30414. FRAXINUS SP. 



From Frank N. Meyer, Khotan, 

 Chinese Turkestan. Native name 

 I-mo-don. 



A tali-growing ash, resistant to 

 drought and alkali. Of value as a 

 shade and timber tree in dry* arid 

 sections. 



HELIANTHUS ANNUUS, Russian Oil 

 Sunflower. 



Short 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. 



33810. GNAPHALIUM SP. 



From Jose D. Husbands, Umavida, 

 Chile. A composite herb, locally called 

 "Vira-Vira" or "Yerba de la vida," 

 source of a volatile oil, said to be a 

 sudorific, febrifuge, expectorant, etc., 

 and to be used with good results in 

 cases of catarrh, bronchitis, etc* 



34615. HIBISCUS MUTABILIS. 



Japanese Rose Hibiscus. Presented by 

 Gustav Eisen, Rome, Italy. Large 

 shrub or small tree growing to a height 

 of 10 feet or more and bearing great 

 numbers of beautiful rose-colored, 

 single flowers, 6 inches or more in 

 diameter. 



22609. GREW1A PAR VI FLORA 



From Frank Meyer, Pangshan, China. 



Deciduous shrub, or dwarf tree, ten 

 feet tall; leaves color to a golden yel- 

 low, and the reddish-brown berries 

 persist into late autumn. Commonly 

 rownd in dry and rocky locations of 

 China. Recommended for testing as 

 an ornamental. 



35592. HURA CREPITANS. 



Sand Box. From Don Nat. O. y Osuna, 

 Noria, Sinaloa, Mexico. Tropicalshade 

 tree 40 feet in height, with inconspic- 

 uous reddish blooms and curious, deep- 

 ly furrowed, rounded, hard-shelled, 

 inedible fruits, about the size of an 

 orange, which explode with great force 

 wbcn dried after ripening. Purgative 

 juice is expressed from the seeds. 



