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with volcanic ashes, and probably some moisture percolates 
from the near lake. This is a rather inferior sample." 
(Ely.) For distribution later. 
UNDETERMINED. 27520. Prom Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. 
Presented by Prof. J. Burtt-Davy. "This plant is said to be 
much eaten by ostriches, as well as by other stock, includ- 
ing horses. One farmer claims that it is preferred to lu- 
cerne, and that it keeps green and grows through the dry 
winter. It is a perennial and prefers freshly turned, rather 
moist, sandy soil. It is widely distributed over the Eastern 
Transvaal, from Pretoria eastward at an altitude of 4,700 to 
5,500 feet, with a rainfall of 26 to 33 inches, falling only 
in summer." (Davy.) For distribution later. 
VICIA ERVILIA. (Pabaceae.) 28368. Prom Marash, Turkey. Pur- 
chased from Mr. Paul N. Nersessian. "Koushne. These plants 
are not cultivated for green manure but only for seeds, which 
are used for cattle feed. It is sown here from about the 
middle of September until toward the end of November. Usual- 
ly it is sown on poor or exhausted fields, from which a good 
crop of grain cannot be expected. Of course, it does better 
in richer ground and especially in ground where potash predom- 
inates. It likes the ground well drained, either naturally or 
artificially." (Nersessian.) For distribution later. 
VICIA PABA. (Pabaceae.) 28345. Prom Dongola Province, Egypt. 
Presented by Mr. S. E. Durant, Inspector of Agriculture. 
"This grain is never used for stock feed, but it is ground 
into flour, mixed with wheat flour, and made into bread. The 
straw is fed to stock, the only preparation being that the 
grain is first threshed out by hand. The natives do not con- 
sider that bean straw forms such a valuable fodder as that of 
wheat." (Durant.) For distribution later. 
NOTES FROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS. ' 
AFRICA, Zomba, Nyasaland Protectorate. Agricultural and Forestry 
Department, June 16. Sends seeds and photographs of Mlanje 
cypress . 
CHILE, Limavida. Mr. Jose D. Husbands, June 30. Says there are 
very many plants in Chile that have never been described by 
botanists. He has discovered several new things, among them 
three new kinds of oaks and distinct varieties of Edwardsia 
chilensis, Tropaeolum tuberosum, Maitenus chilensis and 
Aristotelia macqui. 
