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STIZOLOBIUM ATEKRIMUM. (Fabaceae.) 28906. Mauritius or Bengal 
bean. From Herbert RiYer, Queensland. Presented by Mr. J. H. 
Maiden, Director, Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Hew South Wales, 
who obtained them from the Macknade Mill of the Colonial Sugar 
Refining Company. "This species is considerably cultivated in 
the Island of Mauritius, Brazil, New Zealand and Australia. 
It much resembles the Florida Velvet bean, but the vines grow 
larger and the seeds mature considerably later. This variety - 
is so late, in fact, that it matures in this country only in 
the southern half of Florida." (C. V. Piper.) For distribu- 
tion later. 
TRIGONELLA CAERULEA. (Fabaceae.) 23922. Seeds from Christiania, 
Norway. Presented by Prof. Dr. Wille, Director of the Botanic 
Garden. For distribution later. 
VICIA ERVILIA. (Fabaceae.) 28815. Ervii from the Gaucin dis- 
trict, Spain. Procured by Mr. R. L. Sprague, American Consul, 
Gibraltar, Spain. For immediate distribution. 
VICIA ERVILIA. (Fabaceae.) 28959. Ervil from Aintab, Turkey-in- 
Asia. Presented by Mr. H. H. Bakkalian, secretary to Mrs. F. 
A. Shephard. For immediate distribution. 
NOTES FROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS . 
AFRICA, German East Africa. From the Botanische Zentralstelle , 
Berlin, Dr. A. Engler writes October 19, that Dolichos pseudo- 
pachyrhizus is cultivated in East Africa and will be sent us as 
soon as available. 
ALGERIA, Algiers. In a note from Dr. L. Trabut under date of 
October 19, he reports that he will send during the winter, 
scions of Sapindus, Algerian soapberry, cuttings of "Valensi 
real" grape, and that he will be pleased to be appointed a 
collaborator of this Department. 
ASIA, Turkestan. MR. FRANK N. MEYER, AGRICULTURAL EXPLORER, re- 
ported from Andishan, under date of October 3, that he was 
ready on that date to proceed to Kashgar. 
CHINA, Eia-ying-chau. Mr. George Campbell writes September 2 
that he has sent us a tin of longan seeds (Nephelium longan) 
but he is not sure they are all right. Has secured native pea- 
nuts which he is sending. 
CHINA, Kuling. Mrs. John Berkin writes under date of September 
29, concerning the Yang Tau vine (Actinidia chinensis), that 
