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124068 to 124160— Continued. 



124112. No. 2564. Fruit unevenly elon- 

 gate, 8 by 6 inches, flattened at ends, 

 ribbed, smooth to obscurely netted, yel- 

 low with orange rib lines, fragrant ; 

 flesh 1% inches thick, rather flavor- 

 less. 



124113. No. 1565. Phut. Fruit subglo- 

 bose to 14 inches in diameter, smooth, 

 greenish yellow, unribbed, splits open 

 when ripe ; flesh mealy, pale yellow, 

 insipid. Fruit is tied up like a parcel 

 before completely ripe. 



Nos. 124114 and 124115 were collected 

 at Patna, Bihar State, April 5 and 7, 

 1937. 



124114. No. 2601. Kakri. A finely 

 ribbed, crook-necked variety, pale 

 green, unripe now, makes a good salad. 



124115. No. 2610. Phut Fruit cucum- 

 ber-shaped, 15 by 5 inches, unribbed, 

 yellow, smooth ; splits open when fully 

 ripe ; flesh white, rather insipid. 



124116. CucuRbita moschata. Duchesne. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 

 No. 2597. Sitaphal. From Patna, Bihar, 



April 5. Fruits vary in size and shape, 

 some are oval, some flattened, all are 

 ribbed and mostly deep pinkish buff ; flesh 

 rather thin ; a good keeper. 



124117. Cucumis sativds L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Cucumber. 

 No. 2600. Khira. From Patna, Bihar, 

 April 5. A cucumber for the hot weather ; 

 planted here the end of March and ready 

 by the end of May, the hottest time of the 

 year. 



124118. Dadcus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



No. 2580. Gajar. From Patna, Bihar, 

 April 3. Said to be a locally grown carrot. 

 124119 to 124121. Dolichos lablab L. Fa- 



baceae. Hyacinth-bean. 



From Patna, Bihar, April 4, 1937. 



124119. No. 2583. Makham Sem. Pods 

 eaten green. 



124120. No. 2591. Sufed Sem. Pods on 

 the market are pale yellow. 



124121. No. 2593. Sem Sufed. Said to 

 have pale yellow pods. 



124122. Hypericum sp. Hypericaceae. 



No. 2486. From Kodai Kanal, Palni 

 Hills, at 7,500 feet altitude, March 13, 1937. 

 An attractive shrub with large golden-yel- 

 low flowers about 2 inches across, growing 

 in the open, even on sunny slopes. The 

 plant will stand some frost. 



124123. Argyreia campanulata (L.) Alston. 

 Convolvulaceae. 



No. 2551. From Hospet, Madras Presi- 

 dency, March 25. An evergreen scandent 

 or twining shrub, often in low dense 



124068 to 124160— Continued. 



i masses, with ovate-cordate leaves 1 to 4 

 inches in diameter and large, wide, funnel- 

 shaped, rose-purple flowers in 1- to 3-flow- 

 ered cymes. The applelike fruits are % 

 to iy 2 inches in diameter, including the 

 sepals which completely envelop the fruit. 

 Native to India. 



124124. Lactuca sativa L. Cichoriaceae. 



Garden lettuce. 



No. 2588. From Patna, Bihar, April 4, 



1937. Probably an acclimated European 



variety, but this seed is Indian grown. 



124125 to 124128. Lagenaria leucantha 



(Duchesne) Rusby. Cucurbitaceae. 



Calabash gourd. 



124125. No. 2549. From Hospet, Madras 

 Presidency, March 24, 1937. A wild 

 form with bottle-shaped green fruit 18 

 inches long with 5 deep ribs ; found 

 climbing in thickets. 



124126. No. 2574. Sitarp TurnJci. From 

 Patna, Bihar, April 3, 1937. Fruit 

 flattened, 16 by 8 inches, faintly ribbed. 

 Used as the resonator of a stringed 

 instrument called a si tar. 



124127. No. 2589. Kaddu. From Patna, 

 Bihar, April 4, 1937. An elongate, 

 bottle-shaped sort, 3 feet long. 



124128. No. 2590. Lauki. From Patna, 

 Bihar, April 4, 1937. Fruits bottle- 

 shaped, 3 feet long. 



124129. Lathyrus sativus L. Fabaceae. 



Bittervetch. 

 No. 2619. Kesori. From Patna, Bihar, 

 April 8, 1937. 



124130. LUFFA ACUTANGDLA (L.) Roxb. Cu- 



curbitaceae. Singkwa towelgourd. 



No. 2595. Jhingani. From Patna, Bihar, 

 April 5, 1937. A popular vegetable. 



124131. Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roemer. 



Cucurbitaceae. Suakwa towelgourd. 



No. 2550. From Hospet, Madras Presi- 

 dency, March 25, 1937. Growing wild in 

 thickets. Fruit elliptical, 3 inches in di- 

 ameter and very ornamental. 



124132. Lycopersicon esculentdm Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 

 No. 2504. From Kodai Kanal, Palni Hills, 



at 7,500 feet altitude, March 15, 1937. A 

 wild plant growing at the e<?ge of a forest. 

 Fruit globular, 1 inch in diameter. 



124133. Lycopersicon esculentdm Mill. 

 Solanaceae. Tomato. 

 No. 2559. From Bombay, March 31, 



1937. Fruit round, red, 1 inch in diameter. 



124134. MOMORDICA CHARANTIA L. CuCUrM- 



taceae. Balsam-pear. 



No. 2572. Uchhi. From Calcutta, April 

 2, 1937. Fruits top-shaped, about 1% 

 inches long. One of the smallest varieties 

 cultivated, but considered one of the best. 



