CRYPTOSTEGIA GRAND- 

 i FLORA. Chai'ming 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. 



CUGUMIS MELO, Muskmelon 

 or Canteloupe. Varietiesof 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 seed 



37132 AND 37133. CUCUR- 

 BITA PEPO. Squash. From Dr. Gus- 

 tavEisen, 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 ful- 

 ly equal to tender green peas, though 

 of a different flavor. 



