1682 
(Adapted from Cooke, Elora ..of. Bombay,. , vol. l,.p.. 
242; and Brandis, Forest Flora of India,, .p. 90..) 
Notes on Behavior of Previous Introductions. 
Mr. C. C. Shooter, Earleton, Fla., writes May 
16, 1921: 
"The chayote (Chayota edulis) had a lot of fruit 
last fall and was uninjured by the frost during the 
winter. It now, covers a big trellis. It is the most 
wonderful producer of anything I ever saw and is 
literally covered with fruit. , I have only two vines 
and we cannot consume the fruits or give them away, 
fast enough. " 
Mr. Alfred C, Weed, Chicago, 111., writes 
August 8, 1921: 
"The plant of Actinidia ehinensis (S. P. I. No. 
41401) which was sent me some years ago has made 
good growth and promises to be. a very desirable 
shade vine. It has not yet blossomed. 
"The Morus nigra, variety 'Shatoot,' S. P. I. 
No. 30330, has blossomed every year including the 
season it was received, but has set no fruit. This 
summer I budded it into a tree of Russian mulberry. 
The buds seemed to take well and I hope it may live 
over winter and fruit there." .. 
Mrs.. Wilhelmine Seliger, Hartford, -Conn.-,.. 
August 18, 1921, reports as follows: 
"In response to your inquiry regarding blight 
on the Chinese pear (Pyrus sp., S. P. I. No. 26487) 
I ,am very much pleased at being able to say. that 
the closest inspection of my tree shows absolutely 
no sign of disease. The main stem and all the 
branches are of slender growth,- the tree is now in 
its third year . 
"My best Chinese chestnut {Castanea mollimma 
S. P.. I. No. 39721) is four years old and is also 
perfectly healthy. It is 7| feet high, with a stem 
5| inches around at the base and 22 inches high 
before the branches begin to make an open, spreading, 
head.. It has not yet borne fruit." . 
