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rica, Sept. 23. "Seed of the Koreisb Battekh (Inedible 
oiT pumpkin. ) Is sown by natives among their other 
crops, all of which depend on rain. The oil from the seeds 
of this pumpkin is used for cooking and other purposes 
as is the better known semsen oil. It is also used by the 
military and other officials with the addition of to- 
bacco juice to protect their mules from the bite of the 
tse-tse fly." 
SCHOENOCAULON OFFICINALE. 24195. "Cebadilla. " From 
Veracruz, Mexico, Nov. 10. This seed is poisonous, 
containing vera t rum and is therefore generally used in 
the form of a tincture for destroying body lice, etc, 
as also ticks on cattle. Cebadilla is a oommodity pro- 
curable of druggists in the U. S. 
SOYBEANS. 24173-24192. A collection of soybeans and 
cowpeas from Sooohow, Kiangsu, China, presented by 
Rev. A. B. Haden. Rac. Nov. 14. The collection also 
contains one eggplant, 24176, a white variety. 
VIGNA UNGfUICULATA. 24369. FromBiloxi, Miss., Nov. 26. 
M A variety of cowpea the vines of which were 60 feet 
Jong, and was stated by the owner to grow 100 feet 
long. The plants were dead when I saw then, but the= 
owner says the plant is perennial. The pods are very 
large measuring 10 in, in length and -J- in. in width, 
while the seeds closely resemble those of the ordinary 
Whippoorwill variety. * (Traoy.) 
The following numbers were brought from China by 
Frank N. Meyer » and given to the Dept. Oot., 1908. 
AMARANTHUS 8PP. 23984-988. 
APIUM GRAVBOLENS. 23970. A Chinese variety of oelery, 
quite strong. Might be of use in oelery salt manu- 
facture. 
ASTER. 24087-24109. Various forms and varieties of gar- 
den asters. 
