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143284. No. 7735. Cultivated for the seeds. 



143285. No. 7813. From Kermanshah, December 24, 1940. Fruit flattened, 

 8 inches long and 5 inches in diameter, red; flesh pale orange, insipid. 



143286 to 143302. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. Cushaw. 



Nos. 143286 to 143288 were collected in Tabriz, Azerbaijan, October 29, 1940. 



143286. No. 7384. Long-necked Japanese type. 



143287. No. 7385. 



143288. No. 7403. Fruit 13 inches long, buff, deeply ribbed; flesh \y 2 inches 

 thick, pale orange, rather low in sugar. 



143289. No. 7412. From Ardebil, Azerbaijan, November 2, 1940. Fruit pyri- 

 form, orange buff, spotted paler; flesh red orange, sweet. 



Nos. 143290 and 143291 were collected in Maraghe, Azerbaijan, November 28, 

 1940. 



143290. No. 7535. Fruit 1 foot long, orange yellow; flesh orange yellow, very 

 tender, tasty when prepared as a vegetable. 



143291. No. 7552. 



143292. No. 7579. From Sawjbulagh, Azerbaijan, December 3, 1940. Fruit 

 22 inches long, orange yellow with green stripes; flesh orange, low in sugar. 



143293. No. 7596. From Rezaieh, Azerbaijan, December 6, 1940. Fruit buff 

 orange, spotted paler; flesh orange, tender, low sugar. 



143294. No. 7781. 



143295. No. 7804. Fruit 13 inches long and 63^2 inches in diameter, orange, 

 very watery; flesh orange yellow, 1 to 2 inches thick, good quality. 



Nos. 143296 to 143298 were collected in Kermanshah, December 23, 1940. 



143296. No. 7824. Fruit 19 inches long; flesh pale orange yellow, tender, low in 

 sugar. 



143297. No. 7827. Fruit pyriform, heavily and irregularly ribbed, 10 inches long 

 and 10 inches in diameter, buff, spotted paler; flesh bright orange 3^ellow, tender, 

 low in sugar. 



143298. No. 7861. 



Nos. 143299 and 143300 were collected in Qasrishirin, December 27, 1940. 



143299. No. 7871. Fruit 14 inches long, irregularly ribbed buff; flesh orange red, 

 tender, of good taste. 



' 143300. No. 7873. Fruit 20 inches long, deeply and irregularly ribbed orange 

 buff; flesh orange. 



Nos. 143301 and 143302 were collected in Brujird, Luristan, January 20, 1941. 



143301. No. 7910. Fruit dipper-shaped, 15 inches long, orange buff with narrow 

 spot-stripes of paler color; flesh orange red, very tender, of good flavor. 



143302. No. 7968. 



143303 to 143331. Cucurbita pepo L. Pumpkin. 



143303. No. 7360. From Tabriz, Azerbaijan, October 28, 1940. 



Nos. 143304 to 143309 were collected in Ardebil, Azerbaijan, November 1, 1940. 



143304. No. 7409. Fruit yellow, 7 inches long and 17 inches in diameter, ridged; 

 flesh yellow, 2 inches thick, insipid. 



143305. No. 7410. Fruit globose, 10 inches long, with raised ribs, orange to 

 orange red; flesh pale orange, 1 to \y 2 inches thick, low in sugar. 



143306. No. 7411. Fruit 10 inches long and 7 inches in diameter, heavily ridged, 

 red netted green and orange; flesh 1^ inches thick, orange, rather sweet. 



