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143237. No. 7696. Fruit ovoid, gold, not netted, 8 inches long; flesh '134 inches 

 thick, salmon. 



143238. No. 7732. Said to be a summer variety. 



143239. No. 7751. Fruit subglobose, 6 inches long, golden brown, with indented 

 ribs of a paler shade, sparsely netted; flesh 134 inches thick, good quality. 

 Good keeper. 



Nos. 143240 and 143241 were collected in Hamadan, December 22, 1940. 



143240. No. 7796. 



143241. No. 7801. Fruit 14 inches long and 7 inches in diameter, pale yellow' 

 heavily netted; flesh 3 inches thick, cream, tender, sweet. 



143242. No. 7849. From Kermanshah, December 25, 1940. 



Nos. 143243 and 143244 were collected in Qasrishirin, Kermanshah, December 

 28, 1940. 



143243. No. 7886. 



143244. No. 7899. Said to be a small, sweet, early melon. 



Nos. 143245 to 143249 were collected in Brujird, Luristan, January 20, 1941. 



143245. No. 7912. Fruit subglobose, 7 inches long, smooth, golden yellow; flesh 

 13^2 inches thick, white. 



143246. No. 7919. Fruit elongated, 12 inches long, golden yellow, coarsely and 

 sparsely netted; flesh l 1 ^ inches thick, white, good quality. Good keeper. 



143247. No. 7920. Fruit elongated, 11 inches long, smooth, golden yellow; 

 flesh 13^ inches thick, white, good qualit}^. 



143248. No. 7945. Said to be round. 



143249. No. 7947. Said to be long. 



143250 to 143265. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber 



143250. No. 7378. From Tabriz, Azerbaijan, October 29, 1940. 



143251. No. 7431. From Ardebil, Azerbaijan, November 7, 1940. 



Nos. 143252 and 143253 were collected in Tabriz, Azerbaijan, November 12, 

 1940. 



143252. No. 7498. 



143253. No. 7499. 



143254. No. 7548. From Maraghe, Azerbaijan, November 28, 1940. 



143255. No. 7608. From Saujbulagh, Azerbaijan, December 4, 1940. 



143256. No. 7628. From Rezaieh, Azerbaijan, December 8, 1940. 



143257. No. 7727. From Khai, Azerbaijan, December 12, 1940. 



Nos. 143258 and 143259 were collected in Hamadan, December 22, 1940. 



143258. No. 7788. 



143259. No. 7799. 



Nos. 143260 and 143261 were collected in Kermanshah, December 24, 1940. 



143260. No. 7844. 



143261. No. 7862. 



Nos. 143262 and 143263 were collected in Qasrishirin, Kermanshah, December 

 28, 1940. 



143262. No. 7889. 



143263. No. 7890. 



Nos. 143264 andl43265 were collected in Brufjird, Luristan, January 21, 1941. 



