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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



124523 to 124611— Continued. 



124565. Diospyros Montana Roxb. Dios- 

 pyraceae. Mountain persimmon. 

 No. 2878. From Lahore, Punjab, May 



4, 1937. An attractive small tree. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 124229. 



124566. Diospyros peregrina (Gaertn.) 

 Guerke. Diospyraceae. Persimmon. 

 No. 2885. From Lahore, Punjab, May 



4, 1937. A handsome, medium-sized tree 

 whose fruits are used medicinally and for 

 tanning. The seeds yield an oil. 



For previous introduction see 98844. 



124567 and 124568. Dolichos lablab L. 

 Fabaceae. Hyacinth-bean. 



124567. No. 2850. From Coimbatore, Ma- 

 dras Presidency, April 30, 1937. 

 124568. No. 2851. From Dumugudam, 

 Madras Presidency, said to be grown 

 by the Kayas, an aboriginal tribe of 

 the Godaneri District. 



124569. Eledsine coracana (L.) Gaertn. 

 Poaceae. African millet. 

 No. 2857. From Coimbatore, Madr?° 



Presidency, April 30, 1937. 



124570. Firmiana colorata (Roxb.) R. Br. 

 Sterculiaceae. 



No. 2877. From Lahore, Punjab, May 

 4, 1937. An ornamental tree with hand- 

 some brilliant-orange flowers which appear 

 before the leaves. 



For previous introduction see 59678. 



124571 to 124575. Lagenaria leucantha 

 (Duchesne) Rusby. Cucurbitaceae. 



Calabash gourd. 

 124571. No. 2820. From Hyderabad, Sind 

 State, April 29, 1937. 



124572. No. 2841. From Anakapalle, Ma- 

 dras Presidency, April 30, 1937. 



124573. No. 2855. Said to be an Assam 

 variety with fruits about 3 feet long. 



124574. No. 2864. From Godaneri, Ma- 

 dras Presidency, April 30, 1937. 



124575. No. 2896. From Peshawar, 

 North West Frontier Province, May 5; 

 1937. Fruit bitter and of interest only 

 to gourd growers. 



124576 to 124579 Luffa acutangula (L.) 

 Roxb. Cucurbitaceae. 



Singkwa towelgourd. 



124576. No. 2837. From Udaipur, 

 Mewar State, April 26, 1937, but said 

 to have come from the nearby village 

 of Salumbar ; fruits over 5 feet long. 



124577. No. 2843. From Anakapalle, Ma- 

 dras Presidency, April 30, 1937. 



124578. No. 2860. From Godaneri, Ma- 

 dras Presidency, April 30, 1937. 



124523 to 124611— Continued. 



124579. No. 2891. Presented by the Su- 

 perintendent of the State gardens, 

 Salumbar, Mewar State, May 4, 1937. 

 Fruits said to be over 5 feet long. 



124580. Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roemer. 



Cucurbitaceae. Suakwa towelgourd. 



No. 2863. From Godaneri, Madras Presi- 

 dency, April 30, 1937. Said to be a wild 

 edible variety. 



124581 and 124582. Lycopersicon esculen- 

 tum Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 



From Hyderabad, Sind State, April 28, 



1937. 



124581. No. 2796. Fruit red, subglobose, 

 flattened or elongate, 1% inches long. 

 Grown in extreme heat. 



124582. No. 2797. Fruit red, flattened, 

 4 inches across, much ribbed. Grown 

 in extreme heat. 



124583. Millettia ovalipolia (Wight and 



Arn.) Kurz. Fabaceae. 



No. 2884. From Lahore, Punjab, May 

 4, 1937. A medium-sized tree with odd- 

 pinnate leaves from 4 to 18 inches long and 

 slender axillary racemes of small blue fra- 

 grant flowers. Native to Burma. 



For previous introduction see 123224. 



124584 to 124587. MOMORDICA CHARANTIA L. 



Cucurbitaceae. Balsam-pear. 



124584. No. 2831. Karela. From Hy- 

 derabad, Sind State, April 30, 1937. 

 A long variety. 



124585. No. 2832. Karela. From Hy- 

 derabad, Sind State, April 30, 1937. 

 A small round variety. 



124586. No. 2844. From Anakapalle, Ma- 

 dras Presidency, April 30, 1937. 



124587. No. 2890. Presented by the Su- 

 perintendent of the State gardens, 

 Salumbar, Mewar State, May 5, 1937. 

 Fruits said to be 18 inches long or 

 about double the length of any other 

 known Indian race. 



124588. Nicotiana tabacum L. Solanaceae. 



Common tobacco. 



No. 2842. From Anakapalle, Madras 

 Presidency, April 30, 1937. 



124589. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 

 No. 2900. From Peshawar, North West 



Frontier Province, May 8, 1937. 



124590 to 124593. Phaseolds spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



124590 to 124592. Phasbolus LUNATUS L. 

 Lima bean. 



124590. No. 2897. From Peshawar, 

 North West Frontier Province, May 5, 

 1937. 



124591. No. 2824. From Hyderabad, Sind 

 State, April 30, 1937. 



