No. 14. Fruit 6 by 3 inches, yel- 

 low, blotched brown ; rind firm ; flesh 

 white, sweetish with seeds embedded. 



123507 to 123516; Cucdmis sativus L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Cucumber. 



123507. No. 2389. Kakiri. From Petambi, 

 February 22. Presented by the Su- 

 perintendent of the Rice Research Sta- 

 tion. An elongate fruit with small 

 spines and crisp flesh. 



123508. No. 2439. Kakerika. From Kas- 

 argod, March 2. 



123509. No. 246 7. FromMadura, 

 March 7. 



123510. No. 246 8. FromMadura, 

 March 7. 



123511. No. 2382. Walerika. From Pe- 

 tambi, February 22. Fruit about 16 

 inches long and 6 inches wide, in- 

 clined to taper toward the stem, yel- 

 low, netted or blotched with dark 

 green ; flesh firm ; a good keeper. 



123512. No. 2385. Walerika. Presented 

 by the Superintendent of the Rice Re- 

 search Station, Petambi, February 22. 

 Probably a long cucumber ; a good 

 keeper. 



123513. No. 2399. Walerika. From Telli- 

 cherry, February 25. Fruit egg- 

 shaped, 6 inches long, green and yel- 

 low, variously marked ; flesh good ; 

 keeps for months. 



123451 to 123576— Continued. 



123514. No. 2421. Walerika. From Man- 

 galore, February 27. Fruit 14 by 6 

 incbes, tapering at both ends but 

 sharply so at the stem end, orange- 

 colored, netted with deep green. This 

 variety will not keep over 3 or 4 

 months. 



123515. No. 2440. Vnda Kakeri. From 

 Kasargod, March 2. Said to be 18 

 inches long. 



123516. No. 2452. From Nilambur, March 

 14. Fruit ovoid, about 3 inches long, 

 green, ribbed white, smooth ; flesh bit- 

 ter. A good keeper. 



123517. Cucdmis sp. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 2398. From Tellicherry, February 24. 

 Fruit oval, 1 foot long, orange yellow, 

 more or less ribbed green, or the reverse ; 

 flesh firm, keeps for months. Attractive 

 fruits and flesh of good quality ; interesting 

 novelty. 



123518. Cucdmis sp. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 2441. From Kasargod, March 2. 



123519 to 123523. Cdcdebita moschata 

 Duchesne. Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



123519. No. 2305. From Bangalore, My- 

 .sore State, February 9. Fruit ovoid, 



buff brown, weighs about 30 pounds, 

 flesh coarse and not very sweet ; grown 

 in the summer and will keep for 6 

 months. 



123520. No. 2386. Matabar. Presented by 

 the Superintendent of the Rice Re- 

 search Station at Petambi, February 

 22. Fruit yellow, flattened, ridged, 1 

 to 2 feet in diameter; flesh slightly 

 sweet. A good keeper. 



123521. No. 2416. Mattan. From Kasar- 

 god, February 27. Fruit flattened, 18 

 by 12 inches, ribbed, smooth, huff pink. 

 A good keeper. 



123522. No. 2469. Mattan. From Ma- 

 dura, March 7. Fruit flattened, 

 strongly ribbed, creamy buff to red 

 buff, 18 by 12 inches. Keeps for sev- 

 eral months. 



123523. No. 2407. From Kasargod, Feb- 

 ruary 26. Fruit cucumber-shaped, 14 

 by 5 or 6 inches, smooth orange-col- 

 ored ; said to be a good keeper ; flesh 

 rather insipid. 



123524. Cartota sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 

 No. 2432. From Kasargod, March 2. An 



attractive palm about 10 feet high. 



123525. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth-bean. 



No. 2456. From Madura, March 7. Used 

 either as green or dry beans ; tolerates dry 

 conditions. 



