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123451 to 123576— Continued. 



123526. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth-bean. 



No. 2476. Auxira Kai. From Kodai 

 Kanal, Palni Hills, at 7,500 feet altitude, 

 but said to have come from the plains 

 below. 



123527. Elabocarpds sp. Elaeocarpaceae. 

 No. 2485. From Kodai Kanal, Palni Hills, 



at 7,500 feet altitude, March 13. A tree 

 found in the rain forest ; the fruit is 

 apparently eaten by animals. 



123528. Ficus asperrima Roxb. Moraceae. 

 No. 2381. From Petambi, February 22. 



A small clinging shrub 12 feet high, grow- 

 ing on the trunk of a tree ; covered with 

 attractive orange fruits. 



123529. Flacourtia Montana J. Grah. 

 Flacourtiaceae. 



No. 2380. From Petambi, February 22. 

 A large handsome evergreen tree with large 

 shiny elliptical leaves and an abundance of 

 attractive fruit of the size of small cher- 

 ries with their taste and color. 



123530. Flacourtia sp. Flacourtiaceae. 

 No. 2425. From Mangalore, February 28. 



A beautiful well-formed tree with elliptical, 

 evergreen leaves and crimson fruits with 

 an agreeable acid flavor. 



123531. Fuchsia sp. Onagraceae. 



No. 2340. From Ootacamund, Nilgiri 

 Hills, February 16, at 7,000 feet altitude. 

 A scraggly shrub 8 feet tall, with long 

 pendent racemes of large cerise flowers. 

 Found growing in thickets. 



123532. Garcinia sp. Clusiaceae. 



No. 2427. From Mangalore, March 1. 

 Fruit tomato-shaped 2 inches long ; skin 

 purple red ; pulp acid, not pleasant. Tree 

 not seen. 



123533. Lagenaria leucantha (Duchesne) 

 Rusby. Cucurbitaceae. Calabash gourd. 

 No. 2393. Charanga. Gift of the Super- 

 intendent, Rice Research Station, Petambi, 

 February 22. A mixture of necked and 

 round varieties, used as vegetables when 

 young and tender and as dippers and con- 

 tainers when ripe. 



123534. Lagenaria leucantha (Duchesne) 

 Rusby. Cucurbitaceae. Calabash gourd. 

 No. 2434. Charenga. From Kasargod, 



March 2. 



123535. Lavandula sp. Menthaceae. 



No. 2493. From Kodai Kanal, Palni Hills, 

 at 7,590 feet altitude, March 14. A peren- 

 nial 4 feet high, found on open slopes. The 

 fleshy, hairy leaves are arranged closely 

 in fours, and the flowers are in dense 

 spikes 3 to 4 inches long. 



123451 to 123576— Continued. 



123536. LUFFA ACUTANGULA (L.) Roxb. Cu- 



curbitaceae. Singkwa towelgourd. 



No. 2430. From Mangalore, March 1. 

 Fruit 1 foot long and ridged. 



123537. Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roemer. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Suakwa towelgourd. 

 No. 2451. From Nilambur, March 4. 



Fruit smooth, elongate, 4 by 1% inches. 

 Of possible interest to breeders and gourd 

 growers. 



123538. Ltcopersicon esculentum Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 

 No. 2396. From Sharanur, February 2. 



Fruit red, 2 inches long. 



123539. Momordica charantia L. Cucurbi- 

 taceae. Balsam-pear. 

 No. 2387. Kaypalcka. Presented by the 



Superintendent, Rice Research Station, Pe- 

 tambi, February 22. Fruit 6 to 12 inches 

 long, used as a tonic for stomach trouble. 



123540. Castalia pubescens (Willd.) 

 Woodr. and Wood. Nymphaeaceae. 



No. 2406. From Kasargod, February 26. 

 A slightly fragrant, very attractive, day- 

 blooming waterlily, 6 inches across with 

 large purplish-green, toothed, reniform 

 leaves, scabrous above, and purple-red flow- 

 ers borne 6 inches above the water. 



123541. Nymphaea stellata Willd. Nym* 

 phaeaceae. 



No. 2423. From Tellicherry, February 25. 

 The fragrant, day-blooming white flowers, 

 about 3 inches across, are borne about 6 

 inches above the surface of the water of 

 shallow ponds. 



123542. Nymphaea stellata Willd. Nym- 

 phaeaceae. 



No. 2424. Putali. From Mangalore, 

 March 1. A lily growing in a pond 6 feet 

 deep. The fragrant flowers, white flushed 

 pink on the outer petals, are 4 inches 

 across and bloom in the daytime ; they 

 are borne 6 inches above the surface of 

 the water. 



123543. Oenothera sp. Onagraceae. 



No. 2472. From Kodai Kanal, Palni Hills, 

 at 7,500 feet altitude. A biennial up to 4 

 feet high, with large yellow flowers about 

 2 inches across. 



123544. Osbeckia sp. Melastomaceae. 



No. 2341. From Kotagiri, Nilgiri Hills, 

 February 18, at 6,000 feet altitude. A low 

 shrub about 4 feet high, with large purple 

 flowers ; found growing on open slopes. 

 123545 to 123550. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. 



Rice. 



From Coimbatore, February 21. 



123545. No. 2344. 123547. No. 2356. 



123546. No. 2355. 123548. No. 2359. 



