good restorative after sea-sickness; it is eaten by the na- 
tives to enhance the flavor of liquor (McLeod, Herb., Kew) 
and used as a remedy for dysentery (Monteiro, Mus. Kew). The 
seeds of the Bitter Kola do not appear to possess the same 
stimulating properities as those of the true Kola (Cola 
acuminata), and are of less commercial importance. The fresh 
nuts of Bitter Kola (Garcinia kola) in West Africa are worth 
2s. for 200 nuts, while the value of the nuts of Cola acumi- 
nata is 3s. to 4s. 6d. for 200 (von Bernegan in Der Tropen- 
flanzer, 1904, p. 361). 11 (Kew Bull. misc. inf. add. ser. 9: 
63-64. 1908.) For distribution later. 
GOSSYPIUW SPP. (Malvaceae.) 29411-412. Seeds of cotton from 
Mesopotamia, Turkey. Presented "by Mr. J. S. Levack, American 
Vice and Deputy Consul, Bagdad, Turkey. No. 29411. "Luka." 
No. 29412. "Iraki. 11 "The foregoing are the varieties of na- 
tive cotton grown in Mesopotamia. They are cultivated to a 
very small extent and according to primitive methods. The 
varieties mentioned are considered to "be of very inferior 
staple. In the opinion of experts (such as Sir William Will- 
cocks, in charge of the irrigation works in -Mesopotamia) , 
this district will be one of the great cotton-producing areas 
of the world when the irrigation scheme is complete." 
(Levack.) Por distribution later. 
MANCIPERA INDICA. ( Anacardiaceae . ) 29455. Seeds of mango from 
Oneco, Florida. Presented by Reasoner Bros., Royal Palm Nur- 
series, Oneco, Florida. "Langra Benarsi. Form oblong, ob- 
lique; cross section roundish, flattened; size very large; 
cavity regular, small, very shallow; suture medium ¥/ide; beak 
prominent; surface undulating; color watermelon green with 
marblings of lighter green; dots small, russet; bloom whitish; 
skin medium thick, tenacious; flesh yellow, tender, juicy, 
some fiber but not enough to interfere with spoon; seed flat, 
oval, cling, large; flavor acid; quality good for culinary 
purposes." (W. R. Irwin.) For distribution later. 
MIMUSOPS SP. (Sapotaceae. ) 29373. Seeds of a sapotaceous tree 
from Magaliesberg, Pretoria, South Africa, locally known as 
Moople. Presented by Prof. J. Burtt-Davy, Government Agro- 
stologist and Botanist, Department of Agriculture, Pretoria. 
"Seed of a tree that has an edible fruit which is slightly 
astringent and is much eaten by the natives and by white 
children but it is not of any particular merit; its taste re- 
minds one a little of acorns. The tree is an evergreen, of 
shapely habit of growth, and well worth growing as an orna- 
mental. I have no data as to the value of the wood, but that 
of the closely allied Mimusops obovata is described as yellow- 
ish-white, close grained, tough, heavy and durahle; it is said 
