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CHINA, Kiating. Rev. John P. Davies of the American Baptist 
Mission writes October 24 that the seeds of the lan muh tree 
(Machilus nanmu ?) or nanmu would not "be ripe till May or June, 
hut that he would attempt to get them for us then. Meanwhile 
he is sending a number of cuttings to Mr. MacGregor, Superin- 
tendent of Parks and Open Spaces at Shanghai, to he sent us 
when opportunity offers. He says the trees will probably not 
stand the frost, so should be planted in the south. 
CHINA, Ngu-cheng, via Foochow. Mr. Harry R. Caldwell writes 
October 29 that he would like to see introduced into this 
country "a certain kind of berry which seems full of promise 
were it given a favorable chance under cultivation. As the 
berry grows wild it is exceedingly delicious, and would cer- 
tainly be marketable. The berry grows upon a shrubby tree 
from one to three feet in height; is about the size of the 
egg of the English sparrow, and is of a deep purple color with 
a very decided frosted appearance." 
CHINA, Tientsin. Mrs. Dr. Yamei Kin writes November 6 that she 
has obtained a furlough and will visit America. ■ She calls 
attention to a seedless variety of the Chinese jujtibe, superior 
to the ordinary varieties. She says the persimmons having the 
constriction are ripened there, not by acetic vapor, but by 
steaming or dipping in hot water for a few moments, a day or 
two previously to being used. She regrets that the calabash 
gourds sent her, while growing very nicely, were harvested 
by her women one day and served in a stew with meat when the 
gourds were four or five inches long. She says, "Really, gourds 
are not bad as a vegetable, though I had never seen them so 
used, and perhaps did us all as much good as if we had been 
able to make pipes". 
INDIA, Kashmir. Leh. Mr. Rassul Galwan writes October 30 that in 
about two weeks he hopes to send seed of the wild alfalfa (Med- 
icago falcata) of the same heavy seeding strain sent by him 
some time ago. He has just returned from a long journey from 
Leh to Gilget, Kashgar and Yarkand, taking from April 13 to 
October 22. 
INDIA, Simla. Mr. P. Booth Tucker writes November 14 that he has 
arranged with the Superintendent of the Government Agri-Horti- 
cultural Gardens at Lahore to send us sample seeds of oranges, 
pomelos, limes and lemons from North India which are able to 
stand a moderate frost. He is also arranging to get some seed 
from their next crop in the Kulu Valley. The Salvation Army 
has there an orange orchard consisting of Maltese and Calabrian 
varieties which have been doing exceptionally well. The eleva- 
tion is about 4,000 feet, surrounded by mountains, ranging from 
