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3818. Currants produced by drying the preceding grapes. 



3819. Catawba grape. — Said to be a hybrid between V. Labrusca and V. vinifera. 

 Grown at the Munson Nurseries, Denniston, Texas. 



3820. Another specimen of the same. Grown by H. H. Rusby, at Newark, New 

 Jersey. 



3821. Delaware grape. — Another variety of the same origin. Same donor. 



3822. Brighton grape. Said to have originated like the preceding. Same donor. 

 3823-3830 represent hybrids between American species and varieties or hybrids 



of V. vinifera, originated at and presented by the Munson Nurseries, of 

 Denniston, Texas. 



3823. President. — A pure seedling of Herbert, and originating in V. Labrusca 



and V. vinifera. 



3824. Bailey. — A hybrid of Post-oak and Triumph, and originating in V. Lin- 

 cecumii, V. Labrusca, and V. vinifera. 



3825. Another specimen of the same. 



3826. Fern Munson. — A hybrid originating in the same species as the preceding. 



3827. Armalaga. — A hybrid of Arlong and Malaga and originating in the same 



species as the preceding. 



3828. Brilliant. — A hybrid of Lindley and Delaware and originating in V. Labrusca, 



V. vinifera, and V. Bourquiniana. 



3829. Ellen Scott. — A hybrid of Armlong and Herbemont and originating in 



V. Lincecumii, V. Labrusca, V. vinifera, and V. Bourquiniana. 



3830. Lomanti. — A hybrid of Salado and Pense, and originating in the species 



V. Champlini, V. Labrusca, V. vinifera, and V. Bourquiniana. 



THE MALLOW FAMILY {Malvaceae) 



3831. Vina. Jamaica sorrel. — The unripe fruit of Hibiscus Sabdariffa L. Used in 



making salads. Collected at Miami, Florida, November, 1904, by J. K. 

 Small. 

 3832-3836, inclusive, are cultivated varieties of okra, the fruit of Hibiscus esculentus 

 L. Native of tropical Africa and everywhere cultivated. Grown at 

 Sparkhill, New York, by Martin Ball, October, 1906. 



3832. Early dwarf okra. 



3833. Perkins long pod okra. 



3834. Kleckley's favorite okra. 



3835. Lady finger okra. 



3836. White velvet okra. 



3837. Kutchi-Pungara. — The fruit of Actinidia arguta Miq. {Dilleniaceae — 

 Dillenia Family). Native of eastern Asia and cultivated. Grown by 

 Francis Lynde Stetson at Sterlington, New Jersey. 



3838. Madronya. — The fruiting branches of Rheedia Madruno PI. & Tr. (Gutti- 

 ferae — Gamboge Family). Native of tropical America, and cultivated. 

 The pulp is sweet and delicious but the seeds are acrid and poisonous. 

 Purchased by H. H. Rusby in the market of Bogota, Colombia, August, 

 1917. 



