APBIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1914. 



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37683— Continued. 



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

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

 House, letter dated June 5, 19U.) 



37684. SoJA MAX (L.) Piper. Fabaceae. Soybean. 

 {Glycine hispida Maxim.) 



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

 Peking, China. Received ^larcli 20. 1914. 

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

 nf the • white-eyed " soy bean. It is known as * the large white eyebrow bean ' 

 among the Chinese where it is g^o^vn." {Source unidentified.) 



37685. Canartcm ovatcm Engler. Balsameaceae. Pili nuts. 

 From Manila. Philippine Islands. Presenter! by Mr. O. W. Barrett. «-hief. 



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

 "The pili is a forest tree prodncing 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. Pbunus spp. Amygdalaceae. 



37686. Pbunus micbocabpa Meyer. Cherry, 

 See S. P. I. Xo. 27303 for previous introduction and description. 



37687. PBu:!»rs pbostbata Labill. Bush cherry. 

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

 tions and description. 



37688. Pbunus cebasifzra divabicata (I>edeb.) Schneider. 



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

 37689. Ptbus nivalis elazagblfolia (Pall, i 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, cro\\Tied with 

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

 linear lanceolate, and covered with a whitish, silky pubescence." {Xich- 

 oUon, Dictionary of Gardening.) 



37690 and 37691, Fbagabia spp. Rosaceie. Strawberry. 

 Introduced for the work of the OflBce of Pomological and Horticultural 



Investigations in plant breeding. 

 37690. Fbagabia vesca L. 



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

 ** wild wood 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- 



