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batriti, length f yard, thickness 3 inches." 42845. "Soft, 

 juicy summer melon called Daniar. 42846. "Mixed summer 

 melons of all kinds." 42847. "Summer melon called 

 Akurtsi." 42848. "Sweet , juicy winter melon. " 42849 . "The 

 Amir melon called Maiskaja." 



Cucurbita ficifolia Bouche. (Cucurbitaceae . ) 42970. 

 Seeds from Santa Ines, Chile. Presented by Mr. Walter 

 Fischer, Bureau of Commerce, who secured them from 

 Sr. Salvador Izquierdo, Santiago, Chile. "The alcal- 

 lota is a pumpkin-like vegetable, from the pulp of 

 which is made a sweet paste, comparable perhaps to 

 "pumpkin butter," sold in cans under the names of 

 Dulce de alcallota and Creme de alcallota. 



Fraxinus oxycarpa Willd. (Oleaceae.) 42838. Seeds 

 of ash from Kieff, Russia. Presented by Messrs. St. 

 Przedpelski & T. Antoniewicz. Similar in its leaves 

 In shape, size and leaflets to F. angustifolia Vahl, but 

 the leaves are always downy about the midrib. Fruits 

 more tapered at the base. The species has a more 

 eastern natural habitat, reaching to Persia, the Cau- 

 casus, and Asia Minor. 



Hibiscadelphus giffardianus Rock. (Malvaceae.) 42879. 

 Seeds of Hau Kualuwi from Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented 

 by Mr. J. F. Rock, Botanist, College of Hawaii. "You 

 may know that of this species there is only one single 

 tree in existence and consequently seed is very scarce. 

 I have a number of young trees growing in Honolulu 

 and thus hope to perpetuate the species." (Rock.) 

 "The Hau Kuahiwi is a remarkable tree. At first ap- 

 pearance one would think it to be the common Hau (Hi- 

 biscus tiliaceus) , but at closer inspection one cannot but 

 wonder at the most peculiar shape of the flowers, 

 which are of a deep magenta, and the large yellowish 

 tuberculate capsules. It is a rather low tree with 

 not erect but rather inclining trunk of a foot in 

 diameter, with a many-branching round crown. The 

 genus Hibiscadelphus, meaning brother of Hibiscus, 

 was described by the author and the species named in 

 honor of Mr. W. M. Giffard of Honolulu, in whose com- 

 pany the writer collected his first specimens. It 

 differs from the genus Hibiscus in its very peculiar 

 flowers and mainly in the calyx, which is not per- 

 sistent with the capsules, but drops together with 

 the bracts as soon as the capsules are formed. Un- 

 fortunately the tree, of which a specimen is figured 



