JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1&17. 29 



45049 to 45064— Continued. 



45063 and 45064. Prunus mumk Sieb. and Zurc. Japanese apricot. 



45063. " Variety Tsukasa-sMbor% Seniidouble, very lij^bt pink ll«>\v- 

 ered variety, blooming in Maryland in the middle of April. 

 Though spoken of as the ' flowering plum of Japan,' the 'iiiume' 

 of .Japan is really an apricot. The delicate fragrance of the 

 tlowers, the extremely picturesque habit of growth of the tree, 

 and its extreme earliness (April in Maryland), make it worthy 

 of extensive trial. It rarely .sets fruit in America. Fruits .sour, 

 but delicious when pickled." 



45064. " Variety Ofeno. The ' .Tapane.se flowering plum ' is really an 

 apricot. The picturesque form of the tree and its extremely beau- 

 tiful and fragrant blos.soms, combined with the fact that it is one 

 of the earliest of all trees to bloom, often so early that the snow 

 falls on it, have made it the favorite of Japanese poets. It is 

 hardy in the Atlantic Coast States, and even though its blossoms 

 often are killed by frost it is Avorthy of extensive trial. Its fruits 

 are sour and remind one of the American wild plum in flavor. 

 When pickled they form part of the army ration of Japan." • 



45065. CoLOCASiA sp. Araceae. Tare. 



Grown for botanical study at the Plant Introduction Field Station, Brooks- 

 ville, Fla., from tubers received in March, 1912, from Mr. J. St. Clair 

 White, Gough, S. C. 



" This is the ' yellow tanyah,' grown in small patches by some of the planters 

 along the Cooper River and in the coast region of South Carolina. It derives 

 its name from the yellowish color of the cooked corms and cormels, as con- 

 trasted with the much darker, somewhat bluish color of the ' blue tanyah,' the 

 only other variety commonly grown in the same region. The yellow tanyah 

 plant is of slightly smaller growth than the so-called blue variety. The corms 

 and cormels are also smaller, and the buds of these are white, while those of 

 the blue tanyah are pink. The corms of the yellow tanyah are extremely acrid 

 arid require two hours' boiling in preparation for the table. The flavor is pro- 

 nounced and is richer than that of the blue tanyah. The yellow tanyah strongly 

 i-esembles the Igname branca, or white taro [S. P. I. No. 1999G], of Madeira." 

 (R. A. Young.) 



For an illustration of thi.s taro, see Plate III. 

 45066 to 45069. 



From Puerto Bertoni, Paraguay. Presented by Dr. Moises S. Bertoni. Ite- 

 ceived August 1, 1917. Quoted notes by Dr. Bertoni. 



45066. Arecastkum eomanzoffianum australe (Mart.) Becc. Phcenica- 

 cese. Pindo palm. 



" (May, 1917.) Pind6-po4. A very tall palm with a habit like a slender 

 reversed pyramid. In the forests of eastern Paraguay it frequently be- 

 comes 20 meters or more in height, equaling the tallest tret>s of the tine 

 forest which covers a great part of this region. The mature specimens of 

 ths palm furnish a very hard and resistant wood for 6 to 12 meters from 

 the ba.se of the trunk." 



45067 and 45068. Eugenia uxiflora L. Myrtacere. Pitanga. 



45067. "(June, 1917.) Anangapirih-apiid. A fruit tree 3 to 8 me- 

 ters high. It prefers to grow in wooded lowlands drained by 



