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takes but little time. When all goes well one has fresh 
seeds again in early or middle July. Prom the nature of 
the climate of north China one might predict that this 
cabbage will do well in those parts of America where in 
late summer and fall the days are warm and dry but the 
nights are cool and where the soil is a trifle saline and 
is irrigated." (Meyer's introduction.) For distribution 
later. 
Bunchosia costaricensis . (Malpighiaceae . ) 36101. Seeds 
of the cereza from San Jose, Costa Rica. Presented by the 
Costa Rican Department of Agriculture. "Fruit of medium 
quality and in no way comparable with the true cherry 
(cereza) of Europe. The tree is indigenous and often cul- 
tivated in gardens. The fruit is often called tereza, 
which is but a corruption of the name cereza." (Pittier, 
Plantas usuales de Costa Rica.) For distribution later. 
Dahlia sp. (Asteraceae . ) 36257. Seeds of a wild 
dahlia from Contreras, Federal District, Mexico. Present- 
ed by Mr. William Brockway, Superintendent Hotel Imperial 
gardens. "From information given me by Prof. Pringle, who 
collected extensively for many years in Mexico, I am led 
to believe that the wild dahlia growing on both sides of 
Ajusco mountain along the line of the Cuernavaca division 
of the Mexican National Railway is the variety from which 
the cultivated dahlias were originated. They grow at an" 
elevation of about 8000 feet, and during the dry season 
these plants dry down and commence their growth again 
about June 1, flowering about the month of September, 
although I have several specimens growing in my garden 
that are now beginning to flower in July, having been 
irrigated a little. All the varieties I have noted here 
are single flowered and none inclining to the cactus type. 
I have found at least twenty colors and note some tending 
to the collarette type, that are mostly self colors rang- 
ing from various shades of red through orange, lemon and 
violet to white. Some varieties are of very robust growth 
mostly growing to a straight single stalk, branching out 
on all sides exactly like a young specimen fruit tree. 
They are very floriferous and I have often dug clumps of a 
mass of tubers that would weigh up to 10 pounds. Several 
of these varieties would prove of value on account of the ' 
size, strength and beauty of the full grown plant." 
(Brockway.) For distribution later. 
Eridbotrya japonica >. (Malaceae.) 36210. Cuttings of a 
loquat from Rome. Presented by Dr. Gustav Eisen, San 
Francisco, California. "Apple loquat from Boscotrecase . 
