OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1912. 



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S4440 to 34454. Mangifera indica L. Mango. 



Ffom Trinidad, British West Indies. Presented by Mr. W. B. Freeman, Assistant 

 Director of Agriculture, Port of Spain. Received October 29, 1912. 



Six cuttings 



of each, of the following *. 







4. 4.4.0 





34448. 







ModcLTTie. 





Julie Leotaud. 



34442. 



Neelum. 



34460. 



Martin. 



34443. 



Amelia Martinique. 



34461. 



Walajah Pasand. 



34444. 



Mistake Divine. 



34462. 



Tamancha. 



34446. 



Divine Martinique. 



34463. 



Bombay Special. 



34446. 



Minnie. 



34464. 



De Boissih-e. 



34447. 



Salem. 







For an illustration of a mango tree of the Divine variety (S. P. I. No. 21516) in fruit, 

 aee Plate II. 



S4455 to 34470. 



From Lucknow, India. Presented by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Altadena, Cal. 

 Received October 26, 1912. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Popenoe: 

 34466 to 34467. 



34466. Amaranthus mangostanus Juslenius. Amaranth. 

 " Chaulai Sag.'' 



Distribution. — Throughout India and Ceylon in cultivated ground; 

 used as a potherb. 



34466. PoRTULACA OLERACEA L. PuTslane. 



''Kulfa Sag.'' 



34467. Amaranthus gangeticus L. Amaranth. 



''Lai Sag." 



"A tall, soft-wooded annual, extensively cultivated throughout 

 India for the sake of the leaves, which are used in the same manner as 

 spinach." 



Distribution. — Throughout the Tropics; cultivated as a potherb in 

 India. 



34468. Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogniaux. Wax gourd. 



(B. cerifera Sa\d.) 



"'Petha.' A climber, annual, with a large pumpkinlike fruit, smooth 

 when ripe, and covered with a waxy bloom. It is quite common around 

 Seharunpur. ^\Tien in a young state the fruits form an ingredient of vegetable 

 curries, but their principal use is for making a sweetmeat which greatly resem- 

 bles 'Turkish delight.' When cooked and used as a vegetable the fruits are 

 rather tasteless." 



34469 to 34462. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Watermelon. 

 34469. Early Lucknow. 



34460. Farrukhabad. 



34461. "Red, bottle shaped, from Shahjehanpur." 



34462. Round, black-red, from Seharunpur." 



34463. CucuRBiTA pepo L. Pumpkin. 



'''Kaddu,' common variety. The pumpkin is one of the commonest of 

 Indian vegetables." 



