800 
places at an elevation of from 10000 to 14000 , feet., Though 
closely allied to the Himalayan S. ligidata and the Siberian 
S. crassifolia, it is extremely different from, and far more 
beautiful ■ than either of those species. Nothing indeed 
can exceed the bright glossy green of the leaves which are 
elegantly margined with red, or the deep, bright, vinous, 
red-purple of its scape and inflorescence." (Curtis 's Bo- 
tanical Magazine, pi. 5066.) 
Sorhus spp. (Malaceae.) 39133-135. Seeds from Dar- 
jeeling, India. Three species, all native of the higher 
Himalayas, and one with small edible fruit. May be of 
value for stocks for other malaceous fruits. 
Yacciniwm glauco - album . ( Vacciniaceae . ) 39141. Seeds 
from Darjeeling, India. A. shrub with large white persis- 
tent bracts under the pinkish flowers which are borne in 
dense racemes, found on the slopes of the- Himalayas at an 
elevation of from 7500 to 10000 feet, from Sikkim to 
Bhotan. 
NOTES FROM CORRESPONDENTS ABROAD. - 
Prank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer, writes from 
Ping yang fu, Shansi, China, August 1, 1914: "It is about 
one month ago since I wrote you last and so far as real 
distance is concerned I have not advanced much, but we ~ 
went over some very interesting territory and I was lucky 
to discover the real wild peach, growing in loess ravines 
some 2-3 days to the East from here, near a village called 
Tchao yu. The plants are of smaller dimensions than our 
cultivated strains and the stones are somewhat different 
as regards shape and grooves, but still on the whole there 
is little difference between a very poor seedling peach 
and this wild one. 
These wild peaches are locally cut for firewood, for 
the fruits are pretty near inedible, being small and hav- 
ing hard, sourish flesh. They grow at the edges of deep 
loose ravines and on the steep, sloping bottoms of such 
ravines, in company with such plants as Pyrus betidaefolia , 
Hippophae rhamnoides , Prunus armeniaca, Prunus bungei, Xan- 
thoceras sorbifolia, Syringa oblata. Ziziphus sativa, Celtis sinen- 
sis, Elaeagnus multiflora. All of these plants are very 
drought^resistant and do well in semi-arid regions. The 
Chinese locally do not call this peach "yeh tao or "shan 
tao" but "mao tao," meaning "hairy peach." In the vi- 
cinity where they grow, no peaches are cultivated, al- 
though half a day r s journey lower down, one meets with 
some poor looking trees in gardens. 
