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37683— Continued. 



" Tetovo is the Bulgarian name of the town of which Kalkundeleu is the 

 Turkish name; Tetovsky is the adjective, meaning 'from Tetovo.'" (P. H. 

 House, letter dated June 5, 191 Jf.) 



37684. Soja max (L.) Piper. Fabacese. Soybean. 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.) 



From Peking, China. Received at the State Department in a pouch from 

 Peking, China. Received March 20, 1914. 



" This variety is probably the kind asked for in your letter under the name 

 of the ' white-eyed ' soy bean. It is known as ' the large white eyebrow bean ' 

 among the Chinese where it is grown." (Source unidentified.) 



37685. Canarium ovatum Engler. Balsameacese. Pili nuts. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. O. W. Barrett, chief, 

 Division of Horticulture, Bureau of Agriculture. Received March 31, 1914. 

 "The pili is a forest tree producing an excellent table nut." (Barrett.) 



37686 to 37691. 



From Tiflis, Caucasus. Presented by the director, Botanic Gardens. Re- 

 ceived March 30, 1914. 



37686 to 38688. Prunus spp. Amygdalacea?. 



37686. Prunus microcarpa Meyer. Cherry. 

 See S. P. I. No. 27303 for previous introduction and description. 



37687. Prunus prostrata Labill. Bush cherry. 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 2S945, 30564, and 37642 for previous introduc- 

 tions and description. 



37688. Prunus cerasifera divaricata (Ledeb.) Schneider. 



See S. P. I. No. 37463 for previous introduction and description. 

 37689. Pyrus nivalis elaeagrifolia (Pall.) Schneider. 



" This wild olive-leaved Pyrus, which is a native of Asia Minor, is a 

 distinct bush or small tree greatly valued for ornamental purposes. The 

 flowers of this beautiful Pyrus, which are white and small, make their 

 appearance in May. The fruit is small, globose in shape, crowned with 

 a very prominent calyx. The leaves are lanceolate, oblong lanceolate, or 

 linear lanceolate, and covered with a whitish, silky pubescence." (Nich- 

 olson, Dictionary of Gardening.) 



37690 and 37691. Fragaria spp. Rosacea?. Strawberry. 



Introduced for the work of the Office of Pomological and Horticultural 

 Investigations in plant breeding. 

 37690. Fragaria vesca L. 



This common species of Fragaria, which is commonly known as the 

 " wildwood strawberry," is very widely dispersed over the temperate 

 and colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere, extending northward 

 to Lapland and Iceland, southward to the mountains of Java, as- 

 cending the Himalayas to 13,000 feet and the Scottish highlands to 

 7,000 feet. The fruit of this species is borne above the leaves. 

 Sometimes they are as much as 12 inches above the ground. This 

 Fragaria is a stout, tufted plant, dark green in color and less vil- 



