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43013. Cacara palmatiloha (Moc. and Sesse) Kuntze. Fabaceae. 

 (Fachyrhizus palmatilvhus Beutli. and Hook.) Yam bean. 



From Zacuapam. Huatusco, Vera Cruz, Mexico. Presented by Dr. C. A. 

 Purpus. Received July 6, 1919. 

 A climbing herb with a twining stem, bearing large tuberous roots. The pal- 

 mate leaves are somewhat hairy, and the purplish flowers occur in long 

 racemes. The large turgid pod is deeply depressed between the seeds. This 

 plant is found in tropical America and is cultivated for its edible tuberous roots, 

 although it is not so commonly cultivated as the other species of this genus. 

 (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, pp. 2Jf25 and 

 2426.) 



43014. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalacese. Peach. 

 (Prunus persica Stokes.) 



From Cuzco, Peru. Presented by Mr. A. A. Giesecke, rector of the Uni- 

 versity of Cuzco. Received .July 6, 1916. 

 " I trust you will find these seeds interesting. They were collected after the 

 season was nearly over and are not necessarily the best varieties." {Giesecke.) 



43015. Paeonta BROWNii X albiflora. Eanunculacese. 



Hybrid peony. 



From Los Angeles, Calif. Presented by Mr. P. D. Barnhart. Received July 

 11, 1916. 



'• Seeds of our native Paeonia which are the products of flowers that I polli- 

 nated with pollen of the Chinese type, such as you grow in the East. I got 

 the material from the Henry A. Dreer people last year. They collected it from 

 white varieties in their field. I hope to get a cross that will bear large flowers 

 and plants that are adapted to this climate. Our hills are covered with them, 

 but the flowers are small and inconspicuous, though they begin to bloom, and 

 profusely too, in early February and continue into March. This year the first 

 flowers appeared in January, and those that I worked failed to set seed. I 

 used heavy paper sacks to protect the subjects from the I'ain and insects." 

 (Barnhart.) 



It remains to be seen whether these seeds will produce hybrid plants. 



* Each introduction consists of seeds unless otherwise noted. 



It should be understood that the varietal names of fruits, vegetables, cereals, and 

 other plants used in this inventory are those under which the material was received by 

 the OflBce of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction and, further, that the printing of 

 such names here does not constitute their official publication and adoption in this country. 

 As the different varieties are studied, their identity fully established, their entrance into 

 the American trade forecast, and the use of varietal names for them in American litera- 

 ture becomes necessary, the designations appearing in this inventory will be subject to 

 change with a view to bringing the forms of the names into harmony with recognized 

 American codes of nomenclature. 



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