JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1918. 7 



46310 to 46311— Continued. 



Huauhtzontli. 

 46311. Chenopouium muttalliae Saft'ord. ('heiniiM^diiicc;!'. 



" Seeds of ' hiiauhtzniitli,' the unripe inflorcsceiicc ol' wliicli is a favorite 

 vPLietahle of llie .Mexiran Indiaii.s. It is ixtiled <»r fr'wi\ in initti-r. stem 

 and all, small flowering tips Vjeing selected and tied together. Much 

 used in Lent. Is very nourishing and palatable. The seeds must he 

 sdaked in milk (like eoru, half riiiei.'" (Nuttall.) 



"Native name jovhihuuuhtH (Jlowering huauhtli). A i)iant cultivated 

 near the City of ;\Iexic-o for the ^sake of its prolific l)ranchiug inflores- 

 cences, which are gathered before th(>y are quite mature and while the 

 seeds are still soft and cooked as a vegetable with other ingredients. 

 Tills variety, with yellowish or pale-hrown discoiil seed.s, is the most 

 popular. The inflorescences are known by the Atzec name huuiihtzoiitli, 

 .signifying ' huauhtli-heads." Botanically, ihe i)huit is closely allied to 

 Chcno 1)0(1 ill III ijaiKiiiiiiii Ueichenh. and ('. ulhiiin L. It is quite distinct 

 from ('. quiiioa "Wllld.. the celebrated food staple of the Peruvian higii- 

 lands ; and it must not be confused with the plant called inichiliuaiilitli 

 (fish-egg huauhtli). which is a white-seeded Amariitifhns. not a T'lienopo- 

 dium." (W. E. Sdffonl.) 



46312. ViGXA SINENSIS (Torner) Savi. Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



From Vereenigiug. South Africa. Presented by Mr. .1. ISurtr I>avy. Re- 

 ceived August 14. 1918. 



A small lot of mixed varieties of cowpeas introduced for experimental pur- 

 poses. 



46313. Caxna EDULis Ker. Cannaceae. ' Edible canna. 

 From Honolulu, Hawaii. Tubers presented by Mr. .T. M. AVestgate, Hawaii 



Agricultural Experiment Station. Received July 9, 1918. 

 In Queensland the edible canna, or " Queensland arrowroot," as it is called 

 there, has been cultivated for years because its heavy yields and easy cultiva- 

 tion have made it more profitable than the Bermuda arrowroot, M<ir(iiita (irundi- 

 nacea. The stems and leaves are used for forage, and the tuber makes a 

 palatable vegetable when cooked, somewhat resembling the turniii. 



46314. ZeamaysL. Poaceee. Corn. 

 From Guadalajara, Mexico. Presented by Arnulfo Rallesteros, La Karca, 



.Jalisco, Mexico, at the request of :Mr. .John R. Silliman, American consul. 

 Received July 10, 1918. 

 "Early Pipitillo corn which is cultivated in the swampy lands of Chapala. 

 This corn is early in this region only when sown in the months of January, 

 February, and the early part of March. It is then possible for the harvesting 

 and drying to be completed four months afterward. Sown in May or June, 

 the time required for it to mature is six months." (Ballesteros.) 



46315. Papaver somniferum L. Papaveracea?. Poppy. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Presented by the Yokohama Nursery Co. Rc- 

 c(jived July 10, 1918. 

 "Variety anum. An erect annual with handsome white flowers, which is 

 cultivnted in the Orient for opium manufacture. It was introduced into the 



