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134173 to 134217— Continued 



134186. No. 4446. August 1, 1939. Said to be from Quetta. Fruit 11 by 7 

 inches, rind pale green, % inch thick ; flesh rose, overripe. 



134187. No. 4447. August 1, 1939. Said to be a large local variety. 



134188. No. 4448. August 1, 1939. Said to have come from Quetta. Fruit 

 subglobose, 10 inches in diameter ; rind % inch thick, pale green with broad 

 stripes of darker green ; flesh rose, good texture, insipid. 



134189. No. 4452. Tabusa JTiangi. August 2, 1939. Said to be a small sweet 

 sort grown at Jhang. Possibly useful in developing a small-fruited variety. 



134190 to 134200. Cuctjmis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



134190. No. 4404. Nante. From Paris, France, July 9, 1939, bought in a 

 fruit market. Fruit 8 by 5 inches, deeply ribbed. Rind green yellow, 

 coarsely and sparsely netted; flesh thick, orange, juicy, fragrant, but of 

 little flavor. 



134191. No. 4405. Melon d'Hieyers. From Paris, France, July 10, 1939; 

 bought in the market. Fruit globose, 5 inches in diameter, faintly in- 

 dented ribs ; rind orange, ribs green, faint net ; flesh 1 inch thick, pale 

 orange, rather insipid. 



134192. No. 4410. Kharbuza. From Bombay, India. July 25, 1939. Fruit 

 pumpkin-shaped, 12 by 6 inches, smooth and unribbed ; rind golden brown, 

 blotched paler; flesh firm, 1% inches thick, orangeat center, paler toward 

 the rind, very fragrant but rather flat. An excellent keeper. 



134193. No. 4426. Sarda. Purchased at Lahore, Punjab, July 30, 1939, but 

 said to have come from Chaman, Baluchistan. Fruit unribbed, elongate, 

 13 by 5 inches ; rind yellow with irregular green blotches, heavy netting ; 

 flesh iy 2 inches thick, whitish, crisp, fairly sweet. This is a type of melon 

 that keeps for months. 



Nos. 134194 to 134200 were collected at Lahore, Punjab, August 2, 1939. 



134194. No. 4449. Put Kharbuza. This melon is the only sort that grows 

 in the monsoon. Fruit said to be elongate; flesh insipid, but may have 

 use for breeding where damp-heat tolerance is required. 



134195. No. 4450. Put Kharbuza. Like No. 4449 [P. I. 134194] ; fruits also 

 said to be elongate. 



134196. No. 4453. Vanga. Fruit small, subglobose, 2 inches in diameter. 

 Grown chiefly in Sind. 



134197. No. 4454. Tar Lucknowi. Fruit 2 to 3 feet long, crook-necked, 

 wrinkled and ridged. 



134198. No. 4455. Tar Desi. Said to be a long, green, much-ridged fruit 

 which is used in the same way as No. 4454 [P. I. 134197]. 



134199. No. 4456. Tar Lahori. Fruit said to be green and to become 2 to 3 

 feet long. Used the same way as No. 4454 [P. I. 134198]. 



134200. No. 4457. Tar Ferozpuri. Fruits 3 feet long, white, heavily ridged. 



134201. Cucuebita moschata Duchesne. Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



No. 4425. Kadu. From Lahore, Punjab, July 30, 1939. Fruit top-shaped, 

 15 by 10 inches, weighing 25 pounds, heavily and deeply ribbed. Rind golden 

 brown with bloom, spotted darker and blotched paler ; flesh 3% inches thick, 

 yellow, sweet, fiberless. Last year's crop, but still in perfect condition. 



134202. Datjctjs cakota L. Apiaceae. Carrot. 



No. 4444. Kala Gajar. From Lahore, Punjab, August 1, 1939. Said to have 

 black roots. 



134203. Diospyeos sp. Diospyraceae. 



No. 4440. From Lahore, Punjab, August 1, 1939. An attractive small tree. 



134204. Flacourtta indica (Burm. f.) Merr. Flacourtiaceae. Ramontchi. 

 No. 4445. From Lahore, Punjab, August 1, 1939. A spiny evergreen shrub 



up to 20 feet high, with crenate leaves, small white flowers, and smooth dark- 

 purple fruits with sweet juicy pulp. 

 For previous introduction see 101572. 



