5. 
Following is a lot of seeds sent in "by Mrs. P. A. Shep- 
ard, Adana, Turkey- in-Asia. They are from the moister 
mountain regions lying 25-30 miles from the Mediterranean, 
3000-4000 feet above sea-level, in lime and sandy soils. 
A VENA SATIVA. 26570. 
LATHYRUS SP. 26572. 
MEDICAGO ORBICULARIS MARGINATA. 26573. 
PISTACIA TEREBINTHUS. 26571. 
TRIPOLIUM PILULARE. 26574. TRIPOLIUM SPP. 26575-578. 
NOTES PROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS. 
.MEXICO. Oaxaca. P. Foe^, Jan. 13. Is writing a bulletin on 
the Saxootaceae of Mexico which he will send when finished. 
Sends seeds of Lucuma salicif olia, a fruit exceedingly rare 
outside of Mexico. It is a beautiful tree which resists cold 
nearly as well as the orange, but matures only in very warm 
countries. The fruit is not very good; tastes a little like 
laudanum, and makes one sleep if he takes too much of it. 
NORTH AFRICA, Tripoli -in Barbary . A. E. Saunders , Consul, 
Jan. 10. Is sending 1'50 lbs. of Susfa seed; a fodder plant 
of that region which grows about 4 feet high. 
NORWAY, Naesden. Lars Hvfnden, Jan. 6. Is sending samples 
of Moisted and Toten clovers. Moisted is the best Nor- 
wegian clover. The Toten clover can also stand the hard 
winters 3 or- 4 years, but it gives only one crop in the 
summer. Moisted can some times be cut twice in the sum- 
mer and autumn. 
PANAMA, Castilla. S. P. Verner, Jan. 8. Describes a tree 
called Malagetto. The bark makes , excellent rope and the 
seed is used by natives as cocaine or opium. Says he has 
also found a vine which yields good rubber from the bark 
and also from the woody fiber. 
PERU, Callao. V. M. McCoombs , Dec. 31. Is sending a sample 
of a rare potato 'Papa amarillo', or the yellow potato. 
It 'grows in the highlands along with barley, corn and wheat. 
