600 
9000 to 11000 feet." (Forrest, Primulaceae from western 
Yunnan.) For distribution later. 
PRUNUS ARMENIACA. ( Amygdalaceae . ) 34264-265. Seeds of 
apricots from Rome. Presented by Dr. Gustav Eisen, San Fran- 
cisco, Calif. 34264. "These seeds were procured in a restau- 
rant in Rome. Locality not known. This variety is probably 
the finest apricot I have tasted, being larger than our aver- 
age Moorpark, globular but with apex characteristically point- 
ed, the point being short but very acute and set off suddenly 
and distinctly. Ripe evenly all around. Very sweet and high- 
ly flavored. Color deep orange." For distribution later. 
PRUNUS DOMESTICA. (Amygdalaceae.) 34267-268. Seeds of 
plums from Rome. Presented by Dr. Gustav Eisen, San Francis- 
co, Calif. 34267. "Papagone. Average 2£ Inches long by 1| 
inches wide. Largest 2f to even 3 inches long by If inches 
wide. Elongated ovoid. Greenish yellow, with darker green on 
shaded side. Stalk a short half inch or less long. Fine grey 
bloom. Very thin and smooth skin. Seed very thin pitted, 
sulcate edge and remarkably small for the size of the fruit. 
Flesh firm, sweet and highly flavored, adhering slightly to 
the stone." 34268. "Prune called Prunaringia grown near 
Naples. The name may also, and more properly be spelled 
Prunarigno or Prunarignia, and I am told that possibly it 
means Prune of India, though I prefer to think that the name 
in some way refers to the main characteristic of the fruit; 
one or two vertical cracks, 'r'igno,' when the fruit is fully 
ripe. In size this prune or plum resembles the Papagone but 
is more irregular. General shape like Papagone but the color 
is deeper green. Very sweet and even more flavored, but the 
value of this splendid plum is lowered by the fact that when 
ripe it always possesses one or two vertical splits on the 
cheek. Thus it does not present the same fine appearance as 
the Papagone and could not stand long shipment. But for can- 
ning and preserves this plum should be excellent. The seed 
In proportion to the fruit is considerably larger than the 
Papagone but somewhat similar in shape; thin and oblong but 
less curved than in that fruit. Both ripen at about the same 
time, and are at the height of perfection at Boscotrecase by 
August 1." (Eisen.) For distribution later. 
NOTES FROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS. 
AFRICA. Southern Nigeria. Mr. Frank Evans writes under 
date of August 16, 1912. "After leaving Honolulu in April 
1911, I took a trip around the Orient, visiting and studying 
