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SAPINDUS S.APOFARIA. (Sapindaceae. } 27950. Prom Veracruz, 
Mexico. Presented "oj Hon . Wra. W. Canada, American Consul, 
"The "berry- like fruit grows in clusters like the grape, 
and a tree will have at cue time as many as one hundred of 
these clusters. They abound in the vicinity of Veracruz, 
where the fruit is known by the name of jaboneillo. The 
remarkable saponaceous properties of the fruit would warrant 
one in believing that it may have commercial value. The 
pulp and shell are the parts that appear to contain the 
soapy properties. When rubbed upon a wet hand a good, 
cleansing lather is immediately formed, one that to all 
appearances has been produced by ordinary soap." (Canada.) 
For distribution later. 
NOTES PROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS . 
CHINA, Shanghai, Mr . D. HacOregor, June 21. Promises to send 
plants of the female form of Actinidia chinensis in the 
autumn . 
CHINA, Shanghai. A son of the well known botanist, Prof. 
Marshall V/arcL, is in Shanghai. Pis took an agricultural 
course at Christ Church, Cambridge, and afterwards went to 
China. He has explored as far as the Tibetan frontier with 
the expedition fitted out by the Duke of Bedford and has 
done excellent work. He wants to engage in further explor- 
ation work and Prof. Isaac Bayley Balfour of the Edinburgh 
Botanic Garden, recommends him as a scientific explorer. 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Santo Domingo. Mr. Horace G. Ehowles, 
July 21. Sends a report of his agricultural experiments 
there. He cleared out a large tract of jungle back of the 
Legation and planted it in bananas, grape fruit, pine- 
apples, various kinds of vegetables, corn and alfalfa. They 
are all in splendid condition. The people there know al- 
most nothing about cultivating the ground, or about the im- 
portance of using good seed. He wants to show them by his 
experiments what can be done by .a modern system of farm 
and garden cultivation. Many people have already become 
interested, and he intends to try to interest the Ministers 
of the different countries and get them to establish ex- 
periment stations and seed agencies in different parts of 
the Island. The report will be sent to any one interested. 
GERMANY, Colmar, Alsace. Mr. Eugene Ackermann, July 14. Sends 
a copy of his book on Madeira, recently published, entitled 
"L'ile de Madere Consideree au Point de vue Scientifique et 
Economique . " 
