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Is necessary to give the culms the necessary hardiness 

 and consistency, so that they can be used for manu- 

 facturing purposes. Stable manure applied as a mulch 

 is also very beneficial. I am very much interested 

 in this most beautiful and valuable economic species, 

 and if I could get a few additional small plants for 

 my Naples place I would be very much obliged to you. 

 B. tulda evidently does not grow well on moist land. 

 In drained, flat-wood soil it grows very well indeed. 

 You are doing well in disseminating this bamboo widely 

 over south Florida, and I hope that it soon will be 

 found in all the gardens and parks of this region." 



In a letter dated Dec. 17, 1918, Forest E. Grow, 

 of Eagle Rock, California, reports: "Ziziphug jujuba, 

 S. P. I. No. 17753, planted Feb. 1, 1916. The fruits 

 were uniformly larger this year, and the tree bore a 

 heavy crop, which was all dried and stored away for 

 winter use. Z. jujuba, S. P. I. No. 30488, planted Feb. 

 15, 1917, produced about 125 fruits this season. The 

 fruits are of medium size. When processed they have 

 a very rich flavor and fine texture; they dry perfectly. 

 Z. jujuba, S. P. I. No. 22686, planted Mar. 5, 1918, pro- 

 duced about 85 fruits. They dry perfectly. When pro- 

 cessed, they are of large size, and have a good 

 flavor and texture but not equal to those -of S. P. I. 

 No. 30488. All of the jujube fruits we found useful 

 and delicious prepared as follows: processed f ruits - 

 similar to dates; syrup - superior in flavor and color 

 to maple syrup; paste excellent; stewed -after the 

 fruits have been peeled; baked in bread - the fruits 

 being previously peeled and stewed -superior to raisin 

 bread. 



Cydonia oblonga S. P. I. No. 33214, Quince, planted 

 Feb. 1, 1916, the tree produced its first crop, of 145 

 fruits, this fall. Two types or shapes were notice- 

 able: one round, the other oblong, of medium size. All 

 who sampled this fruit spoke of the following quali- 

 ties: smooth surface (easily prepared for use) ; mellow- 

 ness (cooks tender like an apple); freedom from usual 

 grittiness; mild , pleasant flavor; good keeping quali- 

 ties (five fruits in perfect condition, Dec . 17, 1918) . w 



"Mr . J. R. Lawrence, North Leverett, Mass., writes 

 as follows, Dec. 16, 1918: " Brassica pekinensis , S. P. I. 

 No. 44292. Pai ts'ai. Planted August 7, it was harvested 

 from September 12, up to the last of October. The 

 heads are large and loose , like loose lettuce , weighing 



