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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



35601 to 35657— Continued. 



35653. "(Loaling, Shantung, China. No. 1853a. March 31, 1913.) 

 A miiskmelon said to be of long shape and sweet taste. Chinese name 

 Kuan tung pantze hua. " 



35654. "(Laoling, Shantung, China. No. 1854a. March 31, 1913.) Arare 

 local variety of muskmelon having exceedingly small seeds. Said to 

 grow large and to be of sweet taste. Chinese name Sze ma li kua, which 

 means 'sesame-seeded melon.' " 



35655. "(Laoling, Shantung, China. No. 1855a. March 31, 1913.) A 

 rare variaty of muskmelon said to be round, gourdlike form. Meat white 

 and watery. Chinese name Sao kua.'' 



36656. "(Laoling, Shantung, China. No. 1856a. March 31, 1913.) 

 A muskmelon, said to be round, of large size, and possessing a fine, 

 strong aroma. Chinese name Huang hua kua, or Huang mien kua.'' 



35657. "(Laoling, Shantung, China. No. 1857a. March 31, 1913.) 

 ' Mixed Chinese muskmelons, among which some interesting types may 



appear. Sow out, if possible, in various localities in the semiarid belt 

 of the United States." 



35658 to 35665. Canavali spp. 



From Calcutta, India. Presented by Mr. David Hooker, economic botanist, 

 Indian Museum, through Mr. C. V. Piper, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received June 25, 1913. 

 Seeds of the following: 



35658 and 35659. Canavali gladiatum (Jacq.) DC. Sword bean. 



35658. "(35334.) From Poena, India. Seeds red, edib'le." 



35659. "(35342.) From Seharunpur, India. Seeds red." 

 35660 to 35665. Canavali virosum (Roxb.) Wight and Arnott. 



Distribution. — The warmer parts of India and eastward to the Philip- 

 pines. 



35660. "(35249.) From Prome, India. Seeds gray, pods medium 

 sized." 



35661. "(35251.) From Prome, India. Seeds gray, pods small. 



35662. "(35315.) From Thana, India. Seeds marbled brown and gray. 

 Inedible." 



36663. "(35324.) From Surat, India. Seeds brown and gray marbled. 

 Inedible." 



35664. "(35320.) From Kaira, India. Seeds brown and gray marbled. 

 Inedible." 



35665. "(35329.) From Belgaum, India. Seeds brown and gray 

 marbled. Edible. Seeds of this are quite indistinguishable from the 

 three preceding numbers." 



35666. Panicum muticum Forsk. 



From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Presented by Mr. C. K. Moser, American consul, 

 Colombo, Ceylon. Received June 28, 1913. 

 See S. P. I. No. 29980 for previous introduction. 

 Plants, 



