66 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 142 



135861 to 135934— Continued 



135924. Semecarpus anacardium L. f. Anacardiaceae. 



No. 5172. Balawa. Purchased in the bazar. A tree with large oval leaves 

 and yellow fruits that lose their ^stringency when fully npe and are eaten after 

 being roasted. The juice of this nut, mixed with lime, forms an indelible ink 

 used for marking clothes. 



For previous introduction see 123248. 



135925 and 135926. SOLANUM MELONGENA L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



135925. No. 5136. Bengan. Altitude 5,000 feet. Fruit purple and round. 



135926. No. 5081. Fruit purple and round. 



135927. Spinacia oleracea L. Chenopodiaceae. Common spinach. 

 No. 5110. Palag. Altitude 5,000 feet. A native variety. 



135928. Trifolium sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 5146. Shaftal. Altitude 5,000 feet. Used for fodder. Flowers very fra- 

 grant. 



135929 and 135930. Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Fabaceae. Fenugreek. 



135929. No. 5120. Methi. Altitude 5,000 feet. A potherb. 



135930. No. 5122. 'Methi. Altitude 5,000 feet. A potherb, probably an 

 Afghanistan strain. 



135931 and 135932. VlClA faba L. Fabaceae. Broadbean. 



135931. No. 5101. Bagla. Altitude 5,000 feet. 



135932. No. 5108. Bagla. Altitude 5,000 feet. Probably acclimatized. 

 135933 and 135934. Vigna sinensis (Tomer) Savi. Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



135933. No. 5112. Lobra. Altitude 5,000 feet. Pods eaten green. 



135934. No. 5128. Lobra. Altitude 5,000 feet. Pods eaten green. 



135935 and 135936. Vitis. Vitaceae. Grape. 



From Palestine. Scions presented by Zalman Rapoport, Department of Agricul- 

 ture, Tel-Aviv. Received March 8, 1940. 



135935. Enuni. 



135936. Shami. 



135937. Canna edulis Ker. Cannaceae. Edible canna. 



From Hawaii. Tubers presented by Dr. J. H. Beaumont, Director, Hawaii Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, Honolulu. Received March 8, 1940. 



For previous introduction see 92307. 



135938 to 135954. Gossypium. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From the British West Indies. Seed presented by R. A. Silow, Cotton Research 

 Station, Trinidad. Received March 9, 1940. 



135938. Contorta. 



135939. Type 8. Green Lint Crinkled. 



135940. Hsiho. 



135941. Indore Crinkled. 



135942. Indore Crinkled — type 23. 



135943. WA7-2. Indore Normal. 



135944. Meade Crinkled. 



135945. Type J>. Pseudo- Normal. 



135946. Religiosum RA8-2. 



135947. Religiosum RA8-6. 



