2SI77. BOUSSINGAULTIA 

 BASE LLO IDES. From Antigua, 

 British West Indies. Presented by Mr. 

 A S. Archer. A rapid-growing orna- 

 mental climber belonging to the Che- 

 nopodiaceae. The flowers on opening 

 are white and fragrant, turning black 

 before withering. Easily propagated 

 from tubers growing on the stem. 



32418. BRASS! CA JUNCEA. 

 Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, 

 Sarepta, Saratoff Government, Russia. 

 The famous Sarepta mustard which is 

 very strong and in great favor through- 

 out Russia, Besides being ground into 

 mustard powder, the seeds themselves 

 are often used in cooking* The oil 

 which is expressed from the seeds is 

 also used for culinary purposes. 



31821. BRASSICA NAPU8. 

 Mustard. From Mr, Frank N. Meyer, 

 Khasan-dugra, Chinese Turkestan. A 

 tall-growing mustard plant, found 

 growing in slightly alkaline soil. An 

 oil is expressed from the seeds, which 

 is smeared over bread in the baking 

 process. 



21033. BRASSICA OLERACEA 

 Cabbage. Presented by Mr, Paul 

 Nash, American consul, Venice, Italy. 

 "Kupus." From Ragusa, Balmatia. 

 The flavor of this plant v grown here 

 is very different from the ordinary 

 European varieties and it is highly 

 prized by those who have eaten, it. 



33239. BRASSICA PEKINEN- 

 SIS. Cabbage, Presented by Mr. 

 Toseph Baiiio, University of Nanking, 

 Nanking, China. "Shantung. 9 * These 

 Chinese cabbages should be planted in 

 midsummer and left in the ground 

 until the first heavy frost." The best 

 varieties have very little cabbage odor 

 about them. 



22755. BRASSICA RAPA, '« Pe« 

 trowski " turnip., from Melsingfors, 

 Finland. 



A variety of turnip which has been 

 grown as far north as Alaska, where 

 it has proven its entire immunity^ to 

 the attacks of the root maggot which 

 seriously affected other varieties 

 grown beside it. It is recommended as 

 a base for breeding other maggot»re* 

 sistant turnips. 



