
          CRYPTOSTEGIA GRANDIFLORA. 
Charming woody climber
of the milkweed family, growing
about 10 feet high, and bearing cymose
inflorescences of deep rose-colored
flowers, 2 inches across. Yields a fine
elastic rubber, 64 per cent, caoutchouc.
Cultivated in India. Should be tested
on rich soils of Florida where it grows
luxuriantly, to ascertain if rubber can
be obtained from it commercially.

CUCUMIS MELO. Muskmelon
or Canteloupe. Varieties of muskmelon
more or less accurately described have
been received from many countries,
and selections of these will be sent out
for trial to applicants having facilities
for experimenting with them. Seeds
are from Spain, Persia, China, Bolivia,
Peru, Greece, Russia, Turkestan,
Turkey, Brazil, Malta and Egypt.
Descriptions will accompany seeds.

37132 AND 37133. CUCURBITA 
PEPO. Squash. From Dr. Gustav
Eisen, Rome, Italy. A peculiar kind
of squash which is eaten green and
while the flower is yet adherent to the
fruit, and never when the fruit is ripe.
It is most delicious when boiled and
seasoned with fresh butter, and is fully 
equal to tender green peas, though
of a different flavor.
        