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135268 to 135403— Continued 



135372. No. 4987. From Balkh, October 30, 1939, at 1,500 feet altitude. Fruit 

 flattened, 10 by 12 inches; rind deeply ribbed, gold buff, with bloom; flesh 

 orange, 1 to 2 inches thick, sweet, and of good texture. 



135373. No. 5018. From Pulikomri, November 4, 1939. Fruit 14 by 9 inches; 

 rind black green with blotches of Chinese red; flesh orange yellow, 2 to 234 

 inches thick, fair quality. 



135374 to 135376. Collected in Kabul, November 1939. 



135374. No. 5035. Fruit globose, 9 inches in diameter; rind pale yellow, faint 

 and irregular rib indentations; flesh 1^2 inches thick, insipid; eaten im- 

 mature. 



135375. No. 5050. Fruit subglobose, 12 inches in length; rind with heavily 

 indented ribs, heavily and coarsely netted, salmon; flesh orange, lYi inches 

 thick, good texture, and sweet. 



135376. No. 5058. Tamasha Kadu. Fruit globose, 3^ inches in diameter; 

 rind orange yellow, nearly covered with excrescences; ornamental. 



135377 to 135403. Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbitaceae. Pumpkin. 



135377. No. 4582. Kadu. From Binimang-i-Charaolia, September 1, 1939, at 

 8,000 feet altitude. Fruit 10 by 6 inches; rind with alternate irregular stripes 

 of green and yellow; flesh 134 inches thick, yellow, insipid. 



135378. No. 4639. Tamasha Kadu. From Kala Sarkari, September 8, 1939. 

 Fruit globose, 33^ inches in diameter; rind orange with trace of rib stripes of 

 darker orange; ornamental. 



135379 to 135381. Collected in Tukzar, September 15 and 16, 1939. 



135379. No. 4668. Fruit subglobose, 4 inches in length; rind gold, very warty; 

 ornamental. 



135380. No. 4719. Fruit subglobose, 8 inches in length; rind very hard, grass 

 green, marbled with lighter green; flesh very firm, yellow, 13^2 inches thick, 

 rather insipid. Probably better eaten as a summer squash. 



135381. No. 4721. Fruit subglobose, 10 inches in length; rind hard, black 

 green, mottled with lighter green, broad irregular ribbons of lemon, green 

 netted; flesh yellow, 2 inches thick, fairly sweet. 



135382. No. 4725. From Katakala. Fruit flattened, 16 by 14 inches; rind orange 

 pink, with broken blotches of green and white; flesh yellow, 2% inches thick, 

 insipid. 



135383 to 135385. Collected in Sharak. October 7 and 8, 1939. Grown without 

 irrigation . 



135383. No. 4817. Altitude 7,000 feet. Fruit pumpkin-shaped, 13 by 7 inches; 

 creamy buff; flesh yellow, 2 inches thick, very firm, rather sweet. 



135384. No. 4818. Altitude 7,500 feet. Fruit pumpkin-shaped, 13 by 7 inches; 

 rind with irregular broad broken stripes of grass green and orange yellow; 

 flesh yellow, 234 inches thick, firm, rather sweet. 



135385. No. 4834. Altitude 7,500 feet. Fruit somewhat flattened, subglobose, 

 6 to 8 inches long; rind orange, with more or less traces of broken broad 

 green ribs; flesh yellow, 13^ inches thick, fairly sweet, no fiber. 



135386. No. 4899. Karakadu. From Khwajaebrchajalak, October 17, 1939, at 

 7,000 feet altitude. Grown without irrigation. Fruit globose, 8 inches in di- 

 ameter; rind mottled orange and green; flesh greenish yellow, 1 inch thick, of 

 good quality. 



135387. No. 4930. From Karakul, October 22, 1939. Fruit globose, 10 inches in 

 diameter; rind white, faintly ribbed; flesh pale orange, 2 inches thick, insipid. 



135388. No. 5023. Tamashakadu. From Pulikomri, November 6, 1939, at 4,000 

 feet altitude. Fruit flattened, 3 by 23^ inches; rind orange, netted with green, 

 with slightly indented narrow rib lines of green; ornamental. 



