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124523 to 124611— Continued. 



with narrow blotched lines of darker 

 green ; rind % to % of an inch thick ; 

 flesh rose, inclined to purplish, watery, 

 of good texture, but no sugar. 



124544. No. 2870. From Karachi, Sind 

 State, April 30, 1937. Fruit subglo- 

 bose, 1 foot in diameter, pale green 

 with stripes of darker green ; flesh 

 rose, tinged purple, insipid, very seedy. 



124545. No. 2871. From Karachi, Sind 

 State, April 30, 1937. Fruit subglo- 

 bose, 1 foot in diameter, pale green, 

 unmarked ; rind y 2 inch thick ; flesh 

 rose, insipid, very seedy. 



124546. No. 2872. From Karachi, Sind 

 State, April 20, 1937. Fruit globose, 

 1 foot in diameter, pale green, finely 

 reticulated with darker green ; flesh 

 rose, tinged purple, watery, insipid, 

 very seedy. 



124547. Tarbuza. From Lahore, Punjab 

 State, May 1, 1937. Fruit globose, 20 

 inches in diameter, deep green with 

 faint cloudings of lighter green ; rind 

 1 inch thick ; flesh deep rose, fair qual- 

 ity, rather sweet, relatively few seeds. 



124548 to 124554. Cucumis melo L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



124548. No. 2781. Kharbuza. From 

 Jodhpur, Jodhpur State, April 26, 1937. 

 Fruit oblong, 14 inches long, smooth, 

 golden brown ; flesh 2 inches thick, 

 pale salmon, insipid, though (as is 

 often the case) the melon is fragrant. 



124549. No. 2782. Kharbuza. From 

 Jodhpur, Jodhpur State, April 26, 1937. 

 Fruit elongate, 15 inches long, tapered 

 to the stem end, coarsely and heavily 

 netted, golden brown blotched with 

 dark green ; flesh 2 inches thick, pale 

 salmon, mealy, insipid. 



124550. No. 2783. Kharbuza. From 

 Jodhpur, Jodhpur State, April 26, 1937. 

 Fruit football-shaped, 10 inches long, 

 ribbed, mostly smooth except for strong 

 netting on the rib, golden brown, 

 clouded with greenish black ; flesh 2 

 inches thick, pale salmon, insipid. 



124551. No. 2784. Kharbuza. From 

 Jodhpur, Jodhpur State, April 26, 1937. 

 Fruit flattened 1 by 6 inches, smooth 

 with scattered strong netlines, gold, 

 blotched more or less with deeper gold ; 

 flesh 2 inches thick, salmon, insipid. 



124552. No. 2795. Kharbuza. From Hy- 

 derabad, Sind State, April 28, 1937. 

 Fruit more or less flattened, 8 by 4 

 to 6 inches, sometimes with traces of 

 ribs, smooth, usually golden brown 

 with a trace of red shading to deep 

 mahogany ; flesh rather thin, yellow 

 green, fragrant, sweet. 



124523 to 124611— Continued. 



124553. No. 2869. From Jungshalis, Sind 

 State, April 30, 1937. Fruit smooth, 

 yellow, elongate, 10 by 8 inches, ex- 

 ceedingly fragrant ; flesh salmon, 

 rather flavorless. 



124554. No. 2876. From Amritsar, Pun- 

 jab State, May 4, 1937. Fruit flat- 

 tened, 6 by 3 or 4 inches, smooth with 

 large blossom scar, lemon yellow often 

 attractively flecked with green, fra- 

 grant ; flesh thin, white, insipid. 



124555. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Cucumber. 

 No. 2845. From Anakapalle, Madras 

 Presidency, April 30, 1937. 



124556. Cucumis sp. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 2849. Velerika. From Coimbatore, 

 Madras Presidency, April 30, 1937. 



124557. Cucumis sp. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 2854. From Hyderabad, Sind State, 

 April 30, 1937. A very small variety. 

 124558 to 124560. Cucuebita MOSCHATA 



Duchesne. Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



124558. No. 2798. Kadu. From Hydera- 

 bad, Sind State, April 28, 1937. Fruit 

 football-shaped, 14 inches long, deeply 

 ribbed, pink brown, smooth. Used like 

 summer squash when green and for 

 pies when ripe. 



124559. No. 2835. Kadu. From Hydera- 

 bad, Sind State, April 30, 1937. A 

 mixture of local varieties, all good 

 keepers and good vegetables when 

 green. 



124560. No. 2859. From Godaneri, Ma- 

 dras Presidency, April 30, 1937. 



124561. Cupania sp. Sapindaceae. 



No. 2888. From Lahore, Punjab, May 

 4, 1937. A small ornamental evergreen 

 tree. 



124562. Ctamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) 

 Taub. Fabaceae. Guar. 

 No. 2829. From Hyderabad, Sind State, 



April 30, 1937. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 124458. 



124563. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 

 No. 2814. From Hyderabad, Sind State, 

 April 28, 1937. 



124564. Delonix regia (Boj.) Raf. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. Royal poinciana. 

 No. 2821. From Karachi, Sind State, 



April 30, 1937. There are many forms of 

 this tree, varying in flower color and tree 

 habit. This form is dwarf, blooming at 

 the height of 5 feet. The tree from which 

 these fruits were taken had a trunk 16 

 inches in diameter, a spreading top 15 feet 

 high, and lovely orange-maroon flowers. 

 For previous introduction see 114938. 



