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from Malwa, central India. It is 18 to 20 inches in length, and thicker 
and more fleshy than the ordinary cucumber varieties. It is grown in 
the rainy season, and as the Malwa Plateau is nearly 2,000 feet above 
sea level, the temperature at that season is lower than in many parts 
of India. I believe that this variety should do well in the warmer 
parts of the United States . " (Roberts . ) 
CUCUfoBlTA PEPO (Cucurbitaceae) , 56654. Vegetable marrow. From 
Avondale , Auckland, New Zealand. Seeds presented by H. R. Wright. 
"This is the vegetable marrow as grown by the natives of New Zealand. 
It is a good keeper, and can be used either green or ripe." (Wright.) 
dkjspyros kaki (Diospyraceae) , 56631-56833. Kaki. From Osaki 
Machi, Tokyo, Japan. Seeds presented by Sengo Matsuda. Quoted notes 
by Mr. Matsuda. With the rapidly increasing importance of persimmon 
culture in the United States, the question of rootstocks has become 
urgent. Diotpyrot lotus has not proved altogether satisfactory in many 
regions. Reports from Japan indicate that various wild or semiwild 
forms of D. kaki are used in that country as stocks for the cultivated 
sorts, and the following three numbers are the first result of our ef- 
fort to introduce these forms for the use of American horticulturists. 
56831. "'Gara-gara' (prolific bearer). A very stout tree from 
the mountainous districts of Kiusiu Island. The sour fruits are pick- 
led, and the juice is used for water-proofing purposes." 
56832. "'Tsurushi gaki. • This is good for using dried." 
56833. " ' Yama-gaki . ' Sour fruits used for pickles . " 
gordonia sp. (Theaceae), 56823. From Yunnan, China. Seeds col- 
lected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant 
Industry. "(No. 7884. Tienyinssu. January, 1923.) A shrub about 8 
feet high found at an altitude of 6,000 feet. The handsome white 
flowers are Ij inches across, and the fruit is a woody capsule." (Rock.) 
hakea acicularis (Preteaceae) , 56879. From Richmond, Victoria. 
Seeds presented by F. H. Baker, A tali evergreen shrub or small bushy 
tree, native to Australia, with very handsome foliage which is rigid 
and spiny, thus serving to protect the plant against animals. The 
plant is suitable for hedges and shrubberies, is quite hardy, and re- 
quires but little moisture or cultivation. (Adapted from University 
of California Publications, Botany, vol. 4, p. 19.) 
iris sp. (Iridaceae), 56811. From western Yunnan, China. Seeds 
collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant 
Industry. "(February 6, 1923.) Seeds collected from a fruiting plant 
about 2 feet high found in the snow at an altitude of 8,800 feet on 
