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NOTES FROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS . 



BRITISH EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE, Nairobi. Mr. J. W. T. 

 >lellan writes February 15 that he has sent to the Kenya For- 

 est to try to get Landolphia rubber plants or seed for us. 



CHINA, Shanghai. Mr. D. MacGregor, Superintendent of 

 Parks, writes without date that "the white bark of the Dios- 

 pyros lotus is believed to be due to climatic conditions and 

 age. Four-year-old seedlings which I possess, show no signs 

 of the white bark. Further, they can hardly, except by slight- 

 ly slower growth, be distinguished from plants raised from 

 seeds of the cultivated varieties. With regard to the climatic 

 effect in the production of white bark I have no experience 

 with the Diospyros, but Pinus Bungeana, the white pine of 

 Northern China, occurs here in gardens, some in the native city 

 being of considerable age, but none show the white bark. Some 

 time ago I received a basket of seedling nanmu trees from Mr. 

 Eeaman. They were in such delicate condition when they came to 

 hand that I planted them immediately. I am glad to say that 

 -he majority of them are alive. Being only plants from 4 to 6 

 inches high and having sustained a long journey you can under- 

 stand they were totally unfit to forward to you. By next autumn 

 they ought to be able to stand exporting." 



CTTBA, Cienfuegos. Mr. Robert M. Gray of the Harvard Bo- 

 tanical Experiment Station writes March 8 that he will try 

 within a few days to send samples of the three varieties of 

 Dasheen (Colocasia antiquorum var. esculentum) grown there, in 

 which he is unable to distinguish any specific difference when 

 own in good soil. He will also send specimens of the type 

 grown everywhere there as a table vegetable and called locally 

 malanga ysleSo (to all appearances Colocasia antiquorum escu- 

 lentum type) . 



ENGLAND, Cheshire, Neston. Mr. A. K. Bulley writes March 

 5 that "Forrest arrived here safely yesterday bringing with him 

 truly terrific loot. My soul quails before the immense quantity 

 of species he has collected. They will take some raising!" He 

 has brought with him seed of the Chinese paper tree and of one 

 .inese labiate oil plants, which seed will be sent us 

 as soon as possible. 



INDIA, Saharanpur. Mr. R. S. Woglum writes from Hong-kong 

 that on his return to Saharanpur in April he will secure bud- 

 wood of the "Sylhet lime" which he thinks would be a very valu- 

 able introduction. 



NEW ZEALAND, Auckland. Mr. W. Petrie writes January 22 

 that he will be glad to send us seed of Entelea arborescens as 



