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37445 to 37460— Continued. 



37459. Missouri red clover; total seed yield of plant, 7.1 grams. 



37460. Delaware red clover; total seed yield of plant, 27 grams. 



37461. Citrus SINENSIS (L.) Osbeck. Jaffa orange. 



Seeds from selected fruits of the Jaffa orange. Purchased in London, Eng- 

 land. Received March, 1914. 



37462. Lychnis coronata Thunberg. Wild pink. 

 From Shanghai, China. Presented by Rev. J. M. W. Farnham. 



37463 and 37464. Prunus cerasifera divaricata (Ledeb.) 



Schneider. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold Arboretum. Re- 

 ceived March 4, 1914. 

 " Seed from Botanic Gardens, Tiflis, February, 1914." 



"A deciduous tree with the same habit and general aspect as P. cerasifera; 

 neither does it appear to differ in the flowers or foliage. The fruit, however, 

 is smaller (about three-fourths of an inch across), yellow, and not indented 

 at the junction with the stalk. Probably this tree and P. cerasifera are only 

 varieties of one species. They flower at the same time and are not distinguish- 

 able then. There is an old specimen near the cactus house at Kew which is 

 probably one of the largest in the country. It is 25 feet high, 27 feet through, 

 and its trunk is 3 feet 8 inches in girth. Quite possibly trees may be growing 

 in various gardens as P. cerasifera. The trees at Kew have rarely borne fruits, 

 but these are quite distinct from cherry plums (P. cerasifera) . The species is 

 said to be a native of the Caucasus, Persia, Macedonia, etc., and to have been 

 introduced in 1822." (TF. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British 

 isles, vol. 2, p. 235, under P. divaricata.) 



37465 to 37490. 



From China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer for 

 the Department of Agriculture. Received March 6, 1914. 

 Cuttings of the following; quoted notes by Mr. Meyer. 



37465 to 37473. Diospyros kakt L. f. Persimmon. 



37465. "(No. 1047. Near Lingpao, Honan, China, December 23, 

 1913.) A local variety of persimmon, being of small size, somewhat 

 angular in shape, of orange-red color ; meat firm ; can be dried for 

 winter uses. Chinese name SsU fang shih tzU, meaning ' square 

 persimmon.' " 



37466. "(No. 1048. Near Lingpao, Honan, China, December 23, 

 1913.) A variety of persimmon said to be of large size, of flat 

 shape, but not having a circular incision ; color orange-red ; meat 

 soft and juicy ; not a keeper ; seedless. Chinese name Ta hung pao 

 shih tzu, meaning ' large red persimmon.' " 



37467. "(No. 1049. Near Lingpao, Honan, China, December 23, 

 1913.) A variety of persimmon said to be of very large size; 

 fruits round and slightly tapering toward the apex ; meat juicy and 

 sweet ; seedless. Chinese name Ou hsin shih tzU, meaning ' quince- 

 heart persimmon.' " 



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