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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



124512 to 124522— Continued. 



Veterinaria, Vigosa, Minas Geraes. Re- 

 ceived June 1, 1937. 



124512. African Punctatum, unselfed. 



124513. South African, 37-38, selected 

 strain selfed for several years. 



124514. South African, 37-80. A selected 

 strain, selfed for several generations. 



124515. Cambodian cotton, a selfed strain. 



124516. Carolina, No. 1. 



124517. Carolina, No. 2. 



124518. Carolina, No. 3. 



124519. Express, No. 1. 



124520. Express, No. 2. 



124521. Express, No. 3. 



124522. Meade. A strain selfed for several 

 generations. 



124523 to 124611. 



From India. Seeds collected by Walter Koelz, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, United States 

 Department of Agriculture. Received June 

 12, 1937. 



124523. Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) 

 Moench. Malvaceae. Okra. 

 No. 2865. From Godaneri, Madras Presi- 

 dency, April 30, 1937. 



124524. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. Onion. 

 No. 2828. Basar. From Hyderabad, 



Sind State, April 30, 1937. A red globe 

 onion which stands extreme heat. 



124525. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. Onion. 

 No. 2839. From Bangalore, Mysore 



State, April 30, 1937. A locally grown 

 onion. 



124526. Amaranthus sp. Amaranthaceae. 

 No. 2867. From Godaneri, Madras Presi- 

 dency, April 30, 1937. A potherb. 



124527. Benincasa Hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Waxgourd. 

 No. 2847. From Anakapalle, Madras 



Presidency, April 20, 1937. 



124528. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodiaceae. 



Common beet. 

 No. 2822. Chakunda. From Hyderabad, 

 Sind State, April 20, 1937. A round beet 

 up to 7 inches in diameter, of good quality, 

 not stringy ; grown in extreme heat. 

 124529 to 124532. Brassica spp. Brassica- 

 ceae. 



From Hyderabad, Sind State, April 30, 



1937. 



124529 and 124530. Brassica oleracea 



var. botrytis L. Cauliflower. 



124529. No. 2825. Phulgoba. An early 



native variety. 

 124530. No. 2827. Phulgoba. A late 

 native variety. 



124523 to 124611— Continued. 



124531 and 124532. Brassica rapa L. 



Turnip. 

 124531. No. 2853. Qoguru, A purple- 

 red globe turnip. 

 124532. No. 2826. Shelgum. A flat 

 white winter turnip. 



124533. Bursera sp. Balsameaceae. 



No. 2881. From Lahore, Punjab State, 

 May 4, 1937. A small ornamental tree. 



124534. Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. 

 Fabaceae. Jackbean. 

 No. 2895. From Peshawar, North West 



Frontier Province. Bush form. 



124535. Capparis sp. Capparidaceae. 



No. 2873. From Hyderabad, Sind State, 

 April 20, 1937. A common shrub or small 

 tree on the north Indian plains, blooming 

 in spring with yellow to orange to pink-red 

 blooms. The tree is leafless with green 

 twigs, dense, well-formed, and beautiful 

 when covered with bloom. 



124536 to 124540. CAPSICUM ANNUUM L. 

 Solanaceae. Common redpepper. 



124536. No. 2846. From Anakapalle, Ma- 

 dras Presidency, April 30, 1937. A 

 mixture of pointed fruits, red and 

 yellow, 2 to 3 inches long. 



124537. No. 2856. From Coimbatore, Ma- 

 dras Presidency, April 30, 1937. A 

 small red fruit about 1 inch long, 

 sharp. 



124538. No. 2861. From Godaneri, Ma- 

 dras Presidency, April 30, 1937. 



124539. No. 2901. From Peshawar, North 

 West Frontier Province, May 8, 1937. 

 Fruit red, round, 1 inch in diameter, 

 mild. 



124540. No. 2902. From Peshawar, North 

 West Frontier Province. Fruit red, 

 pointed, 1% inches long, pungent. 



124541. Carica papaya L. Papayaceae. 



Papaya. 

 No. 2868. From Ujjain, Gwalior State, 

 April 18, 1937. Fruit about 1 foot long, 

 thick walled, small seed cavity, few seeds, 

 good flavor. One of the best found in 

 India. 



124542. Cassia didymobotrya Fres. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. 



No. 2886. From Lahore, Punjab State, 

 May 4, 1937. A large dense shrub or small 

 tree with pinnate leaves 6 to 16 inches long. 

 It is covered with large erect racemes of 

 yellow flowers over a long blooming period. 

 Native to tropical Africa. 

 124543 to 124547. ClTRULLUS VULGARIS 



Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



124543. No. 2799. Kalinga. From Hy- 

 derabad, Sind State, April 28, 1937. 

 Fruit globose, 1 foot in diameter, green 



