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Chenopodium spp. (Chenopodiaceae . ) 36304-312. Seeds 

 of quinoas and caneguas from Peru. Collected by Mr. W. F. 

 Wight, of this Bureau. Eight species and varieties of 

 this interesting Peruvian grain crop from La Paz , the Funo 

 district and Cuzco. For distribution later. 



Garcim'a oMongifolia . (Clusiaceae . ) 36497. Seeds from 

 Hongkong, China. Presented by Mr. William J. Tutcher, 

 Superintendent, Botanical and Forestry Department. A 

 yellow-flowered tree from Southern China, related to the 

 mangosteen, and introduced for the purpose of trying it as 

 a stock for that fruit. For distribution later. 



Hibiscus sp. (Malvaceae.) 36528. Cuttings of a new 

 variety of hibiscus from Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by 

 Dr. E. V. Wilcox, Hawaiian Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion. "One of the most attractive of the new varieties, 

 originated by Mr. V. S. Holt, and named by him Ruth Wil- 

 cox. It is a good form of shrub of free-flowering habit, 

 and one of the few hibiscuses which emit a delicate per- 

 fume." (Wilcox, in report of Hawaiian Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, 1912.) For distribution later. 



Karatas pliunieri. (Brome liaceae . ) 36260. Seeds of the 

 curujujul from Caracas, Venezuela. Collected by Mr. H. 

 Pittier, of this Bureau. "One of the peculiar fruits 

 common on the market at Caracas during the months from 

 January to April is the curujujul, said to be produced by 

 the above-named species. It is a slender pod, somewhat 

 alike in shape to a very young banana finger and of a pale 

 greenish yellow color. Its thin skin contains a trans- 

 lucent fluid of syrupous consistency and very sweet, in 

 which are imbedded the numerous black seeds. The curuju- 

 jul is very much relished on account of its refreshing 

 qualities and its delicate perfume, being either sucked 

 off hand or served in the form of a sherbet. It is also 

 used in the preparation of a fine preserve. This plant 

 grows wild in the lower belt of Venezuela; it is also 

 planted at times in hedges. As it is, the fruit is a 

 valuable addition to the Venezuelan fruit market, and it 

 could very likely be improved by cultivation. The same 

 plant is reported from Colombia, Central America and 

 Mexico. I had previously partaken of the fruits in 

 Nicoya, Costa Rica, where the plant is known as'pinuela de 

 garrobo ' and in Chepo, Panama, where it is caled 'piro' 

 but they were much smaller and of a very inferior quality. 

 These may have belonged to distinct species. The fruits 

 of the Mexican 'pinuela' as sold 'cooked' on the market at 



