

A Digest of Little Known Crops 
interest in recent months ina 
miscellaneous group of plants 
—those for the most part whose im- 
port has been restricted, or substi- 
tutes for these. The herbs, spices 
and drug plants make up the bulk 
of the group, but inquiries have 
also been received in regard to fiber 
and oil plants, rubber crops and 
others. A good many of these are 
strictly tropical and for this reason 
unsuited to commercial production. 
Many of the herbs are well adapted 
to our conditions and might be 
grown commercially. 
Three important limiting factors 
in the production of these crops are 
degree of adaptability, market de- 
Tes has been an increasing 
Compiled by S$. H. YARNELL 
Chief, Texas Division of Horticulture 
mand, and availability of propagat- 
ing material. Growing conditions 
vary considerably. Information in 
the last four columns should indi- 
cate the chance of success in any 
particular region. The column giv- 
ing data on recent imports gives an 
idea of the crop’s market impor- 
tance. With a few exceptions, such 
as tung oil and guayule, the market 
demand for most of the crops that 
can be grown in this country could 
be satisfied with a relatively small 
acreage. This means that only the 
most favored localities should at- 
tempt such crops commercially. As 
the commercial production of many 
of them has heretofore been out- 
side of this country, seed and other 
propagating materials are usually 
very scarce or unavailable. 
The scientific name and type of 
plant have been included to help 
identify the crop. These will be 
found useful in securing further in- 
formation on any crop that may 
seem promising. The scientific 
name consists of two parts. In some 
cases, where the first part (genus 
name) is the same as the common 
name, its initial letter is used alone. 
The second part (species name) is 
always written out. The drugs are 
listed alphabetically by common 
name in Table 1. The herbs and 
spices, which are somewhat hard to 
distinguish are presented in Table 
2. Table 3 includes many crops. 
| SERVICE... QUALITY.. APPEARANCE 
The Three Musheteers of FULTON 
FULTON COTTON BAGS FOR HYBRID 0 re 4 
to the finished bag. 
Quality SEED BAGS 
Buy FULTON Seed 


SEED CORN ... FULTON "A" SEAMLESS 
BAGS ... FULTON PROBE STRIPE BAGS. 
Each bag is made of top quality material 
to protect your quality seed. You may be 
sure of protection and a better looking bag 
when you use FULTON products. 
tured in our own mills from the raw cotton 
Manufac- 














q samples and prices. 
Bags for service and long wear. They are 
used by particular seedsmen who want the 
finest and strongest bag possible to carry 
Printed by FULTON aartcraft 
methods which enhance their sales appeal. 
Write to our plant nearest you for 
their seed. 

ton Malls 
Manufacturers Since 1870 
ST. LOUIS DALLAS 
NEW ORLEANS KANSAS CITY, KAN. 

| / Fulton 
ATLANTA 
NEW YORK 
MINNEAPOLIS 

h SEED TRADE 

