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SOCIETY ISLANDS, Tahiti. Mr. North Winship, American Con- 
sul, writes Jan, 15, that in May he will send us grafted plants 
of three of the finest varieties of Mangos, together with several 
slips of the best breadfruit trees. 
TUROJY- IN-ASIA , Harput. Mr. William W. Masterson, Consul, 
writes December 19 in regard to the Diarbekir melons, which he 
describes as being the* largest he has ever seen, "the water mel- 
ons sometimes growing as large as a flour barrel, and the musk 
melons larger than the largest pumpkins. The melons are raised 
in the bed of the Tigris River, after the spring rains are over 
and the river has shrunk to summer size. The seeds are fertilized 
with pigeon manure, and the vines grow without irrigation 
throughout the season. It is needless to say that the flavor of 
both the melons is much coarser than the American cultivated va- 
rieties." 
ZANZIBAR, Zanzibar. The Director of Agriculture, Mr. F. C. 
McClellan, writes January 25 that the seeds of Cassia Bearama are 
not yet ready but will be sent when ripe. 
