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GERMANY, Berlin. A. Engler, Jan. 30. Will send Poly- 
gonum "bistorta. 
JAVA, Buitenzorg. Department of Agriculture, Dec. 30, 
1908. Sends seeds of Canarium commune, the great ave- 
nue tree of Java for trial in Panama and Porto Rico. 
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Manila. Wm. S. Lyon, Jan. 6. Sends 
information regarding the tannin plants of the Phil- 
ippines. Is looking for a leguminous tannin plant. 
SUDAN, Khartoum. R. Hewison, Jan. 12. Is sending small 
samples of various crops grown there. 
TRINIDAD, Port of Spain, P. Evans, Jan. 28. Will send 
seedlings of various garcinias and seeds of the longan. 
Is preparing grafted plants of the Julie mango and will 
send as soon as weather permits. 
RECENT VISITORS. 
RUSSIA. Joseph A. Rosen, Chief of Agricultural Bureau of 
the Governmental Zemstvo of Ekaterinoslav, Russia. Is 
spending three years in the U. S. studying agricultural 
conditions. Says Mr. Arapoff , Samara, Russia, can fur- 
nish la.rge quantities of Medicago Palcata. Buys it from 
the Kirghiz across the Urals. He is stopping for several 
days in Washington. 
