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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



34465 to 34470— Continued. 



34464. CucuMis melo L. Muskmelon. 



" ^Kakri,' 'Phoot' variety. This is a variety of the conunon melon, with 

 long cucumberlike fruits. When in a young state they are covered with soft 

 downy hairs and are of a pale-green color, changing to yellow when ripe. 

 WTien yovmg they are eaten raw like cucumbers, which they greatly resemble. 

 When ripe they are eaten as a melon, but are said to be of very poor flavor." 



34465. Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench. Okra. 

 (Hibiscus esculentus L.) 



''^Bhindi torai,' ^ NasiJc.^ Soft variety. One of the best varieties of okra." 



34466. Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Roselle. 

 '^Patwa.^ This is the red-stemmed variety, of which the calyxes are dark 



red, and is considered the best." 



34467. LuFFA CYLiNDRicA (L.) Roemer. Loofah goiird. 



{L. aegyptiaca Miller.) 

 ''^Ghiya torai.\ An annual of climbing or trailing habit, resembling the 

 common luff a gourd, L. acutangula. The smooth cylindrical fruit is a foot 

 long, sometimes even more, and when immature is considered a very good 

 vegetable." 



34468. MoMORDicA charantia L. Carilla. 

 ''^Karela.' Rainy-season variety. A slender climbing or trailing annual. 



Fruit is from 5 to 7 inches long, oblong, warty or tubercled on the surface, 

 dark green when young, changing to orange when ripe. When prepared in a 

 vegetable curry, the manner in which it is commonly used, the fruit possesses 

 an agreeable bitterness. It should be grown on a trellis." 

 Distribution. — Throughout India, and generally cultivated in the Tropics. 



34469. CiTRULLUS vulgaris Schrad. Watermelon. 

 " Tinda." 



34470. LuPFA acutangula (L.) Roxburgh. Loofah, gourd. 



''Arrow torai.^' 



Distribution. — Generally cultivated in the Tropics. 



34471. Panax quinquefolium L. Ginseng. 

 {Aralia quinquefolia Decne. and Planch.) 



From Songdo, Chosen (Korea). Purchased from Mr. J. Arthur Thompson, 

 through Mr. George L. Shaw, of Manchuria. Received November 1, 1912. 



34472. Feroniella lucid a (Scheff.) Swingle. Kawis. 



From Saigon, Cochin China. Presented by Mr. P. Morange, Director of Agricul- 

 ture, Saigon. Received November 4, 1912. 

 See S. P. I. No. 25888 for description. 



34473. Asparagus filicinus Hamilton. Asparagus. 



From India. Presented by Mr. Norman Gill, superintendent, Kumaun Govern- 

 ment Gardens, Jeolikote, United Provinces. Received November 4, 1912. 



84474. Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd. Lumbang. 



(A. triloba Forst.) 



From Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. A. Alfaro, director. Garden of the National 

 Museum, San Jose. Received November 4, 1912. 

 "Tree 10 meters high, 60 centimeters in diameter." (Alfaro.) 



