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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



86273 to 86400— Continued. 



86316. No. 41. Frunze, Turkestan, 

 August 26, 1929. A fairly large 

 light-green watermelon with dark- 

 green stripes, thin rind, and pink, 

 sweet, juicy flesh of fair quality. 



86317. No. 42. Near Damghan, Persia, 

 September 20, 1929. A watermelon 

 with red seeds. 



36318. No. 43. Ursatieyskaya, Turk- 

 estan, September 10, 1929. A very 

 large watermelon, 12 to 15 inches 

 long and 12 inches wide, but of poor 

 quality and coarse texture. 



86319. No. 85. Eindyvarneh. Kesvin, 

 Persia, September 28, 1929. A mod- 

 erately large round light-green vari- 

 ety with dark-green stripes, sweet 

 very juicy pink flesh of excellent 

 quality, and a thin rind ; considered 

 the best watermelon in Persia. 



86320. No. 102. Alma Ata, Turkestan, 

 September 22, 1929. 



86321. No. 104. Frunze, Turkestan, 

 August 27, 1929. A small round 

 light-green watermelon with distinct 

 thin stripes and sweet juicy pink 

 flesh of fair quality. 



86322. Coriandrum sativum L. Apia- 

 ceae. Coriander. 



No. 122. Geshnidje. Tehran, Persia, 

 November 2, 1929. A leafy vegetable 

 whose leaves are used both cooked and 



86323 to 86338. Cucumis melo L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Melon. 



86323. No. 31. Near Alma Ata, Tur- 

 kestan, August 22, 1929. 



86324. No. 32. Kaskelon, Turkestan, 

 August 25, 1929. A .small yellow 

 oblong oval melon of fair quality. 



86325. No. 35. Kaskelon, Turkestan, 

 August 25, 1929. A long narrow 

 green melon with orange-colored flesh 

 of good quality. 



86326. No. 36. Kaskelon, Turkestan, 

 August 25, 1929. A large yellow 

 melon with cream-colored flesh of 

 good quality. 



86327. No. 37. Frunze, Turkestan, 

 August 20, 1929. A inedium-sized 

 cream-colored melon of fair quality, 

 with white flesh, tinged with green. 



86328. No. 38. Frunze, Turkestan, 

 August 26, 1929. A large roundish 

 oval melon with moderately juicy 

 cream-colored flesh of good quality. 



86329. No. 97. Alma Ata, Turkestan, 

 August 22, 1929. A small roundish 

 oval firm melon with juicy cream to 

 orange-colored flesh. The rind is 

 moderately thick and the seeds are 

 like those of an apple. 



86330. No. 98. Alma Ata, Turkestan, 

 August 22. 1929. 



86331. No. 100. Alma Ata, Turkestan, 

 August 22, 1929. 



I. No. 113. Tehran, Persia, No- 

 vember 2, 1929. A smali early 

 melon of fair quality. 

 86333. No. 147. Ayvanki, Persia, No- 

 vember 6, 1929. A large oval yellow 

 melon, heavily netted, 12 to 14 

 inches long, but somewhat variable 

 in size ; the firm crisp juicy flesh is 

 cream to orange in color ; rind mod- 



8627S to 86400— Continued. 



erately thin. The season is from 

 June 15 to October 15, and the 

 melon will keep in storage until 

 December. 



86334. No. 148. Ayvanki, Persia, No- 

 vember 6, 1929. A large greenish 

 yellow oval melon, 12 to 14 inches 

 long, heavily netted with gray net- 

 ting. The fix-m juicy cream to vel- 

 low-colored flesh is of good quality. 



86335. No. 167. Gorgoh. Ispahan 

 Road, Tehran, Persia, November 15, 

 1929. A large light-yellow to cream- 

 colored melon covered with a heavv 

 gray netting. The firm, juicy, fine- 

 textured flesh is cream colored and 

 of excellent quality. 



86336. No. 168. Damghan, Persia, No- 

 vember 8, 1929. In shape and 

 appearance this is similar to canta- 

 loupes grown in America. 



86337. No. 173. Ispaban Road, Tehran, 

 Persia, November 15. 1929. A me- 

 dium to small yellowish green oval 

 melou with cream-colored flesh of 

 fair quality. 



86338. No. 84. Gorgob. Ispahan Road. 

 Tehran, Persia, October 2, 1929. A 

 large light-yellow to cream-colored 

 melon covered with a heavy gray 

 netting. The firm, juicy, fine-tex- 

 tured flesh is cream colored and of 

 excellent quality. 



86339. Cucumis sativds L. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Cucumber. 



No. 125. Tehran, Persia, November 2, 

 1929. 



86340. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Cucumber. 



, No. 130. Kyar sabs (green cucumber). 

 Tehran, Persia, November 2, 1929. 



86341. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



No. 120. Tehran, Persia, November 2, 

 1929. 



86342. Cucurbita pepo L. 

 ceae. 



Cucurbita- 

 Pumpkin. 



No. 117. Tehran, Persia, November 2, 

 1929. Locally grown. 



86343. Cucurbita pepo L. 

 ceae. 



Cucurbita- 

 Pumpkin. 



No. 166. Rafsinjan. Persia, November 

 18, 1929. Originally grown at Reshat, 

 Persia. 



86344. Cydonia oblonga Mill. (Pyrus ey- 

 donia L.). Malaceae. Quince. 



No. 298. Vooadyl, Turkestan. August 6. 

 1929. Collected by H. L. Westover in 

 the village of Vooadyl, 15 miles south of 

 Fergana. 



86345. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



No. 129. Havidje. Tehran. Persia. No- 

 vember 2, 1929. 



86346 and 86347. Juglaxs regia L. 

 Juglandaceae. Persian walnut. 



Moderately large walnuts with light 

 kernels, from trees apparently fairly 

 hardy and drought resistant. 



86346. No. 139. Damovand, near Teh- 

 ran, Persia, November 4, 1929. 



