124398 to 124501— Continued. 



pale yellow with broad brownish rib 

 lines, fragrant ; flesh 2 inches thick, 

 pale salmon, juicy, rather insipid. 



124435. No. 2727. Fruit 12 by 6 inches, 

 netted, with netted rib lines, yellow, 

 fragrant ; flesh white, very firm, 2 

 inches thick, insipid. 



124436. No. 2728. Fruit flattened, 8 by 

 10 inches, faintly ribbed, obscurely 

 netted, stronger in ribs, clear yellow ; 

 flesh white, 2 inches thick, juicy, in- 

 sipid. 



124437. No. 2749. Fruit not seen. 



124438. No. 2752. Fruit subglobose, 6 

 inches in diameter with a knob at the 

 blossom end, heavily netted, yellow, 

 more or less blotched with golden 

 brown; flesh very pale salmon, 1% 

 inches thick, sweet. 



124439. No. 2753. Fruit elongate, 14 

 inches long and tapering to the stem, 

 heavily netted, golden brown with 

 smooth yellow rib lines ; flesh white, 2 

 inches tbick, juicy, acid, uninteresting. 

 Nos. 124440 and 124441, Kharluza. 



From Chitorgarh, Mewar, April 23, 1937. 



124440. No. 2756. Fruit elongate, 10 

 inches long, obscurely netted, blotched 

 yellow and green with green rib lines ; 

 flesh orange, rather firm, insipid. 



124441. No. 2758. Fruit elongate, 14 

 inches long, heavily netted, yellow ; 

 flesh 2 inches thick, salmon, slightly 

 fragrant, rather firm, juicy. 



Nos. 124442 to 124448, Kharluza. 

 From Ajmer, Rajputana State, April 24, 

 1937. 



124442. No. 2762. Fruit subglobose, 6 

 inches in diameter, nearly smooth with 

 large blossom scar, pinkish yellow with 

 broad dark-green rib lines ; flesh green, 

 1% inches thick, sweet. 



124443. No. 2763. Fruit subglobose, 

 somewhat flattened, 6 inches in diame- 

 ter, pinkish yellow with broad dark- 

 green rib lines ; flesh iy 2 inches thick, 

 insipid. 



124444. No. 2764. Fruit globose, 6 inches 

 in diameter, pale yellow, coarsely and 

 heavily netted ; flesh 2 inches thick, 

 pale salmon, juicy, acid. 



124445. No. 2765. Fruit subglobose, 8 

 incbes in diameter, inclined to be flat- 

 tened, white, obscurely netted, with 

 broad greenish-wbite smooth rib lines ; 

 flesh 2 inches thick, white, with a pe- 

 culiar sweet-acid taste. 



124446. No. 2766. Fruit elongate, 1 foot 

 long, tapering strongly to stem, faintly 



i ribbed, yellow, netted ; flesh white, 



rather acid. 



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124398 to 124501— Continued. 



124447. No. 2767. Fruit flattened, 10 by 

 6 inches, obscurely ribbed, heavily 

 netted, golden brown with green rib 

 lines ; flesh 2 inches thick, salmon, in- 

 sipid. 



124448. No. 2777. A local mixture that 

 may contain something different. 

 Nos. 124449 and 124450. From Hy- 

 derabad, Sind State, April 28, 1937. 



124449. No. 

 mixture. 



2810. Kharluza. A local 



124450. No. 2809. Sarda. One of the 

 "Persian" melon relatives. Some of 

 tbem are excellent in flavor and have 

 remarkable keeping qualities. 



124451. No. 2751. From Udaipur, Mewar 

 State, April 22, 1937. 



124452 to 124456. CuCDMis sativus L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Cucumber. 



124452. No. 2812. Wangns. A small mel- 

 onlike cucumber, 4 inches long, with 

 a pronounced blossom scar, smooth, 

 green clouded with darker green. The 

 young fruits are peeled and eaten raw. 

 A locally grown variety which has not 

 been seen before on this expedition. 



124453. No. 2735. Khira. Presented by 

 the Superintendent of the State gar- 

 dens, Udaipur, Mewar State, April 21, 

 1937. A locally grown green variety. 



124454. No. 2811. Kakri. From Hydera- 

 bad, Sind State, April 28, 1937. Fruit 

 about 6 by 2% inches, smooth green, 

 of good texture. 



124455. No. 2750. From Udaipur, Mewar 

 State, April 22, 1937. 



124456. No. 2813. Khira. From Hydera- 

 bad, Sind State, April 28, 1937. Prob- 

 ably the long, heavily ridged, pale- 

 green form which is eaten raw while 

 the fruit' is young. 



124457. Cucdrbita moschata Duchesne. 



Cucurbitaceae., Cushaw. 



No. 2729. Kaddu. Presented by the 

 Superintendent of the State gardens, Udai- 

 pur, Mewar State, April 21, 1937. 



TETRAGONOLOBA 



(L.) 



Guar. 



124458. Cyamopsis 



Taub. Fabaceae. 



No. 2711. Gawar. From Ujjain, Gwalior 

 State, April 18, 1937. These beans are 

 commonly cultivated in some parts of 

 India, and there are many varieties. 



124459. Daucus carota L. 



Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



No. 2801. Oajar. From Hyderabad, 

 Sind State, April 28, 1937. A locally grown 

 orange carrot. 



124460. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth-bean. 



