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7,000 to 9,000 feet. There is a good deal of frost in the 
valley, but no snow. He will send orange and lemon seeds in 
January . 
INDIA, Zafarwal. Mr. H. S. Hesbitt writes from the American 
Mission November 16 that he thinks "without doubt the Medicago 
is identical with our spring fodder plant very common here and 
called in the local parlance ' Sinjhi', about as you would say 
' seenjee' in America. The seed as well as the blessora has a v 
fragrant odor. The crop will be planted soon and be cut in 
March or April. It grows very rank on good soil and is much 
used for milch cows. The Sinjhi here has a yellow blossom. I 
have some of the seed to send 3?-ou soon, and also plant speci- 
mens when ready." 
ITALY, Ventimiglia, La Mortola. Mr. Alwin Berger writes November 
15 that he will send us the asparagus seed requested in January, 
when the many hundreds of thousands of packets, collected in the 
Botanic Garden, have been cleaned. 
JAVA, Buitenzorg. The Secretary to the Direction of Agriculture * 
writes November 15 that they will send directly from the 
Botanic Gardens, seeds of Bouea gandaria which is best propa- 
gated from seeds. Also some shoots of the Mandaloeng pineapple 
from the Tjiomas plantations. 
MAURITIUS, Port Louis. Mr. Gabriel Regnard writes November 10 that 
he has taken the necessary steps to obtain Ancna grandiflora 
from the Government forests if indeed it still exists there. He 
is bearing in mind the Diospyros Tesselaria, the trees of which 
are in fruit now, and he will send seeds as soon as they are 
ripe, along with other species. 
SPECIAL NOTE. 
Mr. C. V. Piper, in charge of the forage crops investigations of 
this Department, is going to make an investigation for the War 
Department of the forage crop conditions in the Philippines. 
He left here on December 31, and sails from San Francisco on 
January 7. If he finishes his work as soon as he expects, he 
will leave Manila about June 1, under an authorization from 
this Office to make an investigation of the forage crops of 
British India. It is expected that he will make brief stops, 
on his way to Calcutta, at Hongkong, Canton, Singapore and 
possibly Java. Any of the offices of this Bureati and others 
desiring him to make special studies or to collect special 
material for them in any of the regions visited should inform 
this Office as promptly as possible in order that the most con- 
venient memoranda and shipping material can be prepared and can 
reach Mr. Piper before he leaves Manila. 
