5. 
ZEA MAYS. 26991-27000. Ten varieties of corn from Mexico. 
Procured by Mr. Wm. W. Canada, American Consul, Veracruz. 
26951-958. Eight varieties of corn from Mexico. Procured 
"by Mr. Samuel E. Magill, American Consul, Guadalajara. 
26950. White seeded corn from the hacienda of Mr. A. E*. 
Graham of Forlon, Tamps., Mexico. Procured "by Mr. Clarence 
A. Miller, American Consul, Matamoros, Mexico. 
NOTES PROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS. 
AUSTRALIA, Brisbane . Under Secretary of Agriculture, Feb. 10. 
Will supply us with grafting wood of Anona cherimolia and 
A. muricata in June or July. 
CHILE, Temuco. D. S. Bullock, Feb. 12. Sends seeds and 
specimens of young plants of Quila, the climbing bamboo 
of that district. 
CHINA, Kia-ying chau. Geo. Campbell, Feb. 11. Writes that 
an agricultural society has been formed there. They have 
made extensive experiments in afforestation. Offers to 
collect plants of the district and exchange with this 
Department . 
GERMANY. Dr. S. Soskin, Agricultural Expert of Berlin, is 
going shortly to West Africa; to Lagos, Togo, Dahomey and 
Kamerun. He has offered to secure for the Department such 
things as the relatives of the Citrus fruits, seeds of the 
oil palm and any other important economic plants desired. 
GREECE, Zante. Alfred L. Crow, British Vice Consul. Sends 
seeds of the various Zante and Cephalonica melon seeds with 
descriptions of varieties and modes of planting. 
JAVA, Buitenzorg. Director of Agriculture, Writes in regard 
to Nephelium lappaceum (ramboetan) and N. mutabile (kapoela 
san): "The ripe fruits of both species have a bright red 
color sometimes more or less brown. The leathery peel is 
covered in the case of N. lappaceum with strong hairs and 
in that of N. mutabile with knobs. The peel encloses the 
very juicy, white and glassy pulp which has a pleasant, 
bitter-sweet flavor. It is about a quarter of an inch thick 
