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Tamarau states that there were two kinds of potatoes in 

 pre-European days — the taeiva and the riwai Maori ; that the 

 latter had a smooth surface, without indentations. Its name 

 was waiararo, the flesh being white and the skin whero (brown 

 or reddish). The taeiva had white flesh and skin. The pecu- 

 liarity of the riicai was that it very soon became cold (maeke) 

 after being taken from the oven. It died out during the late 

 war. 



Puihi says that the rohoroko and araro were two ancient 

 varieties of potato cultivated at Euatoki, but that they are no 

 longer seen. 



Pio, an old man of Ngati-Awa, told me that he had heard 

 white men say that the natives had a potato in very early 

 days ; also that the aka raupo, a white potato, and the 

 tatairongo, a dark mealy one, were formerly cultivated, but 

 are now lost. Altogether, the case for the pre-European 

 potato is not proven. 



The following are names of varieties of potatoes as recog- 

 nised by these natives : — 



Piakaroa : A dark-coloured potato — i.e., inside. 



Tatairongo : Now lost. 



Maori : Now lost. 



Tapapa : White flesh. Also known as karu-parera. 



Parareka : Dark flesh. No longer seen here. 



Pokerekahu : Dark flesh. No longer seen here. 



Pungapunga : One of first kinds acquired from Europeans. 

 White flesh. Not seen here now. 



Utvhi : Not seen here now. 



Kapa or parihi : White flesh and white skin. 



Tekepo : White flesh and white skin. 



Kaparapara. 



Aka raupo : No longer grown. White flesh and wdiite 

 skin. 



Baparuru or ivairuru : White flesh. 



Maitaha : White flesh. Also called rokeroke. 



Para-kokako : A dark-fleshed potato. No longer grown 

 here. 



Para-kotukutuku : A white flesh. 



Kimokimo : A white flesh. No longer grown here. 



Wini-harete : A long curved variety. 



Manerau : White-fleshed. 



Hua-karoro : A long white variety. No longer grown 

 here. 



Marikena (? American) : No longer grown here. 



Kamutana. 



Kara kaone ('? gown pattern). 



Baramu. 



Kotipo : No longer grown here. 



