JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 81, 1962 171 
282440 to 282450. 
From the Republic of South Africa. Seeds presented by the Horticultural 
Research Station, Pretoria. Received August 1, 1962. 
282440. CUCUMIS AFRICANUS L. f. Cucurbitaceae. 
Kalahari, Northern Cape Province. Annual herb; stems prostrate; 
flowers monoecious, bright yellow; fruit variable in size and shape, ellip- 
soid to oblong; the large fruits are a relished refreshment and source of 
water among the natives, the smaller ones usually are bitter and poison- 
ous; spines dense, to 10 mm. long. 
282441. CUCUMIS ANGOLENSIS Hook. f. ex Cogn. 
South West Africa. Glaucous perennial; stems prostrate to climbing, not 
much branched; tendrils glabrescent; flowers monoecious, bright yellow; 
fruit ellipsoid, smooth, glabrous, yellowish green to pale lemon yellow, 
longitudinally variegated, to 5 cm. long, slightly bitter. 
282442. CUCUMIS ANGURIA Var. LONGIPES (Hook. f.) A. Meense 
Gatooma, Southern Rhodesia. Annual monoecious creeper; stems to 3 
meters iong; tendrils stoutish; fruit large, ellipsoid or subglobose, light 
yellowish green to bright yellow when ripe, bitter. 
282443. CUCUMIS ASPER Cogn. 
South West Africa. Dioecious perennial; stems numerous from woody 
rootstock, prostrate to climbing, to 75 cm. long; tendrils slender, long; 
flowers rarely monoecious, pale yellow; fruit ellipsoid, densely covered 
with retrorse aculeae on a thick, hard base, grayish green with longitudin- 
al dark green bands when ripe, to 3 cm. long, slightly bitter when young, 
non bitter and tasty when ripe. 
282444. CUCUMIS DINTERI Cogn. 
South West Africa. Canescent perennial; stems suberect or decumbent to 
50 cm. long, often very woody; tendrils short; flowers monoecious, bright 
light yellow; fruits smooth subglobose when ripe, yellow to orange, to 5 
cm. long, very bitter. 
282445. CUCUMIS FICIFOLIUS A. Rich. 
South West Africa. Prostrate monoecious perennial herb; stems several, 
from a woody rootstock; tendrils stout; fruit broadly ovoid to subglobose, 
glabrous yellowish brown when mature. 
282446. CUCUMIS HEPTADACTYLUS Naud. 
Northern Cape Province. Woody dioecious perennial; stems prostrate, 
slender, branched, to 1.5 meters long; tendrils very short; fruit ovoid or 
ellipsoid with dark longitudinal bands, to 5 cm. long. 
282447. CUCUMIS LEPTODERMIS Schweick. 
Orange Free State. Annual, monoecious prostrate herb; stems several, 
branches, to 1 meter long; tendrils long; fruit on peduncle to 2.5 cm. long, 
globose, longitudinally zoned into light and dark green bands; spines few, 
short, soft. 
282448. CUCUMIS MELO L. Muskmelon. 
Pretoria, Transvaal. Plant annual creeper; stems branched, sometimes 
short; tendrils well developed; flowers monoecious, light yellow; fruit in 
the wild variable, smooth, usually green, mottled in bands, to 6 cm. long; 
pulp white. Seeds are from indigenous wild form, widely distributed in the 
warmer regions, where it is common as a weed on cultivated land. 
282449. CUCUMIS MYRIOCARPUS Naud. Gooseberry gourd. 
Pretoria, Transvaal. Monoecious annual; stems prostrate, branched, to 
two meters long; tendrils slender, short; fruit broadly ellipsoid to subglo- 
bose, green with longitudinal dark blackish or purplish brown bands when 
nearly ripe turning rusty orange; spines numerous, soft, curved. Common 
weed on cultivated lands. 
