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some of them furnishing lumber, others suitable for orna- 

 mental planting. For distribution later. 



TRITICUM DURUM. (Poaceae.) 35314. Seeds of a durum 

 wheat from Issyl-kul, western Siberia. Obtained from Mr. 

 I.M. Karsin, by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. 

 "Var. melanopus. A valuable black-bearded summer durum 

 wheat having the bracts close together. Selected by Mr. 

 I. M. Karsin at Issyl-kul, who finds that in dry western 

 Siberia, wheat with short dense ears requires less 

 moisture to mature and are less easily injured by long 

 droughts than wheats with long loose open ears. This 

 variety melanopus especially needs but little moisture to 

 ripen fully." (Meyer.) For distribution later. 



ZIZIPHUS TRINERVIS. (Rhamnaceae . ) 35416. Seeds from 

 Manila. Presented by Mr. 0. W. Barrett, Chief, Division of 

 Horticulture, Philippine Bureau of Agriculture. "A tall 

 shrub or small thorny tree of vigorous growth. This 

 species may prove a good stock for the improved varieties 

 of Ziziphus jujuba in the tropics where this species does 

 not succeed well on its own roots. It should be planted on 

 well-drained land." (Barrett.) For distribution later. 



ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. (Rhamnaceae.) 35253-257, 35260. 

 Scions of jujubes from Laoling, Shantung, China. Obtained 

 by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. Several 

 varieties, one bearing almost entirely seedless fruits, 

 which are steamed and dried for winter use, another with 

 fruit the size of small eggs, and a third with very sweet 

 fruits. For distribution later. 



NOTES FROM CORRESPONDENTS ABROAD. 



CHILE. Santiago. Mr. W. F. Wight, writes March 29, 

 1913. "In regard to Chiloe, it is in large part an un- 

 known wilderness and there is one man who can be of very 

 great service, namely Dr. Roberto Christie, Casilla F, 

 Castro, Chiloe, Chile. Dr. Christie knows southern Chile 

 better than any other living man and I am sure will send 

 us some very interesting seeds such as the Cypress of 

 Chiloe, and many others. Through Dr Christie's help I was 

 able to get into a region totally uninhabited and never 

 visited by any botanist. There is on the west coast near 

 Quilan and south of Cucao, a plant with a fruit like a 

 Pandanus , (Dr. Christie calls it a Bromelia but it may 

 not be) which I think may be of considerable value. 



