570 
Charles P. Lounsbury, chief of the Division of Entomology of 
the Department of Agriculture of the Union of South Africa. A 
hard-wooded tree 30-40 feet in height, with glossy leaves and 
elliptical purple fruit £ Inch long, nearly dry, with a large 
one-seeded stone. Introduced as a possible hardy stock for the 
olive. For distribution later. 
RUBUS MACRAE I . (Rosaceae.) 33793. Seeds of the akala 
from the Kau district, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. Ralph S. Hos- 
mer, Superintendent of Forestry. "The native raspberry, akala. 
This species is quite generally distributed through this Terri- 
tory between the elevations of 3500 and 5000 feet. It is a 
tall growing shrub, the canes frequently reaching a height of 
12 to 15, or more feet. The fruit is large, from an inch to an 
inch and a half in length and about an inch in diameter. The 
flavor is rather sharp, but to me a pleasant acid. It has al- 
ways seemed to me that this raspberry might with advantage be 
crossed with some cultivated variety." (Hosmer.) For distri- 
bution' later. 
NOTES FROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS. 
ARGENTINA. SANTA CRUZ. Mr. Henry L. Regnard , Estancia 
Canadon de las Vegas, writes April 30, 1912: "This place is 
just about 50° 30' South on the Atlantic Coast with a very 
clear dry air, rainfall from 3 to 9 inches and strong gales of 
cold wind of frequent occurrence. I have two kinds of willows 
which grow fairly well, two kinds of poplars which also grow, a 
few ash trees making a brave struggle, oak the same, some horse 
chestnuts which remain dwarfed and starved looking, some syca- 
more struggling ahead, privets, laburnums, cherries, black cur- 
rants rather luxuriant, red and white currants, raspberries 
dwarfed, dog roses, a pink rambler and some briars and bram- 
bles. Larch I cannot get to grow and out of very many maritime 
ana Scotch pines planted I have only one left alive; it is some 
eight years old and about 3 ft. 6. in. high. I grow thick wil- 
low hedges and plant under thin shelter. Turnips, marigolds, 
cabbages, carrots, onions, potatoes, parsnips, salsify grow 
moderately well, broad beans form many pods but very few of the 
pods have beans in them, peas do fairly well. I have got a 
little white clover to grow, a few little patches of red clo- 
ver; some alfalfa, rye, and oats do fairly well. Wheat and 
barley I have ripened, the oats and rye I cut a little before 
they are ripe for fodder. One great difficulty I have to con- 
tend with is the reversal of the seasons which tries all plants 
very much. Plants from Chile or the River Plate do not seem to 
have the capacity of resisting this climate. I think the winds 
are what check vegetation more even than the dryness of the 
climate. Gales last not infrequently 3 4, & 5 days. In spite 
of all I got two cuttings, light ones it is true, from my, 
alfalfa." 
