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POPULUS SPP. (Salicaceae. ) 34789-801. Plants of poplars 

 from Novospassko, Russia. Purchased from Mr. A. Woeikov. 

 Thirteen species of poplars, all of which are reputed to be 

 of especial hardiness, and several of which are extremely 

 ornamental and more or less resistant to drought and alkali. 

 For distribution later. 



QUERCUS SUBER. (Fagaceae.) 34710. Acorns of cork oak 

 from North Augusta, S. C. Presented by Dr. W. B. Mealing. 

 "Collected from trees presumably sent out by the Patent Office 

 before the Department of Agriculture was established." (Mr. 

 Peter Bisset, at whose request they were presented.) For 

 distribution later. See plate. 



NOTES FROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS. 



BRITISH GUIANA. Georgetown. Mr. Jas . S. Ogilvie writes 

 that sc far he has been unable to procure for us the flowers, 

 leaves and fruit of the different poison plants we wanted. He 

 hopes to be able to get at least one blotter through about 

 next March. 



Mr. 7. A. Stockdale, formerly assistant Director of Agri- 

 culture and Government Botanist, has accepted the position of 

 Director of Agriculture of Mauritius. 



CHINA. Szechuan. Chentu. Philip Hofman writes August 

 28: "This is the season of the persimmon out here and if you 

 have ever tasted good Chinese seedless persimmons I know that 

 your mouth will water for them. There are several varieties 

 of the persimmon in West China. At present we are enjoying 

 the red peach shaped variety, and later will come larger 

 square shaped and large tomato shaped kinds. I have also 

 eaten a variety that is very hard to the feel but quite as de- 

 licious as the mushy varieties. One eats these like apples 

 rather than like cantaloupes with a spoon." 



CHINA. Yunnan. Mr. A.K. Bulley writes from Liverpool, 

 England, that Mr. George Forrest, who has been collecting al- 

 pines in Yunnan for an English amateur has been driven back 

 from Teng Guch to Bhamo . Mr. F. Kingdon Ward goes out for 

 Bees Ltd. (Mr. A. K. Bulley) next spring, but "Heaven only 

 knows where! " 



JAPAN. From the American Consulate General, Seoul, Korea 

 (Chosen), Miss Eliza R. Scidmore, collaborator, reports as 

 follows on Japanese beans and bean candies and jellies: 



As mameya or bean shops, are more numerous in the streets 



