is very strong, somewhat resembling that of Oestrum 
nocturnum and like the latter is exhaled even more 
strongly in the evening, from which characteristic it 
has obtained its local name 'Dama del noche'. Although 
I do not knew whether this plant has ever "been used for the 
manufacture of perfume I should think that it would "be 
suitable for that purpose in frost-free regions of the 
United States". (Schultz. ) 
MALUS SP. 25700. Grown at Ames, Iowa from seed received 
from Mr. Paul D. Bergen, Shantung, China. Mr. Bergen 
in his letter of Oct. 2, 1906 says: "This apple is a small, 
dark red, sourish variety. Our climate here is milder 
considerably than that of Iowa. The country here is so 
completely cultivated that there is small place left for 
wild fruits of any kind. The Chinese are considerably 
skilled also in the art of grafting, so that their fruits 
are very much modified from the ancestral stock". Por 
distribution by the Upper Mississippi Valley Plant Intro- 
duction Garden, Ames, Iowa. 
MALUS SP. 25701. Grown at Ames, Iowa from seed received 
from Mr. H. P. Perkins, Pao Ting Pu, China. In his letter 
of September 5, 1906, Mr. Perkins says: "These apples are 
of 2 or 3 varieties, none of them equal to our best United 
States summer apples and I fear they will not answer the 
purpose for which you write because the winters here are 
probably far less cold than are yours. This place is 
near Shan Hai Kuan, which is the place where the great 
wall reaches the sea. The fruit region is some 40 miles 
north (Changli.) There are hills there but I imagine the 
fruit is grown not very far up the hillsides. We are on . 
a sea bay which usually does not freeze over in the win- 
ter". Por distribution by Upper Mississippi Vaxley Plant 
Introduction Garden, Ames, Iowa. 
ORYZA SATIVA. 25702-703. Prom Saigon, Cochin, China. Pre- 
sented by Mr. Jacob E. Conner. Received June 28. 
25702. The 'Baixau' as it is known here, is sometimes 
called Siamese garden rice and it commands the highest 
price in the market. A Chinese rice specialist here 
