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126031. No. 3835. Fruit globose, 6 inches long, pale green, dotted with darker 

 green and clouded with orange ; flesh 1% inches thick, creamy white, unripe, 

 tough. 



Nos. 126032 and 126033. From Laghman, May 26. 



126032. No. 2913. Khartum. 126033. No. 2950. 



Nos. 126031 and 126035. From Kabul, June 10 and 12, at 7,000 feet altitude ; 

 fruit probably came originally from India. 



126034. No. 2996. Fruit subglobose, 12 inches long, pale yellow, heavily netted ; 

 flesh sweet, salmon, about 2 inches thick. Persian melon type. 



126035. No. 2997. Fruits very elongate, 14 inches long, yellow, heavily netted ; 

 flesh salmon, about 2 inches thick, sweet. 



Nos. 126036 to 126043. From Khanabad, July 1 to 4, at 1,200 feet altitude. 



126036. No. 3050. Barganai. Fruit 18 by 10 inches, tapering at both ends, 

 yellow with islands of green ; flesh greenish, melting, very sweet, not fra- 

 grant. 



126037. No. 3053. Zamburcha Kliandus. Fruit subglobose to somewhat flat- 

 tened, 8 inches long, smooth, yellow with greenish rib lines ; flesh 2 inches 

 thick, melting, sweet. 



126038. No. 3061. Mazerik. Fruit ovoid, 12 inches long, whitish, faintly 

 ribbed, faintly netted ; flesh white, 2 inches thick, sweet. 



126039. No. 3073. Fruit subglobose, 8 inches long, pale yellow to whitish, 

 nearly smooth, rib lines of green, no fragrance; flesh greenish white, 2% 

 inches thick, extraordinarily sweet, flavorless, crisp. 



126040. No. 3074. Fruit globose, 8 inches long, netted, orange yellow, blotched 

 with green ; flesh iy 2 inches thick, white, sweet, slightly fragrant. 



126041. No. 3075. Fruit ovoid, 12 inches long, blotched stripes of nearly equal 

 width, one smooth, pale yellow green, one netted, deep green and orange ; 

 flesh white, 3 inches thick, sweet. 



126042. No. 3076. Fruit ovoid, 14 inches long, obscurely netted, pale yellow 

 with irregular islands of dark green and orange; flesh crisp, 2% inches 

 thick, green white, becoming salmon at seed cavity, fragrant, sweet. 



126043. No. 3077. Fruit elongate, 18 by 8 inches, pointed at each end, green, 

 netted, unribbed ; flesh green, 3 inches thick, sweet. 



126044. No. 3099. Kharbuza. From Takia, July 6, at 3,000 feet altitude. A 

 mixed sample of local varieties. 



126045. No. 3125. Kharbuza. From Faizabad, July 10, at 4,000 feet altitude. 

 A mixed sample of local varieties. 



Nos. 126046 to 126050. From Jurm, August 6 to 10, at 7,000 feet altitude. 



126046. No. 3245. Kandak. Fruit elliptical, 12 by 8 inches, pale green, ribbed 

 with darker green ; flesh 2 inches thick, salmon, becoming green near the 

 rind, unripe. 



126047. No. 3247. Fruit subglobose, 18 inches long, yellow, smooth; flesh 2 

 inches thick, white, unripe. 



126048. No. 3248. Kandrakli. Fruit elongate, 12 by 8 inches, tapering to stem, 

 green blotched with darker green, coarsely veined; flesh 3 inches thick, 

 white, unripe. 



126049. No. 3249. Jorube. Fruit ovoid, 12 inches long, yellow sprinkled with 

 green ; flesh 3 inches thick, green, unripe. 



126050. No. 3278. Fruit elongate, 12 by 8 inches, smooth, green and yellow 

 with green ribs ; flesh 2 inches thick, musky, sweet, salmon color. 



Nos. 126051 to 126053. From Takia, August 12 to 14, at 4,500 feet altitude. 



126051. No. 3317. Fruit ovoid, 10 inches long, smooth, yellow, ribbed with 

 green ; flesh 2y 2 inches thick, white, fragrant, sweet. 



