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163276 to 163322".— Continued 



163292. Impatiens balsamina L. Balsaminaceae. Garden balsam. 



No. 8349. Belwani, Central Provinces. September 1946. Annual, growing 

 to 3 feet in height, with attractive pink flowers iy 2 inches long. 



163293. Lathyrus cicera L. Fabaceae. 



No. 8285. Teora. Jubbulpore, Central Provinces. Nov. 28, 1947. 



163294 to 163296. Luffa spp. Cucurbitaceae. 



163294. Luffa actjtangula (L.) Roxb. Singkwa towelgourd. 



No. 8291. Torauja. Jubbulpore, Central Provinces. Nov. 29, 1947. Ripe 

 fruit 2 feet by 4 inches, winged. Young fruits make a vegetable of delicate 

 flavor. 



163295 and 163296. Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. Suakwa towelgourd. 



163295. No. 8384. Tori. Amritsar, western Punjab. Dec. 25, 1947. 



163296. No. 8296. Perua or Ohi Toraiya. Jubbulpore, Central Provinces. 

 Nov. 29, 1947. 



163297. Melilotus alba Desr. Fabaceae. White sweetclover. 

 No. 8360. Sinji. Amritsar, western Punjab. Dec. 22, 1947. 



163298. Panicum miliaceum L. Poaceae. Proso. 

 No. 8455. Chini. Shim, Kulu Valley, eastern Punjab. 



163299. Psoralea corylifolia L. Fabaceae. Scurf-pea. 



No. 8389. Bina, Central Provinces. Dec. 15, 1947. Plant up to 3V 2 feet 

 in height. 



163300. Panicum miliaceum L. Poaceae. Proso. 

 No. 8454. Safed Chini. Shim, Kulu Valley, eastern Punjab. Jan. 5, 1948. 



163301. Phaseolus aconitifolius Jacq. Fabaceae. Moth bean. 

 No. 8541. Mot. Patiala, Patiala State. Jan. 1, 1948. 



163302. Phaseolus mungo L. Urd. 

 No. 8540. Mash. Patiala, Patiala State. Jan. 20, 1948. 



163303. Quamoclit coccinea (L.) Moench. Convolvulaceae. Scarlet starglory. 

 No. 8327. Mandla, Central Provinces. Dec. 4, 1947. 



163304. Rosa sp. Rosaceae. 



No. 8439. Shim, Kulu Valley, eastern Punjab. January 1948. Handsome 

 climber with numerous single white flowers 2y 2 inches across. 



163305. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



No. 8304. Deorali, Nepal, at 8,000 feet. May 1, 1947. Spreading, up to 4 

 feet high ; fruits strawberry-red. 



163306 and 163307. Sesamum indicum L. Pedaliaceae. Sesame. 



163306. No. 8325. Mandla, Central Provinces. Dec. 4, 1947. 



163307. No. 8341. Til. Jubbulpore, Central Provinces. Dec. 7, 1947. 

 163308. Glycine max (L.) Merrill. Fabaceae. Soybean. 



No. 8461. Bhart. Shim, Kulu Valley, eastern Punjab. Roasting type. 

 163309 and 163310. Spinacia oleracea L. Chenopodiaceae. Common spinach. 



163309. No. 8417. Polag Benaresi. Delhi. Dec. 20, 1947. Winter crop. 



163310. No. 8366. Lahore, Pakistan. Dec. 24, 1947. 



163311. Tagetes sp. Asteraceae. Marigold. 



No. 8313. Mandla, Central Provinces. Dec. 2, 1947. Plants 5 feet in 

 height, with handsome yellow to orange frilled flower heads 3 inches across. 



