HELIANTHUS ANNUUS, Russian Oil 

 Sunflower. 



Sliort season annual, 5 to 7 feet high, 

 with ornamental flowers, followed by 

 large heads containing the numerous 

 seeds, from which a high grade table 

 and valuable drying oil for paints is 

 extracted by pressure. Cultivation 

 comparatively simple. Requires fair- 

 ly rich and moist but well drained 

 loamy soil and dry atmosphere when 

 maturing in early fall. 



23535, INDI60FERA GLANDULOSA, 



Befri, from Win, H. Michael, Calcutta. 



Leguminous annual requiring rich, 

 moderately moist soil and producing 

 small pods in autumn. The seeds have 

 a much greater nutritious value than 

 wheat and when ground are mixed 

 with flour and made Into bread. Rec- 

 ommended for trial on alluvial soils 

 of the Gulf Coast. 



HIBISCUS SAB DARIFFA, 



Roselle or Jamaica Sorrel. 



Biennial, 3 to & feet high, commonly 

 cultivated in warm countries. Pro- 

 duces an abundance of large, bright 

 red calyces in autumn. These, as well 

 as the young leaves, are considered by 

 many as superior to cranberries for 

 sauce and jelly making. Very orna- 

 mental when in bloom and in fruit. 

 Sensitive to frost. 



! N <3 A E D U L. I S . 



Medium-sized, leguminous tree oc- 

 curring southward from Central Am- 

 erica to the Amazon Valley, producing 

 curiously shaped pods, about an inch 

 thick and one to two feet long, usually 

 twisted and crooked. The seeds are 

 surrounded by an acidulous, whitish, 

 ediblepulpof rather indifferent flavor. 



ILEX PARA6UAR1ENSIS, Yerba mate. 



Small evergreen tree resisting tem- 

 peratures as low as degs. F. Used 

 in preference to tea by millions of 

 South Americans; prepared in similar 

 fashion. Contains some stimulating 

 alkaloid and much less harmful ofl 

 than tea. Brazil alone in one year ex- 

 ported $10,000,000.00 worth of mate, 

 manufactured by scorching, drying 

 and powdering the leaves and young 

 twigs. 



26451. f N U LA HELENIUM. 

 Elecampane. A tall, thick stemmed 

 hardy herbaceous plant used as an or- 

 namental and also for medicinal pur- 

 poses, A preparation of the mucilagi- 

 nous root is common in drug stores. 

 Suited to wet, sandy and mountainous 

 regions. 



