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Gundelia tmrnefortii ( Asteraceae ) , 51142. From Jeru- 
salem, Palestine. Seeds presented by Mr. J. Ettlnger, 
director, Agriculture and Colonization Department, 
Zionist Commission. "Accoub deSyrie." A spiny compos- 
ite from Persia with buttonlike flower buds about 
the size of a large strawberry, which when boiled and 
served with butter make an extremely satisfactory 
dish. This delicious vegetable is said to be the equal 
of asparagus and more delicate in flavor than arti- 
chokes. The plant is perennial, requires four years 
to attain maximum production, and is as long lived, 
perhaps, as asparagus. (Adapted from Bulletin de la 
Societe National d ' Acclimatation de France, vol. 34, 
p. 450.) 
Inula royleana (Asteraceae), 51037. From Kashmir, 
India. Seeds presented by Mr. Charles Hadow, British 
Embassy, Washington, D. C. "The 'Tunla' or 'Galmey 
sunflower,' collected at an altitude of 8,000 feet in 
Kashmir, India, on grassy slopes exposed to snow in 
winter ." (Hadow. ) 
Avery attractive sunflowerlike composite from the 
western Himalayas. The very stout stem is usually not 
more than a foot high, occasionally 18 inches, with 
yellowish-green, thick-veined, finely serrate leaves 
and very broad thick bracts. The flowers are usually 
solitary, and are of a brilliant orange color, with 
crenate ray flowers. (Adapted from Flora and Sylva, 
vol. 1, p. 310.) 
Madhuea indiea ( Sapotaceae ) , 51155. Mowra tree. From 
Allahabad, India. Seeds presented by Mr, William 
Bembower, Allahabad Agricultural Institute , One of the 
most useful plants found in the plains and forests 
of the East Indies; the tree yields food, wine, arid 
oil. It is 40 to 50 feet high with a short trunk and 
numerous spreading branches forming a close, shady, 
rounded crown. It thrives on dry and stony ground in 
all parts of central India and is protected by the 
natives. The part eaten is the succulent corolla 
which is rich in sugar and is highly valued as a 
foodstuff, and as the source of a spiritous liquor. 
Some conception of the value put upon the flowers is 
gained from an estimate made some years ago, that 
in the Central Provinces over 1,000,000 people use 
these corollas as a regular article of food, each 
person consuming about 80 pounds per annum; through- 
out India the corollas are looked upon as a valuable 
