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81382 to 81405— Continued. 



and heavily overlaid with white net- 

 ting ; flesh green shading to orange 

 near the seed and of fairly good 

 flavor. 



81391. No. 10. From Ainbala. An early 

 variety producing bright-yellow fruits 

 with very dark-green bands ; flesh pale 

 cream and of fairly good flavor. Many 

 of the fruits are distinctly triangular 

 in shape. 



81392. No. 11. From Lucknow. Chitla. 

 A round, flat melon which is light 

 green with yellow spots and green 

 splashes ; flesh white and of fairly good 

 flavor. 



81393. No. 12. From Lucknow. Khurra. 

 A round, rough-skinned melon which 

 is yellow and slightly splashed dull red 

 overlaid with white netting ; flesh pale 

 orange and of good flavor. 



81394. No. 13. From Lucknow. Sarda. 

 A round and somewhat flat, yellow 

 melon with very narrow depressed 

 bands of pale green ; flesh pale orange 

 and of good flavor. 



81395. No. 14. From Lucknow. Sufaida 

 (1). A round, flat, yellow melon with 

 white flesh of good flavor. It is one 

 of the best and most popular varieties. 



81396. No. 15. From Lucknow. Sufaida 

 (2). A round, flat, pale-cream melon 

 slightly spotted and splashed with pale 

 yellow ; flesh white and of good flavor. 

 It is probably a variety of Sufaida (1) . 



81397. No. 16. From Rampur State. 

 Chitla Jaldar. A round, pale-yellow 

 melon splashed with dull red irregular- 

 ly overlaid with white netting ; flesh 

 pale yellow tinged with orange, very 

 little flavor and not very sweet. 



81398. No. 17. From Piranpur, Rampur 

 State. Geeala. A long oval, bright- 

 yellow melon heavily overlaid with 

 white netting ; flesh pale orange, rather 

 juicy, but with little flavor. 



81399. No. 18. From Tomri. Rampur 

 State. Jaldar Red. A roundish oval, 

 dull-red melon with dark-green bands 

 heavily overlaid with white netting ; 

 flesh pale yellow tinted orange, not 

 sweet and with no flavor. 



81400. No. 19. From Rampur State. 

 Dhai Seera. Long oval, pale yellow 

 melon with orange bands ; flesh pale 

 orange, slightly sweet, and with very 

 little flavor. 



81401. No. 20. From Sitaria, Rampur 

 State. Red Jaldar. Oval, dull orange- 

 red melon overlaid with white netting : 

 flesh pale yellow tinged with orange, 

 not sweet, and with a very insipid 

 flavor. 



81402. No. 21. From Ghatampur, Ram- 

 pur State. Surkha Jaldar. A round 

 melon which is dark orange-red to 

 yellow and dull orange with orange and 

 green bands, overlaid with white net- 

 ting ; flesh pale yellow tinged with 

 orange, fairly sweet, and of fairly good 

 flavor. 



81403. No. 22. From Saharanpur district. 

 Jalalabad. A round flat melon which 

 is rich golden yellow with juicy, sweet, 

 white flesh of good flavor. Probably 

 a variety of the Lucknow Sufaida. 



81404. No. 23. From' Saharanpur district. 

 Patair (1) . A round, somewhat flat, 



81382 to 81405— Continued. 



bright-yellow melon with dark-green 

 bands ; flesh green, fairly sweet, and of 

 fairly good flavor. 



81405. No. 24. From Saharanpur district. 

 Patair (2). A handsome dark-red 

 melon with yellow bands ; flesh pale 

 orange, fairly sweet, and of fairly 

 good flavor. 



81406 to 81417. 



From Java. Seeds collected by R. D. Rands 

 and George Arceneaux, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received August 13, 1929. 



81406. Albizzia falcata (L.) Backer (A. 

 moluccana Miquel). Mimosaceae. 



A rapid-growing tropical Asiatic tree 

 with large feathery leaves and small 

 globular flower heads. It is used for 

 shade in coffee plantations. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 75973. 



81407 and 81408. Bradburya plumibri 

 (Turp.) Kuntze (Centrosema plumieri 

 Turp.). Fabaceae. 



A tropical ornamental vine, native 

 to Brazil, with white and red flowers. 

 It is of value as a green manure. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 77622. 



81407. No. 1. 



81408. No. 2. 



81409 and 81410. Bradburya pdbescens 

 (Benth.) Kuntze (Centrosema pubes- 

 cens Benth.). Fabaceae. 



A leguminous vine, native to tropical 



America, with trifoliolate leaves and 



small yellowish flowers. It is used as 

 a cover crop. 



81411. Cassia hirsdta L. Caesalpinia- 

 ceae. 



An erect, annual herb covered with 

 long hairs. The compound leaves are 

 made up of three to five pairs of ovate 

 leaflets 2 to 3 inches long, and the 

 yellow flowers are borne in axillary ra- 

 cemes. It is native to Brazil. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 47353. 



81412. Cassia leschbnaultiana DC. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



A low diffuse perennial native to the 

 tropical Himalayas, with slender branches 

 and finely divided leaves. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 72591. 



81413. Cracca Candida (DC.) Kuntze 

 (Tephrosia Candida DC). Fabaceae. 



A low shrub with slender branches and 

 large clusters of reddish or white flowers. 

 Native to the Himalayas. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76096. 



81414. Cracca vogelii (Hook, f.) Kuntze 

 (Tephrosia vogelii Hook. f.). Fabaceae. 



A shrubby legume native to tropical 

 Africa. The leaves are macerated and 

 thrown into the water to kill fish. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76098. 



