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123675 to 123695— Continued. 



ing rather unevenly and more to the 

 stem end, yellow to gold brown, rib- 

 lined paler, moderately netted ; flesh 

 juicy, white, thick, fairly sweet. 



123687. No. 2534. Khandas. From Chen- 

 nur, March 20. Fruit elongate, taper- 

 ing abruptly to the stem, often with 

 a conspicuous navel, 12 to 16 inches 

 in diameter, white, obscurely netted; 

 flesh thick, white, juicy, fairly sweet. 



123688. No. 2540. From Cuddapah, 

 March 23. Fruit elongate, smooth 

 with a conspicuous navel, yellow green 

 and orange mottled. Probably a cross. 



123689. Cucdmis sp. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 2462. From Madura, March 7. A 

 wild cucurbit, sold dry, used as a vegetable. 



123690. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 

 No. 2494. From Kodai Kanal, Palni Hills, 



March 4, at 7,500 feet altitude. Fruit ovoid, 

 1 foot long, smooth with ribs, buffy ; flesh 

 rather coarse but of pleasant flavor when 

 cooked. 



123691. Entada sp. Mimosaceae. 



No. 11315. From Mahendra Giri, January 

 24, at 4,000 feet altitude. A climbing vine. 

 123692 and 123693. Phaseolus vulgaris L. 



Fabaceae. Common bean. 



From Kodai Kanal, Palni Hills, March 

 11. Used as green pods or dry beans. 



123692. No. 2479. 



123693. No. 2480. 



123694. Phoenix sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 

 No. 2541. From Cuddapah, March 23. A 



palm up to 10 feet high, which bears fruit 

 when only 3 feet high. 



123695. Solanum sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 2461. From Madura, March 7. Sold 

 on the market in a dried condition and 

 used as a vegetable. 



123696. Muntingia CALABUEA L. Elae- 

 ocarpaceae. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by F. G. Wal- 

 singham, Atkins Institution of the Arnold 

 Arboretum, Soledad, Cienfuegos. Received 

 May 24, 1937. 



A tropical American tree with a spreading 

 crown, pinnate leaves, and small white flow- 

 ers. The small berries make good tarts or 

 jam and the leaves are used for tea. A yel- 

 low-fruited form ; normally the fruits are red. 



For previous introduction see 91301. 

 123697 and 123698. Arachis spp. Fa- 

 baceae. Peanut. 

 From Brazil. Plants collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry, United 

 States Department of Agriculture. Received 



123697 and 123698— Continued. 

 September 25, 1936. Numbered in May 

 1937. 



123697. No. 3982. Plants collected at Ca- 

 pao Bonito, Matto Grosso, September 5, 

 1936, in hard red clay, mixed with sand. 

 [Seeds of this number were assigned P. I. 

 No. 118456.] 



123698. No. 3992. Plants from the Fa- 

 zenda das Mogas, near Campo Grande, 

 Matto Grosso, September 9, 1936. [Seeds 

 of this number were assigned P. I. No. 

 118458.] 



123699. Hypaerhenia rtjfa (Nees) 

 Stapf. Poaceae. 



From Costa Rica. Seeds presented by Don 

 Fernando Castro, through the United Fruit 

 Co., Boston, Mass. Received May 27, 1937. 



123700 to 123719. Amygdalus communis 

 L. Amygdalaceae. Almond. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 

 Plants presented by Dr. A. Richter, Cri- 

 mean Section, Yalta Institute, through Dr. 

 A. M. Popov, Acting Director, Department 

 of New Cultures and Introduction, Insti- 

 tute of Plant Industry, Leningrad. Re- 

 ceived April 15, 1937. 



123700. No. 3605-435-P. 



123701. No. 3643-418-P. 



123702. No. 3626-423-P. 



123703. No. 3619-453-P. 



123704. No. 3628-414-P. 



123705. No. 3609-446-P. 



123706. NO. 3636-427-P. 



123707. No. 3610-432-P. 



123708. No. 3648-448-P. 



123709. No. 3639-415-P. 



123710. No. 3652-363-P. 



123711. No. 3649-452-P. 



123712. No. 3600-444-P. 



123713. No. 463-P. 



123714. No. 3651-429-P. 



123715. No. 3597-461-P. 



123716. No. 3602-436-P. 



123717. No. 3634-424-P. 



123718. No. 3624-455-P. 



123719. No. 3627-450-P. 



123720 and 123721. Pistacia vera L. 

 Anacardiaceae. Pistachio. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 

 Scions presented by Miss Vera Gorbunova 

 through Dr. A. M. Popov, acting Director, 

 Department of New Cultures and Introduc- 

 tion, Institute of Plant Industry, Lenin- 

 grad. Received April 15, 1937. 



123720. No. 132. 



123721. No. 188. 



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