JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1941 39 



140472 to 140627— Continued 



140613. No. 7215. From Shahrud, Khorassan, September 26, 1940. Fruit 12 by 6 

 inches, grass green with broad irregular black-green stripes; rind % inch thick; 

 flesh pink, good. 



140614. No. 7216. From Shahrud, Khorassan, September 27, 1940. Fruit 12 by 7 

 inches, grass green ; rind % inch thick ; flesh pink, good. 



140615. No. 7217. From Shahrud, Khorassan, September 27, 1940. Fruit 18 by 11 

 inches, grass green, clouded paler ; rind ^ inch thick ; flesh pink, good ; heart hollow 

 as in American watermelons. 



140616. No. 7218. From Shahrud, Khorassan, September 27, 1940.^ Fruit 15 by 8 

 inches, alternate broad stripes of sea green and grass green; flesh pink, good. 



140617. No. 7227. From Gurgan, September 29, 1940. Fruit globose, 8 inches in 

 diameter, pea green with narrow stripes of darker green; rind % inch thick; flesh 

 bright pink, firm, good. Good keeper. 



140618. No. 7228. From Gurgan, October 1, 1940. Fruit globose, 7 inches in 

 diameter, sea green vermiculated darker; rind \i inch thick; flesh pink, good. 



140619. No. 7246. From Shahrud, Khorassan, September 27, 1940. The largest 

 watermelons in Iran grow here. 



140620. No. 7267. From Bandar Shahi, Astrabad, October 1, 1940. _ Fruit 12 by 15 

 inches, pea green with black stripes ; rind hard, 1 inch thick ; flesh pink, dry. Good 

 keeper. 



140621. No. 7268. From Bandar Shahi, Astrabad, October 1, 1940. A local mixture. 



140622. No. 7269. From Bandar Shahi, Astrabad, October 1, 1940. Fruit globose, 

 7 inches in diameter, cloudy stripes of grass green and pea green; rind % inch thick; 

 flesh pale rose, good. Good keeper. 



140623. No. 7270. From Sari, Mazendaran, October 2, 1940. Fruit 10 by 6 inches, 

 alternately striped with two tones of cloudy green; rind ^4 inch thick; flesh red 

 pink, good. Good keeper. 



140624. No. 7273. From Tehran, October 3, 1940. Fruit 12 by 6 inches, sea green 

 vermiculated darker ; rind Yi inch thick ; flesh deep pink, fair. 



140625. No. 7274. From Tehran, October 3, 1940. Fruit globose, 12 inches in 

 diameter, pea green; rind hard, 1 inch thick; flesh pink. Good keeper. 



140626. No. 7276. From Tehran, October 5, 1940. Fruit 11 by 7% inches, pale 

 sea green; rind hard, 1 inch thick: flesh pink, firm, fair. Good keeper. 



140627. No. 7285. From Sabzawar, Khorassan, September 22, 1940. A farmer's 

 mixture. 



140628. Duboisia hopwoodii F. Muell. Solanaceae. 



From Australia. Seed presented by the Department of Agriculture, Sydney, New South 

 Wales. Received March 31, 1941. 



A shrub or small tree native to Australia. The thick linear leaves are 2 to 4 inches 

 long, and the small inconspicuous flowers, borne in leafy pyramidal panicles, are followed 

 by small, black berries. The leaves are said to contain an alkaloid similar to nicotine. 



For previous introduction see 102070. 



140629 to 140901. 



From Iran. Seeds presented by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry, United States 

 Department of Agriculture. Received March 31, 1941. 



140629 to 140887. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



140629. No. 5853. From Bushire, Fars, April 14, 1940. 



140630. No. 5904. From Bushire, Fars, April 16, 1940. 



140631. No. 5916. From Ahwaz, Khuzistan, April 20, 1940. 



140632. No. 6053. From Dizful, Khuzistan, April 20, 1940. 



