20 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 147 



141553 to 141730— Continued 



141588. No. 6621. From Meshed, Khorassan, August 12, 1940. Red and white 



sorts. 



141589. No. 6773. From Turbati Shaikh Jam, Khorassan, August 23, 1940. 



141590. No. 6816. From Firdus, Khorassan, August 27, 1940. A mixture of red 



and white sorts. 



141591. No. 6909. From Tabas, Khorassan, September 8, 1940. A mixture with 

 3 to 4 leaves. 



141592. No. 7064. From Turbati Haidari, Khorassan, September 13, 1940. 

 Globose, walnut size or smaller, white and purple. 



141593. No. 7122. From Nishabur, Khorassan, September 20, 1940. A mixture 



of red-purple and white sorts. 



141594. No. 7146. Shelghami Khirmiz. From Nishabur, Khorassan, September 

 21, 1940. A very small red turnip. 



141595. No. 7191. From Sabzawar, Khorassan, September 24, 1940. A mixture. 



141596. No. 7243. From Shahrud, Khorassan, September 27, 1940. A mixture 

 of red and white sorts. 



141597. Brassica sp. 



No. 7025. Mandao. From Turbati Haidari, Khorassan, September 12, 1940. 

 Seeds used as source of oil for illumination. 



141598. Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Colocynth. 



No. 7147. Hinduanaeabujahi. From Nishabur, Khorassan, September 21, 1940. 



used for medicine. 



141599 to 141813. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Watermelon. 



The vernacular name for watermelon is hinduana in Iran. 



141599. No. 6368. From Gurgan, Mazenderan, July 28, 1940. Fruit globose, 

 8 inches in diameter, dark green with a lighter chain stripe; rind 13^ inches 

 thick; flesh rose, fair. 



141600. No. 6390. From Gurgan, July 29, 1940. Fruit elongated, 11 by 6 inches, 

 white green with narrow pea-green chain stripe; rind hard, % inch thick; flesh 

 rose, streaked yellow, fair. 



141601. No. 6391. From Gurgan, July 29, 1940. Fruit elongated, 11 by 6 inches, 

 sea green with faint dark-green reticulations; rind % inch thick; flesh pink, 

 streaked yellow, good texture; flavor poor. 



141602. No. 6392. From Gurgan, July 29, 1940. Fruit elongated, 11 by 6 inches, 

 grass green with darker clouded broad ribs; rind % inch thick; flesh pink, fair- 



141603. No. 6398. From Gurgan, July 29, 1940. Fruit globose, 8 inches in 

 diameter, green white with narrow sea-green stripes; rind ^ inch thick; flesh 

 pink, firm, good. 



141604. No. 6422. From Garamab, Khorassan, August 1, 1940. Fruit globose, 

 7 inches in diameter, grass green with paler mottlings; rind 3^ inch thick; flesh 

 rose; quality good. 



141605. No. 6458. From Garamab, Khorassan, August 3, 1940. Fruit elon- 

 gated, 10 by 7 inches, pale green with darker chain stripes; rind Y^ inch thick; 

 flesh pink red, mixed white, seedy and juicy; quality good. 



141606. No. 6505. From Bujmerd, Khorassan, August 8, 1940. Fruit small, 

 globose, 8 inches across, grass green with faint indicated and broken stripes of 

 light green; rind }/i inch thick; flesh pink, fewer air cells; quality good. 



141607. No. 6507. From Bujmerd, Khorassan, August 8, 1940. Fruit globose, 

 10 inches in diameter, dark green; rind }^ inch thick; flesh yellow, juicy, much 

 air in cells; quality fair. 



141608. No. 6525. From Bujmerd, Khorassan, August 8, 1940. 



