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Muzafferpur is considered to produce the best litchis in 
India: whether this is due to the superiority of the vari- 
eties, or to especially favorable conditions of soil or 
climate I am unable to ascertain. Certain it is however, 
that the Rose litchi is one of the best Indian varieties, 
and on this account it is well worthy of trial in south 
Florida." (Popenoe.) For distribution later. 
Mangifera indica. ( Anacardiaceae . ) 35903, 36002, 36029- 
039, 36052-053, 36070. Plants and seeds of mangos from 
India, Philippines, Portuguese East Africa, and Isle of 
Pines, including the Carabao and Pahutan from Manila, 
plants of eleven of the best Indian varieties from Saha- 
ranpur and Muzafferpur, India, and the Diamond mango of 
Beira, thought to be the same as the Lathrop, introduced 
under numbers 9486 and 9669. For distribution later. 
Pistacia integerrima . (Anacardiaceae.) 36065. Seeds 
from Lahore,' India. Presented by Mr. W. R. Mustoe, Super- 
intendent, Government Agricultural Horticultural Gardens. 
Introduced as possible stocks for the true pistache, Pis- 
tacia vera. For distribution later. 
Primus armeniaca. ( Amygdalaceae . ) 35701. Cuttings of 
an apricot from Monte Porcio Catone, Rome, Italy. Pre- 
sented by Dr. Gustav Eisen. "It is the handsomest apricot 
I have yet seen though not the very largest, as this year 
I have come across a variety of Crisomelo much larger. 
The 'Monte Porcio Catone' is the most highly colored apri- 
cot I have seen, carmine red on one side and the yellow is 
vivid like that of a peach and not dull as is generally 
the case with apricots. It is of high flavor, ripens here 
in the end of June. It is very sweet, the only defect be- 
ing that the seed is slightly adherent to the flesh, but 
its other good qualities will make it valuable. As far as 
I can learn it is a seedling." (Eisen.) For distribution 
later. 
Solarium spp. ( Solanaceae . ) 35703-868. Tubers of 166 
varieties of potatoes collected by Mr. W. F. Wight in 
Chile, Peru and Bolivia. For distribution later. 
Notes from Correspondents Abroad. 
Brazil. Minas Geraes. Lavras. Mr. B. H. Hunnicutt 
writes August 11: "I found in Bahia a number of fruits 
strange to me that may be worth investigating. One lady 
spoke of a quince, 'marmello,' that grows in a neighboring „ 
