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to Spain by thousands of tons. A collection from Seville should 

 awaken new interest in this dry-region legume (Nos. 43273 to 43280). 



It would seem reasonable that the Buchanania (No. 43038), from 

 the dry forests of Burma and India, which is leafless for a period 

 and which ascends to an altitude of 3,000 feet, might be adapted to 

 Florida and that its pellucid gum and varnish, as well as its oily 

 kernels, which are said to resemble in flavor something between the 

 almond and the pistache and to be much prized as a sweetmeat, may 

 become articles of importance, much as the products of the pistache, 

 to which it is related, are beginning to be in California. 



A large collection of fruit varieties, mostly of New Zealand origin 

 and comprising some selections and hybrids made by W. E. Lippiatt. 

 J. F. Smith, and H. E, Sharp, is already making a good showing in 

 the trial nurseries at Chico, Calif. ; and American horticulturists will 

 be interested to learn whether any of them prove especially adapted 

 to American conditions (Nos. 43124 to 43186). 



Twenty years ago Prof. Hansen obtained for the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry some seed of a Russian sweet corn called the Malakoff. 

 This variety appears in the Canadian gardens under the name Early 

 Malcolm and has even been crossed with the Early Adams, produc- 

 ing a new variety called Early Ottawa. These seem to be the only 

 varieties which are early enough to mature properly in the region 

 r.round Ottawa, Canada, and therefore deserve to be better known 

 in northern regions with similar short seasons (Nos. 43117 and 43118). 



The breeders in the northern tier of States who are engaged in the 

 production of hardier raspberries will take a particular interest in 

 the selections of Rubus strigosus which were made by Mr. M. J. 

 Dorsey, of the University of Minnesota. Mr. Dorsey was sent as an 

 explorer to the Riding Mountains and Lake Winnipeg, where he 

 found wild forms of especial promise for breeding and selection 

 purposes (Nos. 43195 to 43201). 



The botanical determinations of these introductions have been 

 made and the nomenclature revised by Mr. H. C. Skeels and the 

 descriptive and botanical notes arranged by Mr. G. P. Van Eseltine, 

 who has also had general supervision of this inventory, as of all. the 

 publications of this office. The manuscript of this inventory has 

 been prepared by Mrs. Ethel H. Kelley. 



Daviit Fairchild, 

 Agricultural Explorer in Charge. 



Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction, 



Washington, D. (?., September 10, 1919. 



