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123798 to 123807— Continued. 



123799. Viola sp. 



Received under the name "caspia," for 

 which a place of publication has not been 

 found. 



123800. Viola cyanba Celak. 



A stemless European violet with broad 

 cordate-ovate bright green leaves and sky- 

 blue flowers. 



123801. Viola battandieri W. Becker. 



An Algerian violet up to about 1% feet 

 high, with ovate leaves and violet or yel- 

 low flowers. It is allied to Viola munbyana. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 123798. 



123802. X Viola florairiensis Correvon. 

 A dwarf tufted violet with pale-green 



leaves ; the flower centers are light lilac 

 with the two upper petals deep violet. It 

 is supposed to be a hybrid between Viola 

 calcarata and V. cornuta. 



123803. Viola jooi Janka. 



A stemless violet with oblong or ovate- 

 cordate leaves and rather large fragrant 

 lilac flowers. Native to Europe. 



123804. Viola persicifolia Roth. 

 A violet native to Europe. 



For previous introduction see 28259. 



123805. Viola sepincola Jord. 



A European violet allied to Viola odorata. 



123806. Viola sieheana W. Becker. 



A perennial about 5 inches high, with 

 reniform-cordate -basal leaves, broadly 

 ovate stem leaves, and pale-blue or white 

 flowers. Native to Asia Minor. 



For previous introduction see 108802. 



123807. Viola viarum Pollard. 



123808. Trifolium pratense L. Fa- 

 baceae. Red clover. 



From Canada. Seeds presented by the Uni- 

 versity of Manitoba, Winnipeg. Received 

 April 20, 1937. 

 Marihardy red clover. 



123809 to 123813. Medicago sattva L. 

 Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



From Germany. Seeds presented by Dr. A. 

 Fischer, Kaiser-Wilhelm Institut fiir Ziich- 

 tungsforschung, Muncheberg/Mark. Re- 

 ceived April 20, 1937. 



123809. Altfrankische. 



123810. Hochzucht Bendeleben. 



123811. Hochzucht Mahndorfer. 



123812. Pfalzer. 



123813. Ungarische. 



123814 to 123832. 



From India. Seeds collected by Walter Koelz, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, United States 

 Department of Agriculture. Received 

 April 5, 1937. 



123814 to 123832— Continued. 



Material collected in the Madras Presi- 

 dency in January and February 1937, unless 

 otherwise mentioned. 



123814. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdala-: 

 ceae. Peach. 

 No. 2295. From Bangalore, Mysore, Feb- 

 ruary 9. Fruit green yellow, 2 inches high ; 

 flesh white, red around the pit, good flavor. 

 The tree produces two crops a year and is 

 said to be never* completely dormant. 



123815. Capsicum annuum L. Solanaceae. 



Redpepper. 



No. 2379. From Kotagiri, Nilgiri Hills, 

 at 7,000 feet altitude. Fruit strawberry 

 shaped, 1 inch high, red, mild. 



123816. Cestrum aurantiacum Lindl. So- 

 lanaceae. 



No. 2333. From Ootacamund, Nilgiri 

 Hills, at 7,000 feet altitude, February 15. 

 A large shrub with wavy, shining, ovate 

 to oblong leaves 3 to 5 inches long and 

 spikes of showy orange-colored flowers fol- 

 lowed by large white berries. Native to 

 Guatemala ; cultivated as an ornamental 

 in the Tropics of both hemispheres. 

 123817 and 123818. Citrdllus vulgaris 



Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



From Coimbatore, February 10 and 12. 



123817. No. 2313. Tarluz. Fruit elon- 

 gate, dark green, 15 inches long ; flesh 

 red, of fair quality ; rind white and 

 green, % to % inch thick. 



123818. No. 2321. Fruit ovoid, 1 foot 

 long, medium green, blotched ribbed 

 with darker green ; flesh red ; rind 

 white and green, % inch thick, a very 

 thin rind. 



123819 to 123824. Cucumis melo L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Muskmelon. 

 From Coimbatore, February 12. 



123819. No. 2314. Fruit 8 by 6 inches, 

 lemon yellow, closely netted ; flesh 

 sea green, firm, flavorless ; rind very 

 hard, an extreme type never before 

 seen. 



123820. No. 2315. Fruit subglobose, 10 

 inches in diameter, smooth, deeply 

 ribbed, blotched russet and dark green ; 

 flesh salmon-colored, fragrant. 



123821. No. 2316. Gosapala. Fruit sub- 

 globose, 1 foot long, pale yellow, net- 

 ted, line-ribbed green ; flesh pale 

 salmon color, fragrant. 



123822. No. 2317. Gosa. Fruit subglo- 

 bose, 8 inches, smooth, unribbed, yel- 

 low white ; flesh white, acid. 



123823. No. 2318. KaleH Eala. Fruit 

 cucumber-shaped, 1 foot long, 4 inches 

 in diameter, smooth, unribbed, orange 

 yellow ; flesh white, mealy and subacid, 

 no fragrance. 



