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127320 to 127349— Continued 

 127324 to 127328. Capsicum frutescens L. Solanaceae. Common redpepper. 



127324. No. 4369. Mercli. From Mathura, Chamba State, December 29, 

 1937; originally from somewhere in the Himalayan foothills. Fruit or- 

 ange, 2 by % inches ; hot. 



Nos. 127325 to 127328 were received January 4, 1938, from the Superin- 

 tendent, Botanical Substation, Pusa, Bihar. 



127325. No. 4374. Pusa Type No. 41. 



127326. No. 4375. Pusa Type No. 51. 



127327. No. 4376. Pusa Type No. 4- 



127328. No. 4377. Pusa Hybrid 2-54-1 T 29 X T 14. 



127329. Chenopodium sp. Chenopodiaceae. 

 No. 4359. Paltara. 



127330. Citeullus vulgaris Schracl. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 

 No. 4364. Said to have come from Yarkand. 



127331. Crataegus sp. Malaceae. 



No. 4379. Lakot. Received January 4, 1938, from Skardo, Baltistan. An 

 attractive tree which is used as a stock for quinces. 



127332. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 

 No. 4367. From Yarkand. 



127333. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. Cucurbitaceae. Squash. 

 No. 4366. From Yarkand. 



127334. Gnetum scadens Roxb. Gnetaceae. 



No. 4381. January 4, 1938. Presented by the District Forest Officer, Man- 

 galore. A stout woody climber with a compressed trunk 4 or 5 feet in girth 

 and smooth, shining oblong or ovate leaves about 6 inches long. Native to 

 eastern India and the Malayan region. 



127335. Lactuca sativa L. Cichoriaceae. Garden lettuce. 

 No. 4360. Bum. From Yarkand. 



127336. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 

 No. 4348. Oal. From Yarkand. 



127337. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 

 No. 4362. Reshka or Oal. From Yarkand. 



127338. Populus sp. Salicaceae. 

 No. 4350. A locally grown tree. 



127339. Punica granatum L. Punicaceae. Pomegranate. 

 No. 4363. 



127340. Punica granatum L. Punicaceae. Pomegranate. 



No. 4368. Bedana. Collected at Mathura, India, December 29, 1937, but the 

 fruit probably came from Afghanistan. Fruit 4 inches in diameter ; shell dry, 

 pinkish; juice pink, sweet; pericarp not acrid, soft. 



127341. Rosa sp. Rosaceae. Rose. 

 No. 4357. ' 



127342. Rosa sp. Rosaceae. Rose. 

 No. 4361. 



127343 to 127346. Salix spp. Salicaceae. Willow. 



There are several different handsome willows at Kampuk ; some resemble 

 Buxus and some Tamarix. 



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