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of the Washington Navel orange (No. 47931) called Dunning's 

 Seedless, which is reported in Queensland to be better than its parent. 



Asst. Surg. Gen. Carter has obtained from Guayaquil, Ecuador, 

 seeds of the naranjilla {Solanum quitoense, No. 47951) , bearing fruits 

 the size of a mandarin orange which have a very acid flavor and are 

 used there for ice creams and cold drinks. 



Mr. J. Burtt Davy sends from the Transvaal the buchu {Barosma 

 hetulina, No. 47953), a shrub which, according to the description, vies 

 with the gardenia as an ornamental, having starlike purple flowers. 

 There are two species, both of which furnish the barosma camphor 

 of commerce. 



Mr. Milo Baker, of Los Angeles, sends budwood of a species of 

 Casimiroa (No. 47957). Since interest in this new fruit tree is 

 growing in California and Florida, the collecting into a single 

 orchard of all the known varieties and species is the next logical step 

 in its development. 



Dr. da Costa has presented us with the seeds of an important oil 

 palm {Oenocarpus hataua^ No. 47965), native to the Amazon region, 

 which yields an oil scarcely distinguishable from olive oil, and the 

 ucuiiba (Virola sehifera, No. 47966), a bush that, according to 

 Lange, bears great quantities of nuts rich in oily substances. 



Dr. Bertoni sends in from Paraguay, the home of the feijoa, a new 

 fruit tree of the myrtle isnnilj {BritoaseUowiana,^o. 4:79QS), about 

 which little seems to be known in this country. He also presents a 

 species of Solanum {S. chacoense, No. 47972) which is closely related 

 to the potato and which he remarks is not attacked there by any 

 insect or disease. He suggests that it may be useful to potato 

 breeders. 



The success at Del Monte, Calif., of the yang mei {Myrica ruhra) 

 is worth especial mention, and Mr. T. Lee, to whom is due its success 

 there, has sent seeds (No. 48000) of this valuable Chinese fruit tree, 

 which he collected from his own trees. There are few handsomer 

 fruits in the world than this yang mei. 



Dr. Cramer, the plant breeder of Java, has sent a collection of seeds 

 from selected strains of the West African oil palm (Elueis guineensis, 

 Nos. 48001 to 48010) and seeds of the Mimusops kauki (No. 48011), 

 which has fruits flavored like those of the sapodilla {Achras zapota) 

 and prefers situations near the sea and so may be valuable for the 

 Miami beaches. 



Mr. Day, of Rio de Janeiro, furnishes seed of a variety of Job's- 

 tears {Coke lacryma-iohi^ No. 48012) which produces on low moist 

 or marshy soils large crops of good fodder and may prove adapted to 

 use on the Everglades. 



Mr. Gossweiler, of Angola, Portuguese West Africa, has sent in 

 a very interesting new summer vegetable {Rwniex abyssmiciiSj No. 



