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about 1 inch in length, adhering closely to the pulp. 

 When cut a yellow gamboge oozes out of them. Boys are 

 very fond of this fruit, but the Americans here do not 

 care for it. It is said to make a very superior doce or 

 preserve." (Dorsett, Popenoe and Shamel introduction.) 

 For distribution later. 



CucurUta pepo. (Cucurbitaceae . ) 37132-133. Seeds of 

 squashes from Rome. Presented by Dr. Gustav Eisen. "Zuc- 

 chetta nana 'Cerbero' and 'Romana. ' Peculiar kinds of 

 squashes. These squashes are eaten green, and while the 

 flower is yet adherent to the fruit, and never when the 

 fruit is ripe, at least I have never seen it eaten at that 

 stage. Used stewed, fried, etc., in many different ways, 

 like squash or green peas. It is most delicious when 

 boiled in fresh butter and is fully equal to any other 

 fresh vegetable in this country. Many eat the flowers 

 when the fruit is between six to ten inches, always while 

 green." (Eisen.) For distribution later. 



Dlospyrus kaki. (Ebenaceae.) 37168-213. Cuttings of 45 

 varieties of Japanese persimmon from Okitsu, Japan. Pre- 

 sented by Mr. T. Tanikawa, in charge of the Government 

 Horticultural Experiment Station. "We take great pleasure 

 in sending you scions of all the kakis which we now have 

 in our garden. These kakis were gathered from several 

 localities of this country as promising varieties. We 

 must confess that it is very difficult to collect all the 

 varieties named in our 'Special Bulletin No. 28' because 

 many of them are seedlings of some varieties and named by 

 the finder or the cultivator. Such kakis are almost al- 

 ways inferior in quality and too scarce in number to be 

 recognized as a variety. For these reasons we regret that 

 we cannot send such kakis to you." (Tanikawa.) For 

 distribution later. 



Doliclios lablcib. (Fabaceae.) 37081. Seeds of the Bona- 

 vist bean from Tientsin, China. Presented by Dr. Yamei 

 Kin, Pei-Yang Woman's Medical School and Hospital. "The 

 common name is 'old woman's ear' and it is a specialty of 

 the north. The ripe beans can be used like any other 

 bean, but are generally used in the pod like string beans. 

 As it grows readily and likes the cold weather, just so 

 that it does not actually freeze the blossoms, it thus 

 provides a green bean when the other string beans are 

 gone. In cooking it the object is not to make it soft but 

 just to plunge it into boiling hot water and not much more 

 than scald it, so that it still remains crisp enough for a 

 salad, then it is dressed with vinegar and oil. It should 

 be grown on a trellis. The pods when full grown measure 



