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NOTES EROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS. 
ARGENTINA, Buenos Aires. Senor Carlos Girola. Will send 
in May or June seeds of Quebracho Colorado and Quebracho 
bianco (Schinopsis lorentzii and S. Balansae. ) 
BRAZIL, Theophilo Ottoni, Minas Geraes. Mary T. Birch, 
March 4. Is sending seed of an edible fruit with a very 
peculiar taste; also seed of a beautiful ornamental 
shrub with magenta pink leaves. Also sends a recipe 
for making rolls from cassava flour; says they are 
equal to the very lightest Erench rolls. 
CHILE, Limavida. lose D. Husbands, Eeb. 10. Has just returned 
from a trip to Valdivia where he secured seeds of chupones 
(Greigia sphacelata) and Bromelia sphacelata, which he 
will send soon. Reports that the true potato rot (Phy- 
tophthara infestans) is unknown in Chile. Reports that 
Quila (Chusquea quila) , a species of bamboo, is an ever- 
green fodder plant of great value. Cattle pasture on it 
during the winter, and in some provinces throughout the 
year. 
INDIA, Saharanpur. A. C. Hartless, March 11. Reports on 
frost-resistant mangoes as follows: Here in northern India 
we are annually subjected to frosts varying up to 4 or 
6°. This amount of frost does not appear to prejudicially 
affect any kind of mangoes. About 4 years ago, however, 
there was a frost up to 11° on the grass, and some kinds 
were badly injured. Many of the varieties were cut back 
and practically all the seedlings were killed; and the 
list given refers to the kinds that were especially 
noted as best withstanding that amount of frost: Gopal 
Bhog, Bhadaurea, Sundersha, Langra, Bombay Green, Malda. 
It is a well-known custom here to irrigate such plants 
well when frost is anticipated. Mangoes are grown as 
far north as Lahore, but as the winters are somewhat 
severer there they suffer more in consequence. 
