OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER HI, lf)20, 11 



51388. Xanthosoma SAGiriAKroi.ii :m (L.) Schott. Aracejw 



" " Yautia. 



From Cohan, Alta Vera Paz. (luateuiala. Tubi-rs preseiiteil liy Ilaiiv Joiui- 

 son. Receivpfl Octohor 12, 1920. 

 '• The J<csli-((iin(>t( . purchased in the market place, Cohan. These apiH'ar to he 

 very good examples of tlie connnon variety seen ahout here. Those thrown at 

 Chama are as a rule smallei-. They are usually sold boiled and peeled, to be 

 eaten out of hand, by the Indians. The custom of cookiu}; the various native 

 vegetables and selling them by portion is evidently an old one, as it is every- 

 where apparent.'" {Johnson.) 



"The tuber of the Kcsh-camotc received is a whitefieshed yautia of very goo«l 

 quality. It is short and thick and about 5 ounces in weight." {R. A. Youiifj.) 



51389 to 51395. 



From Bogota, Colombia. Seeds collected by Wils<jn Popenoe, Agricultural 

 Explorer (jf the Uniteil States Department of Agriculture. Rec-eivi'd 

 October 13, 1920. Quoted note.s by Mr. Popenoe. 



51389. ('arica candamakcensis Hook. f. Papayacea-. 



"(No. 456a. September 20, 1920.) Papaya- Evidently this hardy 

 species, which is common in gardens on the mesa or plateau of Bogota, 

 goes by the same name as the papaya of the lowlands, the true Carica 

 papaya, although the two species are quite distinct in the character of 

 their fruit. 



" Carica C(indaiiiarcensis is sufficiently hardy to be grown in many parts 

 of southern California, and I believe it worth establishing in that State. 

 I have grown it myself at Altadena, but unfortunately the plants were all 

 of one sex, and I never had any fruit. 



" In general appearance the species greatly resembles G. papaya, except 

 that it is somewhat smaller in its leaves and fruits. It grows to about 

 20 feet in height. The fruits are the size of a large lemon, or about 

 4 inches long, elliptic in form and deeply ribbed. They are deep yellow 

 or orange wlien ripe and vei-y aromatic — quite a contrast in this re.spect 

 to the true papaya. The flesh is scarcely half an inch thick, and the seed 

 cavity is filled with seeds and the arils which surround them. The fruit 

 is not eaten out of hand but is cooked in sirup, to make a very good dulce." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49473. 



A fruiting tree of this species is shown in Plate I. 



51390. CvcLAMHKiiA PEDATA ( L. ) Scli!:i(l. Cucurbitiicea'. 



"(No. 458a. September 20, 1920.) A cucurbit commonly sold in the 

 market of Bogota and falsely called pepino (cucumber), since it is not 

 eaten as a salad, like the cucumber, but is served relleno or stuffe<l with 

 forcemeat and baked, as are sweet peppers in the North. It is long and 

 slender, tapering to a point at the apex ; about 5 inches long, light green, 

 with a hollow cavity in the center." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 29330. 



Fruits of this vine are shown in Plate II. 



51391. liAVATEisA AssuR(iKNTJKi.OKA Kellogg. Malvacea\ 



"(No. 45i5a. Septenilier 20. 1920.) Malri^co. A iiinlvjiceous shruii 

 cultivated in (htoryards at ,\enioc(m. noi'th of Bogota, at an altitude oi 

 about S,()UO feet. The plant reaches about .S feet in height, is half woody 

 and bushy in liahit. The Uowers are about 2 indies broad, somewhal 

 like hollyhocks in form, and purplish red." 



51392. Tacsoxia s|). I'iissillorace;i'. 



"(No. 461a. September 20, 1920.) Curuba. This is a somewhat rare 

 species with red fruits (wherein it differs from the conmion ciiniha of 

 this region). Also. T believe the plant is somewluit more decorative 

 thiiii the ((iiiiiiKiii siK'i-ies. (lie (lowers being <if :i livelier slinde of ]>ink. 



