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or two seemingly drought resistant, another for dry cold regions, 
and the curious Eosa berberif olia, with undivided leaves, more or 
less like those of a "barberry. For distribution later. 
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM. (Solanaceae . ) 31537-547,- 31654-676. 
Tubers of wild potatoes from Chile. Received through Mr. Jos<§ D. 
Husbands, Limavida, Chile. White and yellow varieties, some of 
them very early, said to yield in seven weeks. For distribution 
later. 
SOLANUM SP. (Solanaceae.) 31683. Tubers of bitter potatoes 
from Perene, Peru. Presented by Mr. J. A. Furlong. For distribu- 
tion later. 
SPONDIAS MANGIFERA. ( Anacardiaceae . ) 31634. Seeds from 
Peradeniya, Ceylon. Presented by Dr. John C. Willis, Director, 
Royal Botanic Garden, Peradeniya. Introduced as a possible stock 
for the common mango* For distribution later. 
VIGNA LUTEA. (Fabaceae.) 31606-607. Seeds of a Vigna from 
the Philippine Islands. Received through Prof . C. V. Piper, of 
this Bureau. Two of thirty-seven interesting economic plants, 
mostly forage crops and grasses collected by Prof ., Piper during 
his stay in the islands while investigating the forage conditions 
for the War Department. For distribution later. 
ZEA MAYS. (Poaceae.) 31560. Seeds of corn from Buenos 
Aires, Argentina. Presented by Mr. Joseph E. Wing, agent of the 
United States Tariff Board. "I bought the Argentine maize for 
you in Buenos Aires. It may have ' -much use in our country in 
regions like western Nebraska or Colorado, since it matures here 
in a climate that will not mature our maize owing to cold nights 
and drought." (Wing.) For distribution later. 
NOTES FROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS. 
BRAZIL. Bahia. Mr. Southard P. Warner, American consul, 
writes August 6, that the Secretary of Agriculture for the State 
of Bahia has promised to secure for us as soon as possible, 
plants of the caroa and the makimbiera, two species of 
Neoglaziovia, of probably great value as fibre plants suitable 
for culture in the driest portions of the Southwest. 
CHINA. Tangshan. Rev. George F. Candlin writes July 1 that 
he will endeavor to get seeds of the Cedrela sinensis (Hsiang 
ch'un)for us, as it is cultivated in his neighbourhood for its 
tender leaves and sprouts, ■ iffhich are eaten much as the southern 
Chinese eat bamboo sprouts. 
