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NOTES FROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS . 
BRITISH EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE, Nairobi. Mr. J. W. T, 
McClellan writes February 15 that he has sent to the Eenya For- 
est to try to get Landolphia rubber plants or seed for us. 
CHINA, Shanghai. Mr. D. MacGregor, Superintendent of 
Parks, writes without date that "the white bark of the Dios- 
pyros lotus is believed to be due to climatic conditions and 
age* Four-year-old seedlings which I possess, show no signs 
of the white bark. Further, they can hardly, except by slight- 
ly slower growth, be distinguished from plants raised from 
seeds of the cultivated varieties. With regard to the climatic 
effect in the production of white bark I have no experience 
with the Diospyros, /but Pinus Bungeana, the white pine of 
Northern China, occurs here in gardens, some in the native city 
being of considerable age, but none show the white bark. Some 
time ago I received a basket of seedling nanmu trees from Mr. 
Beaman. They were in such delicate condition when they came to 
hand that I planted them immediately. I am glad to say that 
the majority of them are alive. Being only plants from 4 to 6 
inches high and having sustained a long journey you can under- 
stand they were totally unfit to forward to you. By next autumn 
they ought to be able to stand exporting." 
CTTBA, Cienfuegos. <Mr. Robert M. Gray of the Harvard Bo- 
tanical Experiment Station writes March 8 that he will try 
within a few days to send samples of the three varieties of 
Dasheen (Colocasia antiquoruin var. esculentum) grown there, in 
which he is unable to distinguish any specific difference when 
grown in good soil. He will also send specimens of the type 
grown everywhere there as a table vegetable and called locally 
malanga yslefio (to all appearances Colocasia antiquorum escu- 
lentum type) . 
ENGLAND, Cheshire, Neston. Mr. .A. E. Bulley writes March 
5 that "Forrest arrived here safely yesterday bringing with him 
truly terrific loot. My soul quails before the immense quantity 
of species he has collected. They will take some raising!" He 
has brought with him seed of the Chinese paper tree and of one 
of the Chinese labiate oil plants, which seed will be sent us 
as soon as possible. 
INDIA, Saharanpur. Mr. R. S. Woglum writes f rom Hong-kong 
that on his return to Saharanpur in April he will secure bud- 
wood of the "Sylhet lime" which he thinks would be a very valu- 
able introduction. 
NEW ZEALAND, Auckland. Mr, W. Petri© writes January 22 
that he will be glad to send us se«d of Entelea arborescens as 
