ite- neeessary to give the culms the necessary hardiness 
and^ consist enoy* so that they can be used for manu- 
facturing purposes. Stable manure applied as a mulch 
is- alee very- beneficial. I am very much interested 
In- this most beautiful and valuable, economic species* 
and if I' could get a few additional .small plants for 
my Naples place I would be very muoh obliged to you. 
B. tulda evidently does not grow well on moist land. 
In drained , flat-wood soil it grows very well Indeed. 
Ybu are doing well in disseminating this bamboo widely 
over south Florida , and I hope that it soon will be 
found in all the gardens and parks of this region." 
In a letter dated Dec. 17, 1918, Forest E. Grow, 
of- Eagle- Reok,' Calif ornia, reports: "Ziziphus jujuba, 
9u P-v I . No. 17752, planted Feb. 1, 1916. The fruits 
were uniformly larger this year, and the tree bore a 
heavy crop, which was all dried and stored away for 
Winter use. -Zi jujuba, S. P. I. No. 30488, planted Feb.. 
IS, 1917 , produced about 125 fruits this season. , The 
fruits are of medium size. When processed they have 
a very rich flavor and fine texture; they dry perfectly. 
Z. jujuba, S. P. I. No. 22686, planted Mar. 5, 1918, pro- 
duced about 85 fruits. They dry. perfectly. Whe& pro- 
cessed, they are of large size, and have a good 
flavor and texture but not equal to those of S. F. I. 
No; 30488. All ef the jujube fruits we . found useful 
and delicious prepared as follows : processed fruits - 
similar to dates; syrup -superior in flavor and color 
to maple syrup; paste - excellent ; stewed - after the 
fruits have been peeled; baked in bread - the fruits 
being previously peeled and stewed - superior to raisin 
bread. 
Cydonia oblonga S. P. I. No. 33214, Quince, planted 
Feb. 1, 1916, the tree produced Its first crop, of 145 
fruits , this fall. Two types or shapes were notice- 
able : one round, the ether oblong, of medium size, all 
who sampled this fruit spoke of the following quali- 
ties: smooth surface (easily prepared for use) ; mellow- 
ness (cooks tender like an apple); freedom from usual 
grlttlness; mild, pleasant flavor; good keeping quali- 
ties (five fruits in perfect condition, Dec. 17, 1918)." 
"Mr* J. R. Lawrence, North Leverett , Mass., writes 
as follows, Dec. 16, 1918: "Brassica pekinensis , S » P . I. 
No. 44292. Pai u'ai. Planted August 7, it was harvested 
from September 12, up to the last of October. The 
heads are large and loose, like loose lettuce , weighing 
