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36601 to 35657— Continued. 



35643 and 36644. Cucumis sativus L. Cucumber. 



36643. "(Laoling, Shantung, China. No. 1843a. March 31, 1913.) 

 A rare cucumber of local origin, said to be of green color, growing 2J feet 

 in length and of fine quality. Is always trained on trellises made from 

 sorghum stems, so as to prevent the fruits from touching the ground. 

 Loves a rich, sandy soil. Chinese name Huang htia.'" 



36644. ''(Laoling, Shantung, China. No. 1844a. March 31, 1913.) 

 A rare variety of cucumber of local origin, said to be of white color, 

 growing 2| feet long and being covered with little warts and points. 

 Is trained like the preceding number (S. P. I. No. 35643). Chinese 

 name Pai huang kua. This and the preceding number may perhaps 

 do well in countries with dry air, as the Shantung Province is decidedly 

 semiarid." 



36645 to 36667. Cucumis melo L. Muskmelon. 



36646. "(Laoling, Shantung, China. No. 1845a. March • 31, 1913.) 

 A muskmelon said to be of small size, of yellow color, and fragile. The 

 flesh is soft and sweet. Chinese name Kwan tung yu mi kua. This and 

 the following varieties of melons all love a rich, sandy soil with a small 

 amount of alkali in it. The Chinese melon growers claim that to obtain 

 year in and year out the finest melons one has to grow certain melons 

 for seed entirely; that is, the first two fruits from some selected plants 

 should always be retained for future seed producers, for when one simply 

 takes th3 ordinary melons the strain very soon runs out and the quality 

 gets worse and worse every year. They also admit that a slight differ- 

 ence in soil and location has very much to do with quality and that 

 seeds from melons that were good in one locality produce inferior melons 

 in another locality only a few miles away." 



35646. "(Near Laoling, Shantung, China. No. 1846a. March 31, 1913.) 

 A muskmelon said to be of elongated shape, of white color, and easily 

 breaking, while the meat is not too sweet. Chinese name Tsiu kua.'^ 



36647. "(Laoling, Shantung, China. No. 1847a. March 31, 1913.) 

 A muskmelon said to be of long shape, moderate size, and of a white 

 color. Flesh juicy. Chinese name Yang dja tsiu kua. " 



36648. "(Laoling, Shantung, China. No. 1848a. March 31, 1913.) 

 A muskmelon said to resemble a gourd, skin dark green, flesh red and of 

 sweet taste. A rare local variety. Chinese name GAit su ^ita.' ' 



35649. "(Laoling, Shantung, China. No. 1849a. March 31, 1913.) 

 A muskmelon said to have a very dark-colored skin ; meat red and as soft 

 as flour, ripens in July. Chinese name Ghai mien kua." 



36660. "(Laoling, Shantung, China. No. 1850a. March 31, 1913.) 

 A muskmelon said to have a blotched skin, growing to moderate size and 

 being very sweet. Chinese name Huxi pi tsiu kua." 



36651. "(Laoling, Shantung, China. No. 1851a. March 31, 1913.) 

 A muskmelon said to be of long shape, of green color with white stripes, 

 while the flesh is juicy. Chinese name Pa djau tsui kua. " 



35652. "(Laoling, Shantung, China. No. 1852a. March 31, 1913.) 

 A muskmelon said to be of small size, with mottled, yellow skin, while 

 the meat is of red color and quite sweet. Chinese name Hong yang 

 khan kua" 



