Latania rubra. ,25954. 
Martinezia ; sp. 25944-. 
Thrinax argentea. 25946. 
Thrinax elegans. 25947. 
NOTES FROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS . 
ALGERIA, Biskra. Colombo Pere, Sept. 12. Sends two bags 
of oasis alfalfa seed. 
AUSTRALIA, -Brisbane, John Williams, August 16. Is sending the 
orange, Usher's Favorite-, and seeds of strawberries raised 
in Brisbane. 
AUSTRALIA, Sydney. Colonial Sugar Refining Co., August 31. 
Sends seeds of six varieties of sugar cane with descrip 
tive notes . 
BURMA, Bhamo . W. H. Roberts, August 21. Is sending seed 
of Wa Bo, or large Bamboo. These are not jungle bamboos 
but are planted by the villagers. Will try to send seed 
of jungle bamboos in January or March. 
DHINA, Wei Hsien, Shantung. H. W. Luce, Sept. 3. Is trying 
to collect wild chrysanthemums and large peaches of Shantung 
to be sent later. 
INDIA, Nagpur. J. Mollison, Sept. 8. Is sending seeds of 
two wild Himalayan species of fruit trees, Pyrus malus 
(Palu), and Prunus padus (Jamu). 
NEW BRUNSWICK, Midlothian. Geo. Forrest, Sept. 9. Sends 
samples of Lichiangfu paper. One of the samples is made 
of Edgeworthia Gardneri. 
NEW ZEALAND, Wellington. T. W. Kirk, Aug. 28. Sends samples 
of New Zealand rice grass and oat grass. 
PARAGUAY, Capella Horqueta. Thos. R. Gwynn, August 2. Will 
send seed of the rubber plant Mangaysi - a hardy plant 
which grows in the poorest soils. It is a first class rub- 
ber plant and a very ornamental tree. Fruits ripe in Dec. 
