570 



Charles P. Lounsbury, chief of the Division of Entomology of 

 the Department of Agriculture of the Union of South Africa. A 

 hard-wooded tree 30-40 feet in height, with glossy leaves and 

 elliptical purple fruit | inch long, nearly dry, with a large 

 one-seeded stone. Introduced as a possible hardy stock for the 

 olive. For distribution later. 



RUBUS MACRAEI. (Rosaceae.) 33793. Seeds of the akala 

 from the Kau district, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. Ralph S. Hos- 

 mer, Superintendent of Forestry. "The native raspberry, akala. 

 This species is quite generally distributed through this Terri- 

 tory between the elevations of 3500 and 5000 feet. It is a 

 tall growing shrub, the canes frequently reaching a height of 

 12 to 15, or more feet. The fruit is large, from an inch to an 

 inch and a half in length and about an inch in diameter. The 

 flavor is rather sharp, but to me a pleasant acid. It has al- 

 ways seemed to me that this raspberry might with advantage be 

 crossed with some cultivated variety." (Hosmer.) For distri- 

 bution later. 



NOTES FROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS. 



ARGENTINA. SANTA CRUZ. Mr. Henry L. Regnard , Estancia 

 Canadon de las Vegas, writes April 30, 1912: "This place is 

 just about 50 30' South on the Atlantic Coast with a very 

 clear dry air, rainfall from 3 to 9 inches and strong gales of 

 cold wind of frequent occurrence. I have two kinds of willows 

 which grow fairly well, two kinds of poplars which also grow, a 

 few ash trees making a brave struggle, oak the same, some horse 

 chestnuts which remain dwarfed and starved looking, some syca- 

 more struggling ahead, privets, laburnums, cherries, black cur- 

 rants rather luxuriant, red and white currants, raspberries 

 dwarfed, dog roses, a pink rambler and some briars and bram- 

 bles. Larch I cannot get to grow and out of very many maritime 

 ana Scotch pines planted I have only one left alive; it is some 

 eight years old and about 3 ft. 6 in. high. I grow thick wil- 

 low hedges and plant under thin shelter. Turnips, marigolds, 

 cabbages, carrots, onions, potatoes, parsnips, salsify grow 

 moderately well, broad beans form many pods but very few of the 

 pods have beans in them, peas do fairly well. I have got a 

 little white clover to grow, a few little patches of red clo- 

 ver; some alfalfa, rye, and oats do fairly well. Wheat and 

 barley I have ripened, the oats and rye I cut a little before 

 they are ripe for fodder. One great difficulty I have to con- 

 tend with is the reversal of the seasons which tries all plants 

 very much. Plants from Chile or the River Plate do not seem to 

 have the capacity of resisting this climate. I think the winds 

 are what check vegetation more even than the dryness of the 

 climate. Gales last not infrequently 3 4, & 5 days. In spite 

 of all I got two cuttings, light ones it is true, from my, 

 alfalfa. " 



