134 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



38435 to 38472— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. F. N. Meyer.) 

 38467 and 38468. Pinus armandi Franchet. Pinaceae. Pine. 



38467. "(No. 2046a. Tungkwanhsien, Shensi, China. December 

 26, 1913.) Edible pine seeds, coming from the Tsin Range. Chi- 

 nese name Sung tzu, meaning ' pine seeds.' " 



38468. "(No. 2047a. Tahuashan, Shensi, China. December 29, 

 1913.) A pine, growing to medium size only; produces very large 

 cones, full of large edible seeds, which are eagerly collected by the 

 priests in the temples, while the cones supply an excellent fuel. 

 Occurs on somewhat sheltered spots at altitudes of 5,000 feet and 

 over." 



38469. Amygdalus pebsica L. Amygdalacese. Peach. 

 (Prunus persica Stokes.) 



From Feicheng, Shantung, China. Collected March 26, 1914. 



"(No. 2048a.) A ver-y large clingstone peach of which grafted trees 

 and scions are sent under No. 1213 [S. P. I. No. 38178]." 



38470. Amygdalus persica platycaepa (Decne. ) Rieker. Amygdalaceae. 



Flat peach. 



"(No. 2049a.) A large variety of flat peach, said to be of light-red 

 color, while being very juicy and sweet. Chinese name Ta hung pied 

 t'ao, meaning ' large red flat peach.' " 



38471 and 38472. Juglans begia L. Juglandacese. "Walnut. 



38471. From Weichutchien, south of Sianfu, Shensi, China. Col- 

 lected January 22, 1914. 



"(No. 2050a.) A Chinese variety of walnut of quite elongated 

 shape, said to be grown in the Tsin Range." 



38472. From Peking, China. Collected April 17, 1914. 



"(No. 2051a.) A peculiar walnut with strangely deep grooves and [I 

 markings, highly prized by the Chinese, who use them in pairs to 

 fumble with in their hands to keep the finger muscles limber. Said 

 to grow in the mountains to the north of Peking. Possibly a hybrid 

 between Juglans regia and J. mandchuridh. Chinese name Shan ho 

 Vao, meaning ' mountain walnut.' " 



38473 to 38476. Coix spp. Poaceae. Job's-tears. 



From the northern Shan States, Burma. Presented by Mr. H. G. Carter, 



Economic Botanist to the Botanical Survey of India. Indian Museum, 



Calcutta, India. Received April 20, 1914. Quoted notes by Mr. Carter. 



For detailed information, see Sir George Watt's account of Coix, published in 



the Agricultural Ledger No. 13, of 1904. 



38473. Coix lacbyma-jobi ma-yuen (Rom.) St a] if. 

 " Forma 2. No. 3bl93, edible." 



38474. Coix lacbyma-jobi L. 

 " Var. typica. No. 3bl94. The typical .bib's tears." 



38475. Coix lacbyma-jobi qigantea (Koen. i Stapf. 

 " No. 3bl96." 



38476. Coix i.acbyma-jobi L. 

 "Var. typica. No. 3bl94. The typical Job's-tears." 



