INVENTORY. 53 



5111. Olea EUROPJEA. Olive. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle (No. 5), May 

 17, 1900. 



Round Constantine. Distributed. 



5112. Carica papaya. Papaw. 



From Honduras. Presented by Dr. R. Fritzgartner, Director of the Mint, 

 Tegucigalpa. Received May 17, 1900. 



Large, yellow fruit. Distributed. 



5113. Ficus carica. Caprifig. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Received through Mr. AY. T. Swingle, May 17, 1900. 

 Distributed. 



5114. XlCOTIANA TABACUM. TobaCCO. 



From Japan. Received May 17, 1900. Presented to Hon. James Wilson, Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture, by C. Maki, Director of the Ibraki Prefecture of the Ota 

 Tobacco Monopoly. 



Kokubu. "The best tobacco produced in this district. The aromatic leaves are 

 excellent and grade first in Japan." (Maki.) 



5115-5122. 



From Sinaloa, Mexico. A collection of seed presented by Mr. G. Lawton Taylor, 

 of Santa Cruz de Alaya, through the Office of Experiment "Stations, May 21, 1900. 



5115. Carica papaya. Papaw. 

 Papal. A tree about 20 feet high; fruit excellent. Distributed. 



5116. Carica papaya. Papaw. 



Papai. From Oahu, H. I. "Extremely productive and excellent eaten 

 green, cooked as vegetables, or ripe as fruit." (Taylor.) Distributed. 



5117. Brassica juxcea. Chinese mustard. 



Koytoi. "From Asia. Eaten cooked as greens and also made into a 

 sauerkraut. ' ' ( Taylor. ) Distributed. 



5118. Yigxa catjaxg. Cowpea. 



Aukok. "A long, black climbing bean from Asia. Eaten as snap beans. 

 Yery tender even when old. ' ' ( Taylor. ) Distributed. 



5119. Cucurbita pepo. Squash. 



Umqua. "A Chinese squash, weighing about 30 to 40 pounds. The squash 

 looks much like a watermelon, but is hollow and will keep a year if 



. not frozen, pieces being cut off and cooked as vegetables." (Taylor.) 

 Distributed. 



5120. Citrullus vulgaris. Citron. 



Tequa. " From Asia. Is like the Umqua in appearance and weight, but 

 kee^s only four months." (Taylor.) Distributed. 



5121. Momordica charaxtia. Gourd. 



Laqua. "A climber. Fruit look* like a large gherkin. Is cooked with 

 roast meats. Acid fruit weighs about three-fourths of a pound. ' ' ( Tay- 

 lor.) Distributed. 



5122. Luffa acutaxgula. Gourd. 



Suqua. " From China. A delightful cornucopia-shaped, 10-ribbed vege- 

 table, climber, from 1 to 2i feet long. Is good raw or cooked. Looks 

 like black watermelon seed." (Taylor.) Distributed. 



