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sometimes known as Sunza. The fruit, is large, somewhat ob- 

 long with a reddish-gray skin; the flesh yellowish, fibrous 

 and rather sweet, enclosing an oval depressed seed." (W. E. 

 Safford.) For distribution later. 



OCHNA PULCHRA. (Ochnaceae.) 34942. Seeds from South 

 Africa. Presented by Mr. J. Burtt-Davy, Government Agros- 

 tologist and Botanist, Pretoria, Transvaal, Union of South 

 Africa. An ornamental shrub or small tree with pendulous 

 racemes of orange-red berries, found in the vicinity of 

 Johannesburg, Transvaal. The seeds yield oil. For frost- 

 less regions. For distribution later. 



PERSEA AMERICANA. (Lauraceae.) 34994. Seeds of avocado 

 from Valparaiso, Chile. Procured by Mr. W. F. Wight, of 

 this Bureau. "Palta. The fruits from which these seeds 

 were taken are sold in Valparaiso. They are purple-skinned, 

 rather small and of very fair quality," (Wight.) For dis- 

 tribution later. 



SOLANUM 

 of potatoes 

 W. F. Wight, 

 Mr. Wight in 

 inal habitat 



SPP. (Solanaceae. ) 35023-028. Seeds and tubers 

 from various parts of Chile. Procured by Mr. 

 of this Bureau. Various varieties obtained by 

 his investigations of the potato in its orig- 

 For distribution later. 



SOLANUM 

 of a potato 

 Presented by 



COMMERSONI. (Solanaceae.) 34921-922. Tubers 

 from the Colonial Museum, Marseille, France, 

 the Director, Dr. E. Heckel. 



XIMENIA CAFFRA. (Olacaceae.) 35043. Fruits from South 

 Africa. Presented bv Mr. J. Burtt-Davy, Government Agro- 

 stologist and Botanist, Pretoria, Union of South Africa. 

 "Zuur pruin. An edible fruit useful for jellies. It grows 

 in semi-arid, sub-tropical localities, such as the Trans- 

 vaal bush-veld." (Burtt-Davy.) For distribution later. 



UNDETERMINED. Roots from Angola, West Africa. Pre- 

 sented by Mr. Merlin W. Ennis, Boston, Mass. "Olanamba. 

 The wild ones are found on stony mountain slopes where the 

 soil is sandy. This cultivated root seems to thrive on any 

 soil and will bear well on soil too poor and sandy for 

 potatoes. The natives eat these roots raw. We bake them, 

 use them in soup, etc." (Ennis.) For distribution later. 



NOTES FROM CORRESPONDENTS ABROAD. 



Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer writes from 

 Harbin, Manchuria, Feb. 25, 1913: "The last long report I 



