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SOLANUM SP. (Solanaceae. ) 29049. Tubers of potato collected on 
the Morro Solar mountain near Chorillos, near Lima, at about 
200 meters altitude, among the rocks of a talus slope. Pre- 
sented by Dr. A, Weberbauer, German Legation, Lima, Peru. 
"The plant from which these tubers were procured is closely re- 
lated to Solanum maglia, differing from it however in that the 
flowers are not uniformly violet but often bear violet stripes 
on a white ground." (Weberbauer.) For distribution later. 
TRITICUM DICOCCUM D1C0CC0IDES. (Poaceae.) 29026. Seed of wild 
wheat from Palestine. Presented by Mr. A. Aaronsohn, Director, 
Jewish Agricultural Experiment Station, Haifa, Palestine. See 
B. P. I. Bulletin Ho. 180 for description. n I believe that you 
will do well to sow a part of this as winter wheat in the South- 
west. The wild wheat sown at Bonn, Germany, last October, sur- 
vived the winter perfectly, as I could see for myself last May 
when I visited there." (Aaronsohn.) Por distribution later. 
NOTES FROM POREIGN CORRESPONDENTS. 
CHILE. Limavida. Mr. Jose D. Husbands writes October 22-23 
giving full accounts of the Elqui and Huasco raisins, as well 
as the famous Pisco brandy, so well known on the Pacific Coast. 
Will make new attempts to secure the Linge seeds. "Will take 
moss to the Cordilleras and let the seeds drop from the tree 
into it." 
CHINA. Northwest Yunnan. Mr. George Porrest writes October 2 
that he has had a very bad season on account of the record 
rainfall, but has secured for us some good Rubi, some maize 
from the Salwin valley, and a quantity of seed of the "Eou shu* 
or tree of which the excellent white paper of Lichiang and Ho- 
ching is made. Expects to sail for home February 4 from Rangoon. 
FRANCE. Nice. Dr. A. Robertson- Proschowsky writes November 15 
that he is watching for Medicagos and will send them as soon as 
secured. Not a good season now for securing slips of Opuntia 
gymnocarpa, but will get them in future. 
INDIA. Calcutta. Mr. W. R. Smith, Superintendent of the Royal 
Botanical Gardens writes October 31, that he has asked corre- 
spondents for seeds of Pueraria thomsoni and P. tuberosa, and 
will send them when received. 
INDIA. Gonda. Rev. N. L. Rockey writes October 28 that he will 
send the mango seeds requested in June or July. Is sending a 
small parcel of custard apple and pomelo. Suggests Doob grass 
(Cynodon dactylon) as a worthy grass for culture. 
