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126197. No. 3830. Fruit globose, 10 inches long, green, dotted with darker 

 green and clouded with orange, smooth, indented ribs of pale green ; flesh 2 

 inches thick, creamy white, sweet. 



126198. No. 3831. Fruit globose, 5 inches long, coarsely netted, dark green and 

 orange with spotted blotches of white, ribs green white, dotted with darker 

 green ; flesh 1% inches thick, creamy white, fine. 



126199. No. 3833. Fruit ovoid, 6 inches long, nearly smooth, bright yellow with 

 faintly indented ribs of yellow, edged broadly with orange ; flesh 1% inches 

 thick, creamy white, fine. 



126200. No. 3836. Fruit globose, 8 inches long, yellow, vermiculated darker, 

 smooth ; flesh 2 inches thick, creamy white, good. 



126201. No. 3841. Fruit 12 by 6 inches, tapered, yellow, nearly obscured by dots 

 of dark green, heavily netted ; flesh 1% inches thick, green, crisp, sweet. 



126202. No. 3854. Fruit globose, 10 inches long, greenish white, faintly in- 

 dented ribs ; flesh 2 inches thick, pale greenish, sweet with strong cucumber 

 odor, possibly unripe. 



126203-126233. 



From Afghanistan and India. Seeds collected by Walter Koelz, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture. Received 

 December 8, 1937. 



Unless otherwise noted, material is from Afghanistan. 



126203-126212. Cucumis spp. Cucurbitaceae. 



126203-126209. Cucumis sativus L. Cucumber. 



126203. No. 3331. Tara. From Takia, August 14, at 4,500 feet altitude. 

 Fruits crook-necked, strongly ridged, 4 feet long. Excellent for salads 

 and pickles when small. 



126204. No. 2910. Badrang. From Jalalabad, May 24. Fruit about 5 

 by 8 inches, very tender. 



126205. No. 2918. Badrang. From Laghman, May 25, at 3,000 feet alti- 

 tude. 



126206. No. 3131. Badrang. From Faizabad, July 11, at 4,000 feet alti- 

 tude. Fruit 8 by 4 inches, locally grown, good quality. 



126207. No. 3171. Taran. From Faizabad, July 13. A crook-necked much- 

 ridged cucumber, common in India ; grows here to 3 feet. 



126208. No. 3444. Badrang. From Takia, August 30. Fruit 8 by 3% 

 inches, russet gold, tender for a long period. 



126209. No. 3445. Badrang. From Takia, August 30. Fruit 14 by 3 

 inches, russet brown, very good. 



126210 and 126211. Cucumis melo L. Muskmelon. 



126210. No. 3318. From Takia, August 12, at 4,500 feet altitude. Fruit 

 oval, iy 2 inches long, blotched, striped dark green ; found as a weed in 

 fields. 



126211. No. 3564. From Balkh, September 5, at 1,200 feet altitude. Fruit 

 oval, 1% inches long, lime-yellow with irregular ribs of orange ; growing 

 as a weed. 



126212. Cucumis sp. 



No. 3779. Istanbul From Saripul, September 13, at l,50O feet altitude. 

 Fruit pear-shaped, 2 inches long, yellow, fragrant; grown only for the 

 fragrance. 



126213-126224. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. Cushaw t 



126213. No. 2904. From Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, India, 

 May 8. Fruit 14 by 8 inches, orange red, strongly ribbed; flesh 1% 

 inches thick, yellow. 



Nos. 126214 and 126215. From Laghman, May 27, at 3,000 feet altitude. 



