Inventory 47, Seeds and Plants Imported. 



Plate II. 



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Bermuda Arrowroot, a Starch Producer of Importance. ^Maranta 



ARUNDINACEA L... S. P. I. NO. 42463.) 



A single clump of arrowroot. The rooMoeks are said to contain from 15 to 25 per cent of a starch 

 that is considered to be very easily digested ami is generally recommended <<<' im alias who find 

 difficulty in digesting other starches. The yii Id is estimated at from 1,600 to 2,000 pounds of 

 1 1 to the acre. A. considerable arrowroot industry exists in Bermuda and St. Vincent. The 

 exports from the latter island amounted to over $100.000 in L916. The possibilities of its culture 

 in farts of Florida are heiuu' investigated. They are largely questions of yield and labor. (Pho- 

 tog aphed by David Fairchild at the l'lant Introduction Field Station, Brooksville, Fla., Nov. 20, 

 1918; P24644FS.) 



