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53380 to 53442— Continued. 



53415. Pkunus mahaleb L. Amygdalaceae. Mahaleb cherry. 



Mahaleb cherry, for use as stock upon which to bud Japanese flower- 

 ing cherries. 



For prev ous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 18243. 



53416 to 53426. Prunus spp. Amygdalaceiia. Cherry. 



53416. Prunus sp. 53422. Prunus sp. 

 Vherka ccrna. Amarelka stinna. 



53417. Prunus sp. 53423. Prunus sp. 

 Msenslxtt Janorka. Denisenova zlutn. 



53418. Prunus sp. 53424. Prunus sp. 

 La u) email ova chrupka. Nejrannejsi. 



53419. Prunus sp. 53425. Prunus sp. 

 Obrorska z Uedclfingcn. Amarelka ki-alovska. 



53420. Prunus sp. 53426. Prunus sp. 

 Gcnnerdorfska. Oorovska vizen ze Sibenaku. 



53421. Prunus sp. 

 Mranvorova. 



53427. Prunus sp. AuiygdalacejE. Plum, 



St. Julien. 

 53428 to 53441. Pyrus communis L. Malacese. Pear. 



53428. iiuskatelka letni. 53435. Koperecka. 



53429. Piasilka. 53436. Krivice. 



53430. Dielova maslovka. 53437. Malovanka. 



53431. Solanka. 53438. Jakubka ceska. 



53432. Avranska ceska. 53439. Vejcita letno. 



53433. Pastornice. 53440, Dzbemice. 



53434. Boskova lahvice. 53441. Hrusne. 



53442. Prunus sp. Amygdalacese. Cherry. 

 Tresne. 



53443 and 53444. Dioscorea spp. Dioscoreacese. 



From Antigua, Br.tish West Iiulies. Tubers presented by F. G. Har- 

 court, agricultural superintendent. Received May 9, 1921. Quoted notes 

 by Mr. Harcourt. 



53443. Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burlvill. Lesser yam. 



" Spi-att, or Antigua cush-cush. A light-brown, thin-skinned, white- 

 fleshed yam, producing numerous small tubers. When cooked, the 

 flesh is flourj', fine grained, and of excellent quality, the flavor some- 

 what resembling that of the English potato." 



53444. Dioscorea trifida L. f. Yampi. 



" The Trinidad yampi, or cush-cush. A dark-brown, thin-skinned 

 yam of excellent quality, producing rather small globose tubers. When 

 cooked, the flesh is fine grained, possesses a glistening appearance, and 

 has also a rich but delicate flavor. (There appear to be three varia- 

 tions of color — white, pink, and purple fleshed.)" 



53445. SoLANUM MAGLiA Schlpcht. Solanacese. 



From Lima. Peru. Tubers presented by the director, Ministerio de 

 Fomento, Estacion Central Agrononiica. Received June 27, 1921. 



A nearly glabrous wild potato, nat've to Chile, with angled, winged stems 

 about 2 feet high ; compound, light-green leaves 4 to 8 inches long ; com- 

 pound cymes of white flowers 1 inch wide ; and subglobose or oblong tubers 



