"Eremocarpus."

Fresno Expositor.

During last Summer we called attention to a plant growing on our plains, generally known as "turkey weed," which we thought might be valuable for its fiber. Our attention was first called to it by seeing in the Spring of the year great rolls of fiber of a strong quality lying on the plains, where the winds had collected it together. The notice which appeared in the Expositor was subsequently copied by the San Francisco press, and finally fell into the hands of Prof. Hilgard, of the State University, who sent to us for samples, these were duly forwarded, and a few days ago we received the following letter relative to it: