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or two seemingly drought resistant, another for dry cold regions, 

 curious Rosa berberifolia, with undivided leaves, more or 

 less like those of a "barberry. For distribution later. 



SOLANUM TUBEROSUM. ( Solanaceae . ) 31537-547, 31654-676. 



Tubers of wild potatoes from Chile. Received through Mr. Jos6 D. 



sbands, Limavida, Chile. White and yellow varieties, some of 



them very early, said to yield in seven weeks. For distribution 



later. 



SOLANUM SP. (Solanaceae.) 31683.' Tubers of bitter potatoes 

 from Perene, Peru. Presented by Mr. J. A. Furlong. For distribu- 

 tion later. 



SPONDIAS MANGIFERA. ( Anacardiaceae . ) 31634. Seeds from 

 Peradeniya, Ceylon. Presented by Dr. John C. Willis, Director, 

 Royal Botanic Garden, Peradeniya. Introduced as a possible stock 

 for the common mango. For distribution later. 



VIGNA LUTEA. (Fabaceae.) 31606-607. Seeds of a Vigna from 



Philippine Islands. Received through Prof. C. V. Piper, of 



Bureau. Two of thirty-seven interesting economic plants, 



ostly forage crops and grasses collected by Prof. Piper during 



stay in the islands while investigating the forage conditions 



for the War Department. For distribution later. 



;A MAYS. (Poaceae.) 31560. Seeds t>f corn from Buenos 

 Aires, Argentina. Presented by Mr. Joseph E. Wing, agent of the 

 United States Tariff Board. "I bought the Argentine maize for 

 you in Buenos Aires. It may have much use in our country in 

 regions like western Nebraska or Colorado, since it matures here 

 in a climate that will not mature our maize owing to cold nights 

 and drought." (Wing.) For distribution later. 



NOTES FROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS. 



BRAZIL. Bahia. Mr. Southard P. Warner, American consul, 



tes August 6, that the Secretary of Agriculture for the State 



of Bahia has promised to secure for us as soon as possible, 



the caroa and the makimbiera, two species of 



Neoglaziovia, of probably great value as fibre plants suitable 



for culture in the driest portions of the Southwest. 



3HINA. Tangshan. Rev. George F. Candlin writes July 1 that 



endeavor to get seeds of the Cedrela sinensis(Hsiang 



ch'un)for us, as it is cultivated in his neighbourhood for its 



tender leaves and sprouts, which are eaten much as the southern 



Chinese eat bamboo sprouts. 



