24544, GOSSYPIUM HIRSU- 
‘TUM. Cotton. Received through 
Prof. N. IE. Hansen. Native “Sara 
chigis” (black seed), cotton from Tash- 
kend, Turkestan. 
12938. GOSSYPIUM SP. Cotton. 
From Feru, South America. “Full 
rough.” Catacaos. The full rough Pe- 
ruvian cotton, which is grown in the 
Pinra andthe surrounding districts in 
_the northern part of Peru. Two crops 
‘of this cotton are exported to the New 
York and Liverpool markets every 
year. 
26319. GREIGIA SPHACE- 
LATA, “Chupon.” From Mr. Jose D. 
Husbands, Limavida, Chile. A bro- 
mclia-like stemless plant with dense- 
ly clustered sword-shaped leaves re-« 
sembling those of the pineapple. The 
flowers are purplish and the fruit is 
fragrant and wedge-shaped, with 
pleasantly flavored sweet juice. It 
grows in a comparatively moist cli- 
mate. 
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32242, GUELDENSTAEDTIA 
MONOPFIYLLA. Obtained by Mr. 
Frank N. Meyer, from the Botanical 
Garden at Tomsk, Siberia. A rare 
legume, with small leaves and flowers, 
found onlyin Mongolia and Southern 
Siberia. Of possiple value for dry 
24302. GUIZOTIA ABYSSINICA. 
From Hubert S. Smiley, Drumalis, 
Ireland. 
Dwarf annual, cultivated in Abys- 
sinia and India for its seeds, which 
mature in twelve weeks after sowing 
and yield_a sweet, bland oil exe 
ression. Plant in warm localities in 
Faly, preferably on clayey soils. Re- 
ported to yield two busheis of seed per 
acre. 
HALIMODENDRON HALO- 
DENDRON. Spinyshrub, occurring 
on sandy and alkaline places in the 
deserts of Turkestan where the mois- 
ture is not too far below the surface. 
Succeeds in partial shade. Recom- 
mended for testing asa hedge ji in 
cold wintered regions where long, hot 
and dry summers prevall, 
