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strained and sweetened pulp with milk. The ease of its 
culture together with the superiority of its fruit recom- 
mends the imbu for careful trial in Florida and Cali- 
fornia." (Dorsett, Popenoe, and Shamel introduction.) 
Ziziphus joazeiro. (Rhamnaceae . ) 37923. Seeds of the 
jua from Joazeiro, Bahia, Brazil. "Seed of the jua, col- 
lected from wild trees on the catlnga near the river two 
miles below town. This interesting and valuable tree is 
common on the catingas or dry lands bordering on the Rio 
Sao Francisco from Joazeiro nearly up to the border of 
-the state of Minas . Here at Joazeiro it is quite common, 
but the trees are usually found scattered among the other 
plants on the catinga and do not occur In large groves. 
In places where cattle and horses can get at the trees 
while young they are kept eaten off almost to the ground, 
and have a peculiar dwarfed, stunted appearance. When al- 
lowed to develop to mature size the tree forms a beautiful 
dense green umbrageous head of foliage thirty feet in 
diameter. The leaves are somewhat hard and brittle in 
texture, oval to ovate and about two inches in length. 
The small wood is armed with short stiff thorns which are 
not however, particularly dangerous. The fruit varies 
greatly in size according to the tree by which it is 
produced. The best fruits are nearly an inch in diam- 
eter, creamy yellow in color, spherical or nearly so. In- 
side the thin skin is a thick layer of mealy flesh, within 
which lies the seed and the layer of translucent, muci- 
laginous pulp which surrounds it. The seed is about the 
size and shape of a small olive stone. The pulp adheres 
to it very closely and can scarcely be separated even in 
the mouth. The flavor Is peculiar and somewhat insipid. 
The trees bear prodigiously, the ground under them being 
covered with fruit at the end of the season. Sheep, 
cattle, horses, and swine eat the fruit greedily, and it 
is considered wholesome for them. The principal value of 
this tree would seem to be as a source of stock food In 
dry regions, both the fruits and the foliage being of 
value for this purpose. In addition the ornamental value 
of this tree, and its drought-resisting qualities, commend 
it for culture in arid regions. While it is probably 
not very hardy, it seems likely to be adapted to the 
Southwest." (Dorsett, Popenoe, and Shamel introduction.) 
NOTES FROM CORRESPONDENTS ABROAD. 
Dr. Joseph Bailie writes from Nanking, province of 
Kiang-su, China, May 22, 1914: "You see from a bulletin 
which will be sent you that the Chinese officials have 
taken hold of the Colonization work which I began and are 
