are used to keep the high winds off. Mr. Palletsky gave 
him seed of the sandbinding plants and promised to send in 
the autumn, seeds of the best 12 melons from around Chartchui 
(a region noted for its melons), cuttings of the very promis- 
ing Populus pruinosa, an extremely drought resistant, orna- 
mental tree and a pood of genuine Khiva alfalfa seed, a var- 
iety said to "be better and more vigorous than the ordinary 
Central Asian kinds. Mr. Meyer is just on the point of start- 
ing for a two or three months' trip in the Hissar Mountains, 
where he hopes to collect valuable material. 
RECENT VISITORS. 
CALIFORNIA, San Rafael Ranch, Garvanza. Mr. Augustine Campbell 
Johnston. Mr. Johnston is especially interested in irises. 
CANARY ISLANDS, Teneriffe. Mr. Solomon Berliner, American Consul 
at Teneriffe called at the office and gave an interesting 
account of the growing of onion seed in the neighborhood of 
Teneriffe. This has developed into a very important industry 
there . 
CHINA, Tai Ming Fu. Mr. Horace W. Hoalding, Missionary at Tai 
Ming Fu. He will send any plants we desire from there, and 
will try especially to get the big peach growing near Fei- 
tcheng, one of his stations, and also some very large pears 
that grow in that section. 
PENNSYLVANIA. Mr. Morris C. Betts, Architectural Editor of the 
Ladies' Home Journal, is inspecting Washington gardens in the 
interests of the Journal. 
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Manila. Mr. Wm. Foxworthy, Botanist of the 
Bureau of Science, offers to send us plants from the Philip- 
pines. 
