40 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



41097 to 41123— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. O. F. Cook.) 

 said to be very hard and durable. Of possible interest for ornamental 

 planting or windbreaks in the coast district of southern California." 



Cuttings. 



41115. (Undetermined.) 



" No. 1907. Ollantaytambo, Peru, July 19, 1915. Panti. A medicinal 

 plant much used among the Indians and sometimes cultivated. Evidently 

 a composite, with a tuberous root not unlike the Yacon (Polymnia), but 

 smaller." 



Roots. 



41116. Opuntia sp. Cactaceae. 



" No. 1918. Ollantaytambo, Peru, July 20, 1915. Spineless or nearly 

 spineless forms of this cactus are not uncommon in the Urubamba 

 Valley." 



Cuttings. 



41117. Solanum sp. Solanacese. 



" No. 1937. Cuzco, Peru. July 26, 1915. A shrub attaining a height 

 of 6 to 8 feet, but flowering when only 3 to 4 feet high. The flowers of 

 an attractive blue color are in clusters and borne through the winter, 

 even in dry exposed places where severe frosts occur every night. Of 

 interest on account of its extreme hardiness and of possible value as an 

 ornamental along the Pacific coast and elsewhere." 



Cuttings. 



41118. Canna sp. Cannaceae. Canna. 

 " No. 1971. Below San Miguel. Peru, June, 1915. A species culti- 

 vated in the upper rim of the tropical belt at an altitude of about 6,000 

 feet." 



Rootstock. 



41119. Xanthosoma sp. Aracese. 



" No. 1676. Santa Ana, Peru, July 2, 1915. Var. Huascamanuco. A 

 variety with deep pinkish flesh, one of the favorite sorts about Santa 

 Ana." 



Tubers. 



41120. Xanthosoma sp. Aracere. 



" No. 1677. Santa Ana, Peru, July 2, 1915. Var. Picauncucha. A vari- 

 ety with large tubers and of good quality, but requires thorough cooking, 

 as the flesh is said to be extremely acrid when raw." 



Tubers. 



41121. Maniiiot dulcis (Gesner) Baillon. Euphorbiacese. 

 (Manihot palmata Muell. Arg.) Sweet cassava. 



"No. 1680. Santa Ana, Peru, July 6, 1915. Yuca. A native seed- 

 bearing variety of cassava grown at an altitude of 3.000 feet. For 

 experimental planting in the South and possibly in California." 



Cuttings. 



41122. Manihot dulcis (Gesner) Baillon. Eupborbiacere. 

 (Manihot palmata Muell. Arg.) Sweet cassava. 



"No. 1973. Lima, Peru, August 17, 1915. Yuca. A variety grown 

 along the coast between Lima and Callao, in a rather cool climate. 

 Should be tested in California, as well as in the Southern States." 



Cuttings. 



