38698. KiGELIA FINN ATA. 

 Sausage Tree. From Port Louis, 

 Mauritius, through G. Regnard. Large, 

 spreading ornamental tree of Nubia, 

 under v/hich the negroes celebrate re- 

 ligious festivals. Remarkable for its 

 heavy, extremely hard, sausage-like 

 fruits, v^hich hang at the ends of twO" 

 foot long stalks. Leaves so harsh as to 

 be used for polishing metal. Adapted 

 to South Florida as shade tree. 



34665, KOKIA ROCKII. Cotton 



Tree. From Mr. Jos. F.Rock, Honolulu, 

 Hawaii. An almost extinct relative of 

 the cotton plant and as such may be 

 valuable for breeding purposes. Should 

 by all means be saved from extinction. 

 A tree 15 to 25 feet high, found grov^ing 

 on exceedingly arid land and bearing 

 large scarlet flowers of striking beau- 

 ty. The sap is used for dyeing. 



LAGEMARIA VULGARIS, South 



African pipe gourd. 



Annual vine suitable for growing 

 south of New York. To make pipes let 

 gourds mature, cut off crooked necks, 

 clean iiisideand scrape outside, fit with 

 plaster or meerschaum bowl and rubber 

 mouthpiece, as described in Circular 

 No, 41, Bureau of Plant Industry. Cul- 

 ture like that of cucumber. Straw un- 

 der grov^ing gourds prevents decay. 



