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22874 to 22885— Continued. 



22879. Yellow. Evidently two varieties; mpst of the seed very similar 



in appearance to Acme, No. 14954. 



"22880. rellow. Quite closely resembling Holly brook. 



22881. Green. 



22882. Xellow. Apparently identical with No. 20892. 



22883. Buckshot. Apparently identical with No. 199X7. 



22884. Yellow, with a slight purple marking on many of the seeds. 



22885. Amherst. Apparently identical with Nos. 19983 and 17275. 



22886 to 22888. 



From Swatow, Kwangtung, China. Presented by Mr. William Ashmore, jr., 

 through Rev. J. M. W. Farnham, Chinese Tract Society, Shanghai, China. 

 Received May 14, 1908. 



The following seeds, varietal descriptions by Mr. H. T. Nielsen: 



22886. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 

 Black. 



22S87. Vigna sesquifedalis ( L. ) W. F. Wight. 



Red with one end and half of keel white. 



22888. Vigna catjang (Burm.) Walp. 



Similar in appearance to Chinese Red, Nos. 17328 and 22635, but seeds 

 are smaller. 



22891 to 22895. 



From Bridgetown, Barbados. British West Indies. Presented by Mr. John 

 R. Bovell, superintendent, Agricultural Department, at the request of the 

 Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture for the West Indies. Received 

 May 13, 1908. 



The following tubers : 



22891. Colocasia sp. Taro. 

 Japanese taro. 



22892. Colocasia sp. Taro. 

 Malanga (via) Cuba. 



22893. Colocasia sp. Taro. 

 Trinidad Yellow. 



22894. Colocasia sp. 

 Dasheen. 



22895. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 

 Amarilla. 



For previous shipment and remarks, see Nos. 22513 to 22523. 



22896. (Undetermined.) 



From southern Brazil. Presented by Mr. H. Nehrling, Gotha, Fla., through 

 Mr. R. A. Young. Received May 18, 1908. 



"A new root crop from southern Brazil, where it is called Mangarldas. The 

 tubers look much like Caladium tubers, but the foliage differs from that genus. 

 It is undoubtedly an aroid, but what it may be I do not know. It is cultivated 

 largely in southern Brazil for its edible tubers. It is certainly no Xanthosoma, 

 and it is no Colocasia:' (Nehrling.) 



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