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batrin, length f yard, thickness 3 inches." 42845. "Soft, 
juicy summer melon called Daniar. 42846. "Mixed summer 
melons of all kinds." 42847. "Summer melon called 
Akurtsi." 42848. "Sweet, juicy winter melon. " 42849. "The 
Amir melon called Maiskaja." 
Cucurbita fieifolia Bouche . ( Cucurbi taceae . ) 42970 . 
Seeds from Santa Ines, Chile. Presented by Mr. Walter 
Fischer, Bureau of Commerce, who secured them from 
Sr. Salvador Izquierdo, Santiago, Chile. "The alcal- 
lota is a pumpkin- like vegetable, from the pulp of 
which is made a sweet paste, comparable perhaps to 
"pumpkin butter," sold In cans under the names of 
Dulee de aleallota and Creme de aleallota. 
Fraxinus oxycarpa Willd. (Oleaceae.) 42838. Seeds 
of ash from Kieff, Russia. Presented by Messrs. St. 
Przedpelski & T. Antonlewicz. Similar in its leaves 
in shape, size and leaflets to F. angustifolia Vahl, but 
the leaves are always downy about the midrib. Fruits 
more tapered at the base. The species has a more 
eastern natural habitat, reaching to Persia, the Cau- 
casus, and Asia Minor. 
Hibiscadelphus giffardianus Rock. (Malvaceae.) 42879. 
Seeds of Hau Kuahiwi from Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented 
by Mr. J. F. Rock, Botanist, College of Hawaii. "You 
may know that of this species there is only one single 
tree in existence and consequently seed is very scarce. 
I have a number of young trees growing in Honolulu 
and thus hope to perpetuate the species." (Rock.) 
"The Hau Kuahiwi is a remarkable tree. At first ap- 
pearance one would think it to be the common Hau (Hi- 
biscus tiliaeeus) , but at closer inspection one cannot but 
wonder at the most peculiar shape of the flowers, 
which are of a deep magenta, and the large yellowish 
tuberculate capsules. It is a rather low tree with 
not erect but rather inclining trunk of a foot in 
diameter, with a many-branching round crown. The 
genus Hibiscadelphus, meaning brother of Hibiscus, 
was described by the author and the species named in 
honor of Mr. W. M. Giffard of Honolulu, In whose com- 
pany the writer collected his first specimens. ' It 
differs from the genus Hibiscus in its very peculiar 
flowers and mainly in the calyx, which is not per- 
sistent with the capsules, but drops together with 
the bracts as soon as the capsules are formed. Un- 
fortunately the tree, of which a specimen is figured 
