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124065 to 124067— Continued. 



124067. Pybus communis L. Malaceae. 



Common pear. 



A wild pear which grew at 57° north 

 latitude. 



124068 to 124160. 



From India. Seeds and hulbs collected by 

 Walter Koelz. Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 United States Department of Agriculture. 

 Received May 24, 1937. 



124068. Acacia sp. Mimosaceae. 



No. 2618. From Kodur, Madras Presi- 

 dency, April 19, 1937. A thorny shrub up 

 to 8 feet high, found in hot dry forest. 

 124069 and 124070. Allium cepa L. Lilia- 



ceae. Onion. 



Pujas. From Patna, Bihar, April 4, 

 1937. Globe onions that mature in the 

 hottest weather of the year. 



124069. No. 2575. A white variety. 



124070. No. 2586. A red variety. 



124071. Allium sativum L. Liliaceae. 



Garlic. 

 No. 2543. From Cuddapah, Madras Presi- 

 dency, March 23, 1937. The smallest vari- 

 ety so far seen. 



124072. BAUHiNrA sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 

 No. 2547. From Cuddapah, Madras Presi- 

 dency, March 23, 1937. A small tree. 

 found in hot dry places, with irregularly 

 twisted pods 8 inches long and 1 inch wide. 



124073 to 124076. Brassica oleracea eo- 

 trytis L. Brassicaceae. Cauliflower. 



From Patna, Bihar, April 6, 1937. 



124073. Phulgobi Eataki. No. 2598. Said 

 to be sown in summer and to be ready 

 in November. 



124074. No. 2599. Phulgobi Asni. The 

 earliest sort grown in this district, 

 maturing in 85 days with an excellent 

 lead. 



124075. No. 2606. Pusaha Phulgobi. The 

 largest sort grown in this district. 

 The seeds are the most costly because 

 they get worm-eaten before they ripen. 



124076. No. 2607. Pusaha Phulgobi. 

 Like No. 2606 (P. I. 124075), but 

 from a different source. 



124077. Brassica rapa L. Brassicaceae. 



Turnip. 



No. 2615. Shalgam. From Patna, Bihar, 

 April 8, 1937. A native flat white turnip. 

 124078 to 124081. Capsicum annuum L. 



Solanaceae. Common redpepper. 



124078. No. 2471. Merakai. From Ma- 

 dura, Madras Presidency, March 9. 

 1937. Fruit short, iy 2 inches by 2 

 inches, red and hot. 



124068 to 124160— Continued. 



124079. No. 2542. From Cuddapah, Ma- 

 dras, Presidency, March 23, 1937. 

 Fruit red, hot, 3 inches long by % 

 inch wide ; end decurved. 



124080. No. 2557. From Bombay, March 

 30, 1937, but said to have come from 

 Goa. Fruit red, mild, about 4 inches 

 by 2 inches. A good sweet type for 

 salads. 



124081. No. 2584. Hirch. From the mar- 

 ket, Patna, Bihar, April 4, 1937. 

 Fruit 3 inches long by % of an inch 

 wide, moderately hot ; chiefly used 

 green. 



124082. Cinchona sp. Rubiaceae. 



No. 24S8. From Kodai Kanal, Palni 

 Hills, at 7,500 feet altitude, March 13, 

 1937. A small tree from the rain forest, 

 with panicles of rose-purple flowers. 



124083. Citrullus colocynthis (L.) 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Colocynth. 

 No. 2546. From Cuddapah, Madras Presi- 

 dency, March 23, 1937. Fruits small, or- 

 ange size ; grows in desert. 



124084 to 124090. Citrullus vulgaris 

 S:hrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



124084. No. 2552. From Bhanapur, 

 Hyderabad, March 26, 1937. Fruit 

 subglobose, 8 inches in diameter and 

 black green ; flesh red and sweet. 



124085. No. 2556. From Kopbal, Hydera- 

 bad. March 26, 1937. Fruit subglo- 

 bose, 1 foot in diameter, green, 

 blotched darker ; flesh red, fair. 



124086. No. 2562. From Bombay, April 



1, 1937. Fruit globose, 1 foot in di- 

 ameter, pale green, unmarked ; flesh 

 pink, fair. 



124087. No. 2567. From Calcutta, April 



2, 1937. Fruit elongate, 16 by 12 

 inches, medium green with traces of 

 deeper green blotching ; flesh pink, 

 fair. 



124088. No. 2568. From Calcutta, April 

 2, 1937. Fruit elongate, 16 by 10 

 inches, medium green, reticulated 

 darker ; flesh pink, watery. 



124089. No. 2578. From Patna, Eihar, 

 April 3, 1937. Fruit subglobose, 1 

 foot in diameter, dark green, line- 

 blotched darker. Flesh pink, fair ; 

 rind thin. 



124090. No. 2585. Tarbuza. From 

 Patna, Bihar, April 4, 1937. Probably 

 Bhagalpus stock. 



124091. Crotalaria sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 2490. From Kodai Kanal, Palni 

 Hills, March 14, 1937. A prostrate peren- 

 nial growing on sunny slopes, with ovate, 

 shiny, hirsute leaves and large yellow flow- 



