2. 
Island of Formosa which has a fairly good flavor and I 
believe with proper cultivation could be much improved in 
quality. The meat of the melon has a very pretty shade 
of yellow from lemon to light orange color and the size 
averages about 12 inches in diameter. It is not rare here". 
(Deichman. ) 
CUCURBITA MOSCHATA. 25719. Prom Cartago, Costa Rica. Pre- 
sented "by Mr. C. Werckle. Received July 2. "Pipian. 
Most fertile pumpkin of the Pacific coast. Pull; white 
fleshed". (Werckle.) 
CYDONIA SP. 25699. Grown at Ames, Iowa, from seed received 
from Mr. Paul D. Bergen, Shantung, China. Mr. Bergen in 
his letter of Oct. 2, 1906, says: "This quince is the 
regular Shantung species, very good for jelly". Por dis- 
tribution "by Upper Mississippi Valley Plant Introduction 
Garden, Ames, Iowa. 
HORDEUM . 25742-750. A collection of nine kinds of barley 
from Bavaria, Germany. Presented "by Messrs. G. and S. 
Heil, Tuckelhausen. near Wurzburg. Received June, 1909. 
JATROPHA (?) 25775. Prom Veracruz, Mexico. Presented "by 
Mr. Wm. Canada, American Consul. Received July 23. 
"This seed came from a tree that grows wild in the low- 
lands of this district, is very abundant and also apparent- 
ly very rich in oil. The local name is Duraznillo". 
(Canada.) "This seed belongs to some plant of the 
Euphorbiaceae , probably a species of Jatropha. We have 
no material by which further identification can be made". 
(Skeels. ) 
LAWS ONI A. 25776. Prom Ancon, Canal Zone, Panama. Presented 
by Mr. H. P. Schultz. Received July 23. "This plant 
has proved very valuable for me down here as an ornamental 
and flowering shrub. The individually small and rather 
insignificant yellow flowers form a compact and yet grace- 
ful panicle and are produced in great masses between the 
small, fine foliage. The plant often produces flowers 
the first year and abundantly after that. The fragrance 
