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in meat and fish dishes* Foreigners in China grate then 
and serve them boiled as a winter vegetable, in which 
state they resemble sweet oorn very muoh in looks and 
taste. The plants need a hot summer to mature and are 
grown on muck or clayey soil with several inches of 
standing water on top. very muoh in the same manner as 
wet land rice." (F. a. Meyer. ) 
OSVTJrETA AVBLLABA. 85611. From Chile. Reoeived thru Mr. 
Jose T>. Husbands, June 8. An evergreen tree native of 
the Andes of Chile. Will not grow north of lat. 34°. 
For propagation j plants available later. 
GLYCISS HTSPTDA. 25649-658. From ffewohang, China. Pre- 
sented by Mr. Fred D. Fisoher. Reoeived June 18. Ten 
varieties of soybeans obtained for experiments by the 
Office of the Agrostologist; some still available for 
distribution.. 
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XBCYTHIS USITATAl?) 25435. From Fort of Spain, Trinidad, 
B.W.I. Presented by Dr, E. Andre. Reoeived May 1. This 
is the species which produces the well-known Sapuoayo nuts 
of commerce; it abounds in the Island of Caripe and 
other parts of the provinoe of Para. For propagation; 
plants available later. 
MALUS SP* 25626, Seed originally from Shantung, China. 
MALUS SP. 25627. Originally from Peking, China, ItAtUS gP. 
25626. From Pao Ting Fu, China. MALUS SYLVESTRIS . 25629, 
Evallne. This variety originated in Wisconsin, On aooount 
of the uniformity of the fruit in size, appearance and 
•quality and beoause of the hardiness of the variety in 
