590 
The sample sent was from a field that was not Irrigated and 
received no rainfall from the time of sowing until harvested." 
(Voetter.) For distribution later. 
TURRAEA OBTUSIFOLIA. (Meliaceae.) 34178. Seeds from 
Durban, Natal. Presented by Dr. J. Medley Wood, Director, 
Durban Botanic Gardens. "A free-flowering shrub, from three 
to five feet high, common on the dunes along the coast of Cape 
Colony and Natal. It is never large enough to be of economic 
value further than its use in holding fully exposed sea dunes; 
its showy flowers and seeds make It worthy of cultivation 
where it will grow." (Sim, Forest Flora of Cape Colony.) For 
distribution later. 
NOTES FROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS. 
INDIA. Saharanpur. Mr. A. C. Hartless, Superintendent 
of the Government Botanic Gardens, writes July 11 in regard to 
mangos: "I am not prepared to enter into the question of 
whether the mango has an exlstant wild progenitor or not. 
Botanists are themselves apparently not certain on this point. 
The study of mangos has chiefly been confined to what may be 
called cultivated varieties, but there are an enormous number 
of uncultivated varieties, that are called wild, but are not 
really so. Many of these are very good, although wanting in 
size as compared with the garden varieties. There is one 
aspect about these so-called wild mangos that has been gene- 
rally overlooked; that is the particular way in which their 
fruit can be utilized. By the natives nearly all are sucked 
and not the flesh eaten. I have this season tested many, and 
I was very much astonished to find out how pleasant and re- 
freshing they are, when sucked, much in the way a lemon would 
be. Their juice mixed with aerated waters makes a very de*- 
licious and refreshing drink. To my mind for a country like 
America where such drinks are greatly appreciated, such a 
class of fruit would be a boon. 
The trees bear prodigiously, the fruit is easily sent 
long distances, and probably some method could be devised of 
keeping the juice for some time. In this line there are I 
think enormous possibilities. In addition you will have a 
very fine tree, that gives excellent shade and produces first 
class timber. Seed could be easily introduced, and when once 
the tree begins to fruit, it would soon propagate Itself. It 
would take probably from 10 to 15 years before the plant would 
fruit. 
