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124523 to 124611— Continued. 



124592. No. 2S98. From Peshawar, 

 North West Frontier Province, May 

 5, 1937. 



124593. Phaseolus vulgaris L. 



Common "bean. 

 No. 2892. From Peshawar, North 

 West Frontier Province, May 5, 1937. 



124594. Phoenix rdpicola T. Anders. 

 Phoenicaceae. Cliff date palm. 

 No. 2882. From Lahore, Punjab State, 



May 4, 1937. A Himalayan palm with a 

 solitary, slender, naked stem 15 to 20 

 feet high, bright-green leaves 10 feet long, 

 and shining yellow oblong fruits. 



For previous introduction see 116530. 



124595. Pisom sativum L. Fabaceae. 



Pea. 

 No. 2894. From Peshawar, North West 

 Frontier Province, May 5, 1937. 



.124596. PUTRANJIVA ROXBURGHII Wall. Ell- 



phorbiaceae. Indian amuletplant. 



No. 2883. From Lahore, Punjab State, 

 May 4, 1937. A spreading evergreen tree 

 of attractive form, with small whitish bit- 

 ter fruits the size of a cherry. From the 

 seeds is obtained an oil used by the natives 

 of India for burning. The polished seeds 

 are strung and used as amulets. The hard 

 gray wood is used for making tools. 



For previous introduction see 116578. 



124597. Raphanus sativus L. Brassica- 

 ceae. Radish. 



No. 2823. Mull. From Hyderabad, Sind 

 State, April 30, 1937. A long white hot- 

 weather radish. 



124598 to 124601. Solanum melongena L. 

 Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



124598. No. 2830. Bengan or Vangan. 

 From Hyderabad, Sind State, April 30, 

 1937. A long purple variety. 



124599. No. 2836. Vangan. From Hy- 

 derabad, Sind State, April 30, 1937. A 

 round purple fruit. 



124600. No. 2848. From Mysore State, 

 April 30, 1937. 



124601. No. 2862. From Godaneri, Ma- 

 dras Presidency, April 30, 1937. 



124602. Sterculia sp. Sterculiaceae. 



No. 2903. From Peshawar, North West 

 Frontier Province, May 8, 1937. An orna- 

 mental tree with narrow, three-lobed leaves 

 4 inches long. 



124603. Trichosanthes anguina L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Snakegourd. 

 No. 2840. From Anakapalle, Madras 



Presidency, April 30, 1937. 



124523 to 124611— Continued. 



124604. Trigonella foenum-graecum L. 

 Fabaceae. Fenugreek. 

 No. 2838. Methi. From Hyderabad, 



Sind State, April 30, 1937. A popular win- 

 ter potherb ; seeds also used for flavoring. 



124605. Toona Ciliata Roemer. Meliaceae. 



Toon tree. 

 No. 2880. Toon. From Lahore, Punjab, 

 May 4, 1937. A large tropical tree with 

 nearly evergreen foliage and white, honey- 

 scented flowers. The? fine red wood, which 

 is used for furniture, carving, and for mak- 

 ing cigar boxes, is very durable and is not 

 attacked by termites. Native to India. 

 For previous introduction see 116795. 

 124606 to 124609. Vigna spp. Fabaceae. 

 124606. Vigna cylindrica (Stickm.> 

 Skeels. Catjang. 



No. 2853. From Coimbatore, Madras 

 Presidency, April 30, 1937. 

 124607 to 124609. Vigna sinensis (Tor- 

 ner) Savi. Cowpea. 



124607. No. 2852. From Madras, April 

 30, 1937. 



124608. No. 2834. Ooar. From Hyder- 

 abad, Sind State, April 30, 1937. 

 Eaten dry. 



124609. No. 2893. From Peshawar, 

 North West Frontier Province, May 

 5, 1937. 



124610. Xtlosma longifolia Clos. Fla- 

 courtiaceae. 



No. 2889. From Lahore, Punjab State, 

 May 4, 1937. An evergreen shrub with 

 rather long, slender branches and linear 

 to oblong-lanceolate leathery leaves 4 to 9 

 inches long. Native to the Himalayan re- 

 gion at altitudes up to 5,000 feet. 



124611. (Undetermined.) 



No. 2858. From Udaipur, Mewar State, 

 April 22, 1937. An evergreen shrub or 

 small tree, growing in the desert and bear- 

 ingj an abundance of small white fruits 

 which are eaten by birds. An ornamental 

 for use in warm desert sections. 



124612 to 124614. Fortunella spp. Ru- 

 taceae. 



Plants growing at the United States Plant 

 Introduction Garden, Glenn Dale, Md. ; 

 originally grown by the former Office of 

 Crop Physiology and Breeding Investiga- 

 tions. Numbered in June 1937. 



124612. Fortunella crassifolia Swingle. 



Meiwa kumquat. 

 C. P. B. No. 7946. An evergreen shrub 

 or dwarf tree with very thick leaves and 

 numerous yellowish fruits over an inch 

 in diameter, broadly oval or ovate in out- 

 line. Probably native to China. 



