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SAPIUM VERUM. 24640. Prom Chaparral, Tolima, Colom"bia. 
Purchased from Mr. Andres Rocha.. Received Peb 2. 
"Seeds of the Tolima (Virgen) Rubber Tree, once common 
in the forests of the upper valleys of the Magdalena'i 
Basin in Colombia, hut to-day scarcely seen in its wild 
state and seldom cultivated. It grows in a temperate, 
almost cold hut equable climate between 1800 and 3200 
meters altitude, in such condtions of soil and general 
environment as to make the possibility of its acclima- 
tization in Plorida very doubtful. It might be 
tried with better prospects of success in the upper 
forest, zone of the Philippine- Islands as well as in Hawaii 
and Porto Rico. When cultivated in its own country it 
thrives splendidlv. Trees 8-10 years old are expected 
to yield annually from 1-3 kilograms of rubber of very 
hiffh quality, second only to the best Para. It flowers 
for the first time when about three years old. As far as 
js known the only way of obtaining a full yield of the 
"latex is to fell the trees, the average product being from 
5-8 kilograms of raw nibber per tree. This method is gen- 
erally applied to the wild trees, which explains the 
rapid disappearace of the species." (Pittier. ) 
STIZOLOBIUM SP. 24766. Prom Biloxi, Miss. Grown by Prof. 
S. M. Tracy. Received Peb. 25. A variety of the Plor- 
ida velvet bean with seeds white or nearly white. Lim- 
ited experience with it indicates that it is more prolif- 
ic than the ordinary velvet bean." (Piper.) 
NOTES PROM POREIGN CORRESPONDENTS. 
AUSTRALIA, Sydney. Anderson Brothers, Jan. 15. Have advised 
their collector to secure seeds of salt bushes other 
than those previously sent; also Salicornia tenuis. 
BRAZIL, Bahia. P. P. Demers , Jan. 31. Promises to send seed 
of a bamboo found there. Peb. 3. Will send seeds of 
}Attalea funifera, called there Piassava. Its fibers are 
used for making brooms and brushes; the nut produces a 
fine quality of lubricating oil. 
BRAZIL, Manaos. John H. Hamilton, Peb. 5. Has sent to 
