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277266 to 277289—Continued 
277267 to 277269. AMARANTHUS GANGETICUS L. Amaranthaceae. 
Ganges amaranth. 
277267. ‘Champa Natia’. Plants dwarf, bushy; leaves small. Used in 
same manner as spinach. 
277268. ‘Green Dengo’. 
277269. ‘Lal’. Plants bushy, to 3 feet high. ‘Red Indian Spinach” 
sometimes used as substitute for asparagus. 
277270. BETA VULGARIS L. Chenopodiaceae. Common beet. 
‘Banerjee’s Giant’. Plants robust; leaves large, fleshy; used as spinach 
substitute. Allow 2 to 3 feet between plants. 
277271 to 277277. BRASSICA OLERACEA var. BOTRYTIS L. Brassicaceae. 
Cauliflower. 
Varieties cultivated on plains. 
277271. ‘Early Banaras’. Heads large, compact. 
277272. ‘Early Market’. Outstanding early variety, heads large and 
compact. 
277273. ‘Early Patna’. Quality superb, reliable. 
277274. ‘Indian Snowball’. Late variety recommended for hills and 
plains. 
277275. ‘Maincrop Banaras’. Early to midseason variety. 
277276. ‘Maincrop Patna’. Midseason to late variety. 
277277. ‘Late Banaras’. Heads large, white, solid; texture close. Re- 
liable. 
277278. BRASSICA OLERACEA var. CAPITATA L, Cabbage. 
‘Pride of India’. Heads very large, firm, early; quality good. 
277279. CITRULLUS LANATUS (Thunb.) Mansf. Cucurbitaceae. 
Watermelon. 
‘Tarmuj’. Fruit large, delicious. 
277280 to 277284. CUCUMIS MELO L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 
277280. ‘Kakri’. Fruit long, tender, tasty. 
277281. ‘Kankur’. Fruit large, tasty. Used as substitute for squash 
when young and tender. 
277282. ‘Kharbuza’. Fruits delicious. 
277283. ‘Phoontee’. Fruit size and shape variable, used as vegetable 
when young and tender. 
277284. ‘Sarda’. The ‘Lucknow’ melon; delicious. 
277285. DAUCUS CAROTA L. Apiaceae. Carrot. 
‘Champion Scarlet Horn’. Primary root cylindrical, unusually free from 
core; flesh deep red, tender, tasty. 
277286. LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 
‘Early Scarlet’. Recommended for growing during monsoons on Indian 
plains. Fruit small. 
277287 to 277289. SOLANUM MELONGENA L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 
277287. ‘Banaras Giant White’. 
277288. ‘Long Purple’. 
277289. ‘Muktakeshi’, Skin very thin; flesh soft, palatable; seeds small. 
Considered best. 
