KOKIA ROCKII. From J. F. 

 Rock, Honolul; J Hawaii. Almost ex- 

 tinct relative of the cotton, and for 

 breeding purposes should by all means 

 be saved from extinction. A tree 15 to 

 25 feet high, found growing on exceed- 

 ingly arid land and bearing large 

 scarlet flowers of striking beauty. The 

 seeds are covered with short dark 

 brown cotton, resembling the so-called 

 Peruvian cotton. 



LAGENARIA 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 insideand 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 growing gourds prevents decay. 



LAGERSTROEMIASPECIOSA. 



Crape Myrtle. Fron\ the Philippine 

 Islands. A shrub or tree 10 to 25 feet 

 high,- of the loosestrife family. It pro- 

 duces an abundance of pink fringed 

 flowers in spring and summer. Yalued 

 as an ornamental throughout the 

 tropics and warmer temperate regions. 

 Also considered valuable for its wood. 

 Strong grower, hardy as far north as 

 Baltimore. Known also as £. indica. 



