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A bush 4^ feet high covering 30 to 36 square feet. It is extremely vigorous 

 and makes shoots up to 5 feet long in a year. In general appearance the bush 

 is a gooseberry and a very spiny one. It bears regularly and heavily, produc- 

 ing round fruits the size of a small gooseberry, arranged just as gooseberries 

 are, purple-black in color, with a flavor like that of a sweet gooseberry and 

 without a trace of the black currant. (Adapted from notes by F. J. Chittenden 

 and William Crump in The Garden, vol. 84, V- 607.) 



54508. GossYPiuM barbadense L. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Cairo, Egjrpt. Seed presented by James A. Prescott, Sultanic Agri- 

 cultural Society, Cairo, Egypt. Received December 27, 1921. 



" Zagora, if true to type, is the earliest and most productive of the Egyptian 

 types, running from 33 to 35 millimeters. It is very possible that it will suc- 

 ceed in parts of Texas where the longer staples and later Egyptians are not 

 productive." (George Freeman.) 



54509. Lecythis zabucajo Aiibl. Lecythidaceae. Paradise nut. 



From Port of Spain. Trinidad. Seeds presented by Eugene Andre. Re- 

 ceived December 27, 1921. 



" Nuts from 3 or 4 trees that bore fruits for the first time. Several fruited 

 this year and are doing quite well at the Dabadie Nurseries, where few plants 

 thrive in the poor, stiff clay. In all I have 33 trees of different sizes. 



" The fruits are large, urn shaped, and vary in size, and they carry a con- 

 siderable number of nuts." (Andr^.) 



54510 to 54514. 



From Burringbar, New South Wales, Australia. Seeds presented by B. 

 Harrison. Received December 22, 1921. Quoted notes by Mr. Harrison. 



54510 and 54511. Cucui^fTS sielo K Cucurbitacese. Muskmelon, 



54510. " Kankri. An p]ast Indian fruit between the muskmelon and 

 cucumber. The yellow fruit, 2 to 3 feet long, can be eaten with 

 either sugar or salt, according to taste. It should be useful for 

 pies and preserves." 



54511. " MamtnotJi Yellow. Grows from 12 to 15 pounds in weight 

 and is very prolific." 



54512. Passtfloea edults Sims. Passifloracere. Granadilla. 



"Mammoth passion fruit. The fruits, of a very delicious flavor and 

 very productive, are twice the size of the ordinary variety." 



54518. Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. Poacese. Elephant grass. 



" Congo grass. A variety of elephant grass, 10 to 12 feet high, with 

 thicker stalks, larger leaves, and less fiber than other varieties. Yields 

 40 to 50 bushels of good fodder per acre and is permanent for some years 

 when established. It grows well in dry soil and is very fattening." 



54514. Physalis peruviana L. Solanacere. Polia^ 



" Harrison's Giant. Evolved by careful selection and cultivation. The 

 very large berries, many 1^ inches in diameter, have a splendid flavor 

 and make delicious pies and preserves. They are as easily grown as 

 tomatoes." 



54515. CoELOCoccus amicarum (Wendl.) W. F. Wight. Phoe- 

 nicacese. Apple-nut palm. 



From Hilo, Hawaii. Seeds presented by Matthias Newell. Received No- 

 vember 10, 1921. 



" The apple-nut or ivory-nut tree is 30 to 50 feet high and is found in the 

 islands of the Pacific. The beautiful brownish scaly fruits are 3 inches in 

 diameter and are used chiefly in the manufacture of the very large buttons 

 used on ladies' coats. Much larger buttons can be made from this nut than from 



