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under cultivation. Twelve per cent of all the land 

 devoted to sugar cane raising is occupied by this va- 

 riety. In Mauritius this variety seems to prefer the 

 lowlands, two thirds of the area devoted to it being 

 below 600 feet in elevation. The origin of this vari- 

 ety is tracedto Mr. G. Perromat, Manager of the Clem- 

 encia Estate, Flacq, who began to grow canes from seed 

 in 1891. M.P.55 is the best of the varieties he suc- 

 ceeded in raising. (Adapted from Henri Robert, Sugar 

 Cane Varieties in Mauritius.) 



Notes on Behavior of Previous Introductions . 



In a letter dated July 24, 1918, Mr. Charles E. 

 Adams, of Mountain View, Cal., states: 



"Diospyros kaki, 26773, bore a few fruits for the 

 first time which were delicious, sweet without the 

 pucker before they were frosted and of fine large 

 size. This year the tree is well filled with fruit." 



Mr. John B. Wiggins, of Holly Hill, S.C., writes, 

 August 22, 1918: 



"I have noticed the strong, very healthy growth, 

 even during dry periods, of the Quetta nectarine, (A mygdalus 

 persica nectarina) upon the Amygdalus davidiana stocks. The 

 two plants (Amygdalus persica nectarina, 34684), sent me by 

 your Office February 29, 1916, have done so well here 

 upon that stock that I should like to use it. The peach 

 borers are very numerous here and it seems that they 

 do not attack the davidiana stocks so readily as they 

 do stocks of other seedling peaches here, though there 

 is not a sufficient number of the davidiana stocks 

 here for a fair test." 



Mr .A. D. Shamel, of Riverside, Cal., reports, 

 October 31, 1918; 



"Our three Feijoa plants (Feijoa sellowiana, 26121,) 

 produced a very large crop this year. On two of them 

 the fruits were the largest that I have ever seen, 

 about the same size as the Harman avocado. We picked 

 about 3 bushels of fruits from the three bushes which 

 are 5 years old. My wife has made up a large quantity 

 of jelly from them, as much as we can use all year. 

 We have used them sliced, like sliced bananas, with 

 sugar and cream. They are delicious in this way. We 

 also made pies - and very good pies - from them. In 

 addition, we have given a bushel of fruit to neighbors 

 who are fond of them." (See Plate 231.) 



