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135861 to 135934— Continued 



135901. No. 5103. Mitha Tumba. Altitude 5,000 feet. Fruit about 18 inches 

 long and edible. 



135902. No. 5082. Fruit flattened, 8 by 5 inches; shell tender; probably eaten 

 when young. 



135903. No. 5149. Ghiya Kadu. Altitude 5,000 feet. Fruit club-shaped, 28 

 by 4 inches; edible when tender. 



135904. Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. Cucurbitaceae. Singkwa towelgourd. 



No. 5125. Toria. Altitude 5,000 feet. Fruit a popular vegetable when young 

 and tender. 



135905. Luffa aegyptiaca (L.) Roemer. Cucurbitaceae. Suakwa towelgourd. 



No. 5150. Tori. Fruit cylindrical, 8 by 4 inches; a popular vegetable when 

 young. 



135906. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 



No. 4470. From Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, India, August 8, 

 1939. Fruit flattened and red. Grown under daily temperatures of 100°F. or 

 higher. 



135907. Lycopersicon esculentum f. pyriforme (Dun.) C. H. Mull. 

 No. 5079. Fruit pear-shaped, 2y 2 by M inches; red. 



135908 and 135909. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Tomato. 



135908. No. 5080. Fruit flattened, 2 inches long, red. 



135909. No. 5140. Altitude 5,000 feet. Large-fruited; said to be acclimatized. 

 135910. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



No. 5115. Said to be an imported Afghanistan strain. 

 135911 to 135914. Momordica charantia L. Cucurbitaceae. Balsam-pear. 



135911. No. 5105. Karela. A valued vegetable reputedly high in vitamins. 



135912. No. 5117. Karela. Altitude 5,000 feet. Small fruits. 



135913. No. 5121. Karela. Altitude 5,000 feet. Long fruits. 



135914. No. 5143. Karela. Altitude 5,000 feet. Large, round fruits. 

 135915 to 135917. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabaceae. Common bean. 



135915. No. 5104. Sem. Altitude 5,000 feet. 



135916. No. 5135. Fras Bin. Altitude 5,000 feet. 



135917. No. 5137. Altitude 5,000 feet. Cultivated for the green pods and 

 the dry beans. 



135918. Physalis PERUVIANA L. Solanaceae. Peruvian groundcherry. 



No. 5126. Widely grown in India for its fruits; seeds probably from naturalized 

 plants. 



135919. PlSTAClA TEREBINTHUS L. Anacardiaceae. False terebinth. 



No. 5078. Shne. From Chaman, India. Tree with a trunk up to 3 feet in diam- 

 eter, growing on dry mountains. 



For previous introduction see 127869. 



135920. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. Pea. 

 No. 5106. Matar. Altitude 5,000 feet. An acclimatized variety. 



135921 and 135922. Raphanus sativus L. Brassicaceae. Radish. 



135921. No. 5141. Lai Muli. Altitude 5,000 feet. Roots red. 



135922. No. 5145. Safed Muli. Altitude 5,000 feet. Roots white. 

 135923. Rumex sp. Polygonaceae. 



No. 5129. Katta Palao. Altitude 5,000 feet. Used as a potherb. 



