PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Manila, Gardens of Nagtajan. Mr. William S, 
Lyon writes December 4, 1910, that he will have a few of the 
w sup-sup-sin B or "Lyon 1 * mangos packed "by a new American syrup 
process next year for trial in this country. 
QUEENSLAND, Brisbane. Mr. John Williams, Manager of Sunnybank 
Nursery, writes November 29, 1910, that he is getting seed for 
us of the desert kumquats, which are ripe now. He has arranged 
with the French Consul for Queensland to secure the seed of 
Oxanthera fragrans and 0, maeroptera from New Caledonia for 
us. Will also try to get Atalantia glauca and Parsonia paddi- 
soni. He is writing a friend on Tambourine Mountain for Macro- 
zamia denisoni. 
SIAM, Bangkok. Mr. J. Cornell Tarber, American Consul -General, 
writes November 18, 1910, that he has taken up the securing 
of "Indian Gum", and specimens of the leaves and flowers of 
the tree, with the Agricultural Department of Siam and hopes 
to get them soon. 
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, Singapore. Dr. H. N. Ridley, Director of 
the Botanical Gardens, writes December 13, 1910, that he "will 
send a small amount of the Sumatra tobacco seed which is very 
hard to get. Regarding the Ficus acidula: I know approxi- 
mately where it grows but I don't see any chance of getting 
to it. I can't get to Baruco this year and am leaving Singa- 
pore at the end of the year or shortly after. Moulton of the 
Kuching Museum might get there but he is not a botanist and 
would probably not know the plant." 
SURINAM, Paramaribo. The Director of Agriculture, Mr. P. J. S. 
Cramers, writes December 10, 1910, that they will send us 
tubers of the "Sinesie-taya" , one of their edible aroids, in 
February. This variety can be harvested in from five to nine 
months. All the aroids grown there are considered as wetland 
crops, and they prefer a sandy loam with a thick layer of 
humus on top, while a light shade is beneficial to growth. 
They are never flooded during the growing season because the 
rains furnish sufficient moisture. 
RECENT CALLERS. 
Mr. A. Imachi, of the Formosa Experiment Station, at Taihoku, 
spent the week December 31 to January 9, in Washington, on his 
v/ay to Yucatan to study the sisal hemp industry. During his 
stay he was able to give a large amount of information on For- 
mosa conditions to various offices of the Bureau. He has 
promised to send us many interesting tropical and sub-tropical 
plants, including longe,ns, gingers, taros, and especially cer- 
tain varieties of grapes which do well in that wa rm climate. 
