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sometimes known as Sunza. The fruit is large, somewhat ob- 
long with a reddish-gray skin; the flesh yellowish, fibrous 
and rather sweet, enclosing an oval depressed seed." (W. E. 
Safford.) For distribution later. 
OCHNA PULCHRA. (Ochnaceae.) 34942. Seeds from South 
Africa. Presented by Mr. J. Burtt-Davy, Government Agros- 
tologist and Botanist, Pretoria, Transvaal, Union of South 
Africa. An ornamental shrub or small tree with pendulous 
racemes of orange-red berries, found in the vicinity of 
Johannesburg, Transvaal. The seeds yield oil. For frost- 
less regions. For distribution later. 
PERSEA AMERICANA. (Lauraceae.) 34994. Seeds of avocado 
from Valparaiso, Chile. Procured by Mr. W. F. Wight, of 
this Bureau. "Palta. The fruits from which these seeds 
were taken are sold in Valparaiso. They are purple-skinned, 
rather small and of very fair quality." (Wight.) For dis- 
tribution later. 
SOLANUM SPP. (Solanaceae. ) 35023-028. Seeds and tubers 
of potatoes from various parts of Chile. Procured by Mr. 
W. F. Wight, of this Bureau. Various varieties obtained by 
Mr. Wight in his investigations of the potato in its orig- 
inal habitat. For distribution later. 
SOLANUM COMMERSONI. (Solanaceae.) 34921-922. Tubers 
of a potato from the Colonial Museum, Marseille, France. 
Presented by the Director, Dr. E. Heckel. 
XIMENIA CAFFRA. (Olacaceae.) 35043. Fruits from South 
Africa. Presented bv Mr. J. Burtt-Davy, Government Agro- 
stologist and Botanist, Pretoria, Union of South Africa. 
"Zuur pruin. An edible fruit useful for jellies. It grows 
in semi-arid, sub-tropical localities, such as the Trans- 
vaal bush-veld . " (Burtt-Davy.) For distribution later. 
UNDETERMINED. Roots from Angola, West Africa. Pre- 
sented by Mr. Merlin W. Ennis, Boston, Mass. "Olansjjpba. 
The wild ones are found on stony mountain slopes where the 
soil is sandy. This cultivated root seems to thrive on any 
soil and will bear well on soil too poor and sandy for 
potatoes. The natives eat these roots raw. We bake them, 
use them in soup, etc." (Ennis.) For distribution later. 
NOTES FROM CORRESPONDENTS ABROAD. 
Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer writes from 
Harbin, Manchuria, Feb. 25, 1913: "The last long report I 
