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SOLANUM MAGLIA. (Solanaceae . ) 28731-732. Mutations from wild 
potato tubers raised by Dr. Edward He eke 1, Director, Botanic 
Garden, Marseilles, France. Fourth generation. For distri- 
bution later. 
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM. (Solanaceae.) 28780. Tubers from Paraguay. 
Presented by Mr. C. F. Mead of Piropo. "It will stand frost 
equal to tomato vines. The tubers above ground are very sim- 
ilar to potatoes, but the color is dark, from yellow to red. 
There are also white tubers below the ground, the same as 
regular potatoes, but very small. It may be possible by se- 
' ; - lection and crossing to induce plants to bear marketable po- 
•tatoes, both below and above ground. It is not as heavy a 
cropper as the regular potato and the necessity for a trellis 
makes its economic value doubtful." (Mead.) For distribution 
later. 
TRIFOLIUM AGRARIUM, (Fabaceae.) 28791. T. GLYPEATUM, No. 28792. 
T. SCUTATUM, No. 28793. Seeds of native clovers from Beirut, 
Turkey. Presented by Mr. Alfred E. Day. For distribution 
later. 
UNIDENTIFIED . (Silenaceae . ) 28264. Roots from mountains near 
Eachar-den, Turkestan. A very ornamental, low-growing peren- ' 
nial plant belonging to the Silenaceae, bearing a mass of 
dark, rosy-red flowers in early June. Growing between rocks 
and boulders on sunburned mountain sides. (Meyer's introduc- ; 
tion. ) For distribution later. . - : 
NOTES FROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS. 
DOMINICA. Mr. Joseph Jones, Curator, Botanic Station, Sept. 17. 
Is sending root of the waw-waw (Rajania pleioneura), a native 
of Dominica. It occurs wild in the forests and does best in 
deep shade. It is not cultivated, probably because an abund- 
ance can be obtained by digging in the forest. It is con- 
sidered by many to be superior to the yams produced by the 
Dioscoreas. 
ITALY, Naples. Mr. R. S. Woglum, Sept. 10. Reports that the 
algaroba grown at Malaga is monoecious, while the Valencia 
variety is dioecious. Very little algaroba is grown at 
Malaga, but considerable north of there, between that place 
and Bobadilla. At Valencia the largest plantations in Spain 
are to be found. It is grown in the same fields with olives. 
Seems to be more drought resistant than olives. The pods are 
dried before using. There is an insect pest that should be 
carefully avoided in introducing the plant. At Malaga seed- 
ling trees are mostly grown. Algaroba trees are said to live 
as loner as 200 vears. 
