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will be of interest to strawberry breeders in the United 
States, and in addition it is worthy of trial in our 
southwestern states. While the fruit of Fragaria chiloensis 
is inferior in flavor to that of our best cultivated 
strawberries, it is remarkable for its excellent ship- 
ping and keeping qualities; and it seems that vari- 
eties might be produced by selection which would merit 
cultivation on a commercial scale. 
"The berry is much used for canning and preserv- 
ing. It is also eaten fresh. It is a curious circum- 
stance that this species of strawberry , whose fruits are 
commonly an inch to an inch and a half long, should be 
called, in Chile, Peru, and Ecuador, 'frutilla' (lit- 
tle fruit), while the much smaller fruit of F. vesea - 
rarely over half an inch long - is termed 'fresa' or 
strawberry. This last-named species is cultivated com- 
mercially at Qulllota, Chile, whence the fruit, which 
ripens earlier than that of F. chiloensis, is sent to the 
markets of Santiago. 
"As far as I can ascertain by careful examination 
of the plants and berries, the 'frutillas' of Chile, 
Peru, and Ecuador, are .of the same species. Neither in 
Peru nor in Chile, however, do the plants bear all 
through the year as they do on the sandy plains near 
Ambato, Ecuador. I suspect the difference in climatic 
conditions is the cause of this: on the equator there 
are no well-defined seasons, and the plants remain 
active throughout the year; while here in Chile the 
seasons are fairly well defined, and vegetative ac- 
tivity ceases during a part of each year, as in the 
United States. The ripening season of F. chiloensis In 
the highlands of southern Peru and central Chile seems 
to extend, approximately, from the latter part of Oc- 
tober to January." (Popenoe.) 
54631. "(No. 654. Santa Ines, Chile.) 'Frutilla 
blanca de Chile,' or white Chilean strawberry. This 
strawberry differs from S.P.I. No. 54630 in the color 
of its fruits, which are of a much lighter shade of 
red than those of the latter. , It does not seem to be 
nearly so well known or so extensively grown in Chile 
as the common red variety, but it is recommended by 
Senor Izqulerdo as a large handsome fruit, highly fla- 
vored. It will be of Interest to our strawberry breed- 
ers." (Popenoe.) 
Garcinia spp. (Clusiaceae) , 54656 and 54657. From 
Tourane, Anam, French Indo-China. Seeds presented by 
Mr. F.A. McClure, Instructor, Canton Christian College. 
Quoted notes by Mr. McClure. 
