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124382 and 124383. Oryza sativa L. 

 Poaceae. Rice. 



From India. Seeds presented by D. B. Das, 

 Botanical Assistant, Karimganj Farm, 

 Karimganj. Received June 14, 1937. 



124382. As. 8. Basmati. 



124383. 8. 22. Latisail. 



124384 to 124390. 



From Oklahoma. Seeds presented by Francis 

 A. Flood, Oklahoma City. Received June 

 11, 1937. 



124384 to 124389. A collection of beans that 

 have been used for centuries by the Hopi 

 Indians in the southwestern portion of 

 the United States. 



124384 and 124385. Phaseolus cOCcineuS 

 L. Fabaceae. Scarlet runner bean. 



Used like shelled peas while still 

 green ; also used for dye. 



124386 and 124387. Phaseolus lunatus 

 L. Fabaceae. Lima bean. 



The baby lima bean that was taken 

 from the Hopi country to California. 



124388 and 124389. Phaseolus vulgaeis 

 L. Fabaceae. Common bean. 



Grown in Arizona. 

 124388. No. 1. 124389. No. 2. 



124390. Solanum jamesii Torr. Solanaceae. 



Nightshade. 



From the Navajo Reservation, north- 

 western Arizona. A species closely related 

 to the potato, which grows wild in the 

 mouths of washes or creek beds that are 

 flooded occasionally during the growing 

 season. 



For previous introduction see 28770. 



124391 to 124397. Oryza sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Paddy 

 Specialists, Coimbatore, Madras Agricul- 

 tural Department, Madras Presidency. Re- 

 ceived June 15, 1937. 



124391. Mtu. 5. 124395. Co. 8. 



124392. Adt. 10. 124396. T. 573. 



124393. T. 225. 124397. G. E. B. 24. 



124394. Co. 4. 



124398 to 124501. 



From India. Seeds collected by Walter Koelz, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, United States 

 Department of Agriculture. Received June 

 7, 1937. 



124398 and 124399. Abelmoschus esculen- 

 tus (L.) Moench. Malvaceae. Okra. 



124398. No. 2707. Bhindi. From Ujjain, 

 Gwalior State, April 18, 1937. 



124399. No. 2819. Bhindi. From Hyder- 

 abad, Sind State, April 28, 1937. 



124398 to 124501— Continued. 



124400 and 124401. Allium cepa L. Lilia- 

 ceae. Onion. 



124400. No. 2722. From Udaipur, Mewar 

 State, April 20, 1937. Said to be a 

 red globe onion. 



124401. No. 2807. From Hyderabad, Sind 

 State, April 28, 1937. Said to be a 

 white globe onion. 



124402 and 124403. Benincasa hispida 

 (Thunb.) Cogn. Cucurbitaceae. 



Waxgourd. 



124402. No. 2738. Petha. Presented by 

 the Superintendent of the State gar- 

 dens, Udaipur, Mewar State, April 21, 

 1937. A very large-fruited variety. 



124403. No. 2748. Petha. From Udaipur, 

 Mewar State, April 22, 1937. 



124404. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodiaceae. 

 Common beet. 

 No. 2807. Palag. From Hyderabad, Sind 

 State, April 28, 1937. 



124405 to 124408. Capsicum annuum L. So- 

 lanaceae. Common redpepper. 



124405. No. 2770. Mirch. From Ajmer, 

 Rajputana State April 27, 1937. Fruit 

 red, mild, tapering, 4 by 1% inches. 



124406. No. 2787. Mirch. Jodhpur, 

 Jodhpur State, April 26, 1937. Fruit 

 red, tapering, 5 by 1% inches; flesh 

 sweet ; seeds rather hot. 



124407. No. 2803. Mirch. From Hydera- 

 bad, Sind State, April 28, 1937. Fruit 

 red, top-shaped, 1 inch long, hot. 



124408. No. 2805. Mirch. From Hydera- 

 bad, Sind State, April 28, 1937. Fruit 

 red, hot, 5 by iy 2 inches. 



124409 to 124424. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. "Watermelon. 



124409. No. 2800. Fuda. From Hydera- 

 bad, Sind State, April 28, 1937. Fruit 

 globose, pale green, 4 inches across, 

 esteemed as a vegetable. 



Nos. 124410 to 124413. From Udai- 

 pur, Mewar State, April 20 and 22, 1937. 



124410. No. 2723. Fruit globose, 1 foot 

 in diameter, medium green with 

 broken, thin rib lines ; rind varies from 

 1 to 2 inches in thickness ; flesh bright 

 pink, slightly stringy, sweet ; seeds in 

 large air pockets. 



124411. No. 2725. Fruit subglobose, 10 

 inches in diameter, mottled dark and 

 pale green without pattern ; rind 1 

 inch thick ; flesh pink, fair. 



124412. No. 2754. Fruit elongate, 14 

 inches long, deep green ; rind thick ; 

 flesh red, stringy, sweet. 



124413. No. 2755. Fruit globose, 12 

 inches in diameter, medium green with 



