26 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 142 



135132 to 135261— Continued 



135250. No. 5027. Fruit subglobose, 11 inches in diameter, very dark green; 

 rind 3^ inch thick; flesh bright pink, of excellent quality. 



135251 to 135254. From Dashi, November 9, 1939. 



135251. No. 5029. Fruit globose, 10 inches in diameter, very dark green; 

 rind % inch thick; flesh rose, of good quality. 



135252. No. 5030. Fruit tapering elongate, 18 by 9 inches, coarsely reticu- 

 lated and with irregular stripes of darker green; rind \i inch thick; flesh rose, 

 very sweet. 



135253. No. 5031. Fruit 15 by 10 inches, pea green with heavy coarse reticu- 

 lations; rind % inch thick; flesh rose, of good quality. 



135254. No. 5032. Fruit subglobose, 12 inches in diameter, very pale green 

 with irregular line stripes of darker green; rind % inch thick; flesh pink, of 

 very good quality. 



135255 to 135257. From Kabul, November 12 and 20, 1939. 



135255. No. 5036. Fruit globose, 11 inches in diameter, pale greenish white 

 with irregular stripes of dark green; rind Y% inch thick; flesh pink, firm, fairly 

 sweet; a good keeper. 



135256. No. 5038. Fruit 8 by 9 inches, green white; rind Y 2 inch thick; flesh 

 pink, of good quality; a good keeper. 



135257. No. 5068. Fruit elongate, 15 by 8 inches, pale green; rind % inch 

 thick; flesh pink, of good quality. 



135258 and 135259. From Khalat, November 22, 1939. 



135258. No. 5071. Fruit subglobose, pea green, 15 inches in diameter; rind 

 % inch thick; flesh rose, good texture and flavor, very sweet. 



135259. No. 5072. Fruit subglobose, pea green, 12 inches in diameter; rind 1 

 inch thick; flesh rose, of good texture and flavor, very sweet. 



135260. No. 5076. From Spin Baldak, November 24, 1939. Fruit globose, 3^ 

 inches in diameter, lemon yellow, more or less marbled with green; flesh whitish, 

 bitter. The plant grows in the desert, is 6 feet across, and bears 20 to 30 fruits. 



135261. No. 5083. From Kalat-i-ghilzai, November 22, 1939. Fruit pear- 

 shaped, 13 inches high, grass green; flesh rose, of good quality. 



135262. Juglans HONOREI Dode. Juglandaceae. Walnut. 



From California. Tree growing in the United States Plant Introduction Garden, 

 Chico. Numbered February 12, 1940. 



A wild walnut, native to the highlands of South America, which closely resembles 

 the black walnut of the United States. 



For previous introduction see 108822. 



135263. Diervilla. Caprifoliaceae. 



From Virginia. Plants purchased from Greenbrier Farms, Inc., Norfolk. Re- 

 ceived February 17, 1940. 



Bris de Mai. 



135264. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



From New York. Scions presented by James F. A. Brannan, West River Road, 

 Fulton. Received February 12, 1940. 



A seedling peach. 



135265 to 135267. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by Jorge Ramos de Otero, Division of Agrostology, 

 Ministerio da Agricultura, Deodoro. Received January 25, 1940. 



135265. Desmodium asperum (Poir.) Desv. Fabaceae. 



A tropical American perennial legume, with virgate stems 3 to 5 feet high and 

 racemes of small, purple flowers. 



