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Chenopodium spp. ( Chenopodiaceae . ) 36304-312. Seeds 
of quinoas and caneguas from Peru. Collected by Mr. W. F. 
Wight, of this Bureau. Eight species and varieties of 
this interesting Peruvian grain crop from La Paz, the Puno 
district and Cuzco. For distribution later. 
Garciniu ohlongifolia . (Clusiaceae . ) 36497. Seeds from 
Hongkong, China. Presented by Mr. William J. Tutcher, 
Superintendent, Botanical and Forestry Department. A 
yellow-flowered tree from Southern China, related to the 
mangosteen, and introduced for the purpose of trying it as 
a stock for that fruit. For distribution later. 
Hibiscus sp. (Malvaceae.) 36528. Cuttings of a new 
variety of hibiscus from Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by 
Dr. E. V. Wilcox, Hawaiian Agricultural Experiment Sta- 
tion. "One of the most attractive of the new varieties, 
originated by Mr. V. S. Holt, and named by him Ruth Wil- 
cox. It is a good form of shrub of free-flowering habit, 
and one of the few hibiscuses which emit a delicate per- 
fume." (Wilcox, in report of Hawaiian Agricultural Experi- 
ment Station, 1912.) For distribution later. 
Karatas plumieri. (Bromeliaceae . ) 36260. Seeds of the 
curujujul from Caracas, Venezuela. Collected by Mr. H. 
Pittier, of this Bureau. "One of the peculiar fruits 
common on the market at Caracas during the months from 
January to April is the curujujul, said to be produced by 
the above-named species. It is a slender pod, somewhat 
alike in shape to a very young banana finger and of a pale 
greenish yellow color. Its thin skin contains a trans- 
lucent fluid of syrupous consistency and very sweet, in 
which are imbedded the numerous black seeds. The curuju- 
jul is very much relished on account of its refreshing 
qualities and its delicate perfume, being either sucked 
off hand or served in the form of a sherbet. It is also 
used in tne preparation of a fine preserve. This plant 
grows wild in the lower belt of Venezuela; it is also 
planted at times in hedges. As it is, the fruit is a 
valuable addition to the Venezuelan fruit market, and it 
could very likely be improved by cultivation. The same 
plant is reported from Colombia, Central America and 
Mexico. I had previously partaken of the fruits in 
Nicoya, Costa Rica, where the plant is known as'pinuela de 
garrobo ' and in Chepo, Panama, where it is called 'piro' 
but they were much smaller and of a very inferior quality. 
These may have belonged to distinct species. The fruits 
of the Mexican 'pifluela' as sold 'cooked' on the market at 
