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It is very early as it matures in Rome in May. It is only 

 a week later than the pear loquat, and must be classed as 

 one of the very early desirable fruits." (Eisen. ) For 

 distribution later. 



Jugfan.fi rcgia sincnxix. ( Juglandaceae . ) 3608E. Walnuts 

 from Tientsin, China. "Chinese walnuts coming from Chang- 

 li, Chili province, north China. Obtained through the 

 efforts of the Hon. Samuel S. Knabenshue , American Consul- 

 general at Tientsin. These Changli walnuts have errone- 

 ously been called Manchurian walnuts by some people be- 

 cause they come from near the Great Wall and this nomen- 

 clature has given rise to newspaper reports that fine wal- 

 nuts were grown in Manchuria. There is however a wild 

 walnut in Manchuria, Juglaus inandshuiicu , which grows into 

 a stately tree, of which the wood is valuable, but the 

 nuts are not fit for human consumption. From preliminary 

 experiments iu seems that these North Chinese walnuts are 

 of a decidedly hardier nature than the forms which occur 

 in western and southern Europe and in north-western Asia." 

 (Meyer's introduction.) For distribution later. 



Michelia c// ant pu r . (Magnoliaceae . ) 36090. Seeds of 

 the champac from Lai Bagh, Bangalore, India. Presented by 

 the Government Botanic Gardens, Lai Bagh, through Mr. F. 

 W. Popenoe of this Office. "This is a tall, handsome 

 evergreen tree, known under the vernacular name of cham- 

 pac. Its flowers are pale yellow and very fragrant. It 

 may be of value as an ornamental tree for extreme southern 

 Florida." (Popenoe.) For distribution later. 



rtuJllmanii. (Nymphaeaceae . ) 26258. Seeds of 

 a water-lily from German East Africa. Presented by the 

 Usumbwa company, Nyembe-Bulungwa, Port Tabora. A tropi- 

 cal water-lily with sulphur-yellow flowers, having orange- 

 yellow stamens and yellowish green sepals, the flowers be- 

 ing from 4 to 6 inches across and very sweet scented. 

 Introduced for breeding purposes at the request of Mr. E. 

 D. Sturtevant, the breeder of water-lilies. For distri- 

 bution later. 



Panux- iiui'iKjuefoliiun . (Araliaceae . ) 36175. Seeds of 

 ginseng from Songdo, Korea. Presented by Mr. C. H. Deal, 

 Anglo-Korean School, at the request of Mr. Noble, of the 

 Northern Methodist Mission in Korea. "This is perhaps the 

 most famous section in the v/hole world for the cultivation 

 and production of ginseng. A few years ago its culti- 

 vation dropped out but now if anything it is being culti- 

 vated more widely than ever. These seeds are fresh and as 

 yet are not thoroughly dried. As you know when they are 



