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PERSIA. Urumia. Mr. Hugo A. Miiller writes" March 3, 
that he will observe the grapes, fruits and nuts grown there 
and will send us anything that may seem of interest to us. 
QUEENSLAND. Brisbane. Dr. P. Mans on Bailey, Colonial 
Botanist, under date March 1 identifies the plants mentioned 
by Dr . Alexander Grahaoj' Bell" in his letter quoted in Plant 
Immigrant . Bulletin Number 49,' as the "finger cherry", Rhodo- 
myrtus macrocarpa, the poisonous effects of which are proba- 
bly caused by a fungus (Glaeosporium perieulosum) which 
attacks the fruit. He will undertake to get seeds of this 
for us. The trees bearing large pods were evidently the 
"Moreton Bay Chestnut" or "Bean tree" (Castanospermum austra- 
le), of which he is sending seed. He will endeavor to get us 
seed of Garcinia mestoni, a true mangosteen of semi-tropical 
Australia. . 
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. Singapore. Dr. H. N. Ridley writes 
February 20 that he will be able to get for us later Mangif-' 
era lagenifera, or "lanjoot", 'M. odorata or "kwini", M. cae- 
sia, M, foetida, and the ordinary M. indica. Also two species 
of Bouea. And he will try again to get fertile seeds of Gono- 
citrus, of which he thinks the natives gather the fruits 
unripe. 
SPECIAL NOTES. 
On April 22, Mr. W. A. Orton, Physiologist in charge 
of Truck-disease and Sugar Investigations, sails for a six 
months investigation of truck crops and their diseases in Eu- 
rope. He will spend May to July in the sugar beet and potato 
districts of Germany and Austria, studying the sugar beet 
industry, and looking into the diseases of truck crops, espe- 
cially potatoes. In Augu.st he will go to England, thence in 
September to Paris to attend the fourth International Con- 
gress of Genetics, thence returning to the districts first 
studied in Germany and Austria. 
On May 12 Mr. L. H. Dewey, botanist in charge of fiber 
plant investigations, leaves for Java via Europe to attend 
the Congress and Exhibition in connection with the cultiva- 
tion and preparation of fibers. He will reach the island June 
30, . remain there studying fiber crops until July 15, and 
return by way. of Hongkong and Yokohama. He expects to bring 
back with him from Buitenzorg one or more wardian cases of 
desirable plants which it has been found difficult to import 
in the form of seeds or cuttings. 
