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some of them furnishing lumber, others suitable for orna- 
mental planting. For distribution later. 
TRITICUM DURUM. (Poaceae.) 35314. Seeds of a durum 
wheat from Issyl-kul, western Siberia. Obtained from Mr. 
I.M. Karsin, by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. 
"Var. melanopus. A valuable black-bearded summer durum 
wheat having the bracts close together. Selected by Mr. 
I. M. Karsin at Issyl-kul, who finds that in dry western 
Siberia, wheat with short dense ears requires less 
moisture to mature and are less easily injured by long 
droughts than wheats with long loose open ears. This 
variety melanopus especially needs but little moisture to 
ripen fully." (Meyer.) For distribution later. 
ZIZIPHUS TRINERVIS. (Rhamnaceae . ) 35416. Seeds from 
Manila. Presented by Mr. 0. W. Barrett, Chief, Division of 
Horticulture, Philippine Bureau of Agriculture. "A tall 
shrub or small thorny tree of vigorous growth. This 
species may prove a good stock for the improved varieties 
of Ziziphus jujuba in the tropics where this species does 
not succeed well on its own roots. It should be planted on 
well-drained land." (Barrett.) For distribution later. 
ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. (Rhamnaceae.) 35253-257, 35260. 
Scions of jujubes from Laoling, Shantung, China. Obtained 
by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. Several 
varieties, one bearing almost entirely seedless fruits, 
which are steamed and dried for winter use, another with 
fruit the size of small eggs, and a third with very sweet 
fruits. For distribution later. 
NOTES FROM CORRESPONDENTS ABROAD. 
CHILE. Santiago. Mr. W. F. Wight, writes March 29, 
1913. "In regard to Chiloe, it is in large part an un- 
known wilderness and there is one man who can be of very 
great service, namely Dr. Roberto Christie, Casilla F, 
Castro, Chiloe, Chile. Dr. Christie knows southern Chile 
better than any other living man and I am sure will send 
us some very interesting seeds such as the Cypress of 
Chiloe, and many others. Through Dr Christie's help I was 
able to get into a region totally uninhabited and never 
visited by any botanist. There is on the west coast near 
Qullan and south of Cucao, a plant with a fruit like a 
Pandanus , (Dr. Christie calls it a Bromelia but it may 
not be) which I think may be of considerable value. 
