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33595 to 33623— Continued. 



33618. (Undetermined.) 



" (No. 113, September 22, 1911.) From Delira Dun. A prostrate, leguminous 

 vine of vigorous growth." 



33619. Syntherisma ciliaris (Retz.) Schrad. 

 (Panicum ciliare Retz.) 



"(No. 128, September 23, 1911.) From Mussoorie. A species having much 

 the habit of ordinary crab-grass." 



33620. Eriochloa polystachya H. B. K. 



" (No. 135, October 3, 1911.) From Alighur, India. A grass that will perhaps 

 be of value for pasturage." 



Distribution. — First described from the vicinity of Guayaquil in Ecuador and 

 genemlly distributed throughout the Tropics. 



33621. Falcata sp. (?) 

 (Amphicarpaea sp.) 



"(No. 137, September 29, 1911.) From Lahore. A trailing leguminous vine 

 growing in dry soil." 



33622. Paspalum royleaxum Nees. 



" (No. 112, September 14, 1911.) From Pusa. A grass having somewhat the 

 habit of crab-grass and considered to be excellent pasturage. Abundant at 

 Pusa." 



Distribution. — Hilly districts of India from Kashmir eastward and southward 

 to Ceylon; also in tropical Africa. 



33623. Zorxia diphylla (L.) Pers. 



"(No. 121, September 21, 1911.) From Dehra Dun. An annual legume 

 growing to a height of 4 to 8 inches and considered to furnish excellent pas- 

 turage." 



33624. Lycopersicon esculentum Miller. Tomato. 

 From Burringbar, New South Wales, Australia. Presented by Mr. B. Harrison. 

 Received July 31, 1911. Numbered May 20, 1912. 

 "Australian tomato. A heavy yielder and resists cold weather better than other 

 varieties." (Harrison.) 



33625 to 33636. 



From Calcutta, India. Secured in the Calcutta, market by Mr. C. V. Piper, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, and forwarded by Mr. I. H, Burkhill, office of Eco- 

 nomic Products, Calcutta. Received April 26, 1912. 

 Seeds of the following; quoted notes by Mr. Piper: 



33625. CucuMis melo L. Mu?kmelon. 

 " (No. A.) Cylindric, 6 to 8 inches long, 2J inches in diameter. Skin cream 



color. Flesh pale orange, dry mealy, not much flavor. Splits when ripe." 



33626. Bexixcasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. Wax gourd. 

 {Benincasa cerifera Savi.) 



" (No. C.) A variety with the fruit cylindric, 8 to 10 inches lotig, 5 to 6 inches 

 in diameter." 



33627. CiTRULLus vulgaris Schrad. Watermelon. 

 "(No. D.) Globose pyriform, 6 to 8 inches in diameter, marbled green and 



white, with 12 faint longitudinal ribs." 



