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THE MUSTARD FAMILY (Cruciferae) 



3245. Ruta Baga turnip. — A very large variety of Brassica campestris L. Native 



of Europe and cultivated in many forms. This variety is grown chiefly 

 as a cattle food. From the New York market. 



3246. Yellow Finland turnip. — Another cultivated variety of the same. Grown 



by Martin M. Ball at Sparkhill, New York. 



3247. Flat purple-topped turnip. — Another cultivated variety of the same. From 



the New York market. 



3248. Cowhorn turnip. — Another variety. Grown at Newark, New Jersey, by 



H. H. Rusby. 

 Numbers 3249-3255 are cultivated varieties of Raphanus sativus L. Native of 

 Europe and everywhere cultivated. 



3249. Long red or scarlet radish. Grown at Newark, New Jersey, by H. H. 



Rusby. 



3250. Early red turnip radish. From the New York market. Same donor. 



3251. White tip turnip radish. Presented by Mr. Lintott, of Newark, New Jersey. 



3252. White China radish. From the Newark, New Jersey, market. Presented 



by H. H. Rusby. 



3253. Black China radish. Same source. 



3254. Large black turnip winter radish. Same source. 



3255. Scarlet China radish. Grown at Bloomfield, New Jersey. Presented by 



H. H. Rusby. 



3256. Horseradish. (See No. 1526.) 



3257. Ground nut. Wild bean. — The tuberous root of Glycine Apios L. Native 



of the eastern United States. An excellent aboriginal food, said to have 

 saved a Puritan colony from starvation in the early settlement period of 

 this country. Collected at Bronx Park, New York, January 27, 1899, by 

 W. N. Clute. 



3258. Another sample of the same. Collected in the Dismal Swamp, Virginia, 



April 28, 191 1, by Arthur Hollick. 



3259. Oca. — The tubers of Oxalis tuberosa Molina. {Oxalidaceae — Wood-sorrel 



Family). Native of the Andean region and cultivated as a food. Acquired 

 by R. S. Williams at La Paz, Bolivia, in 1902. 



3260. Another specimen of the preceding. Obtained by H. H. Rusby in the 



market of Medillin, Colombia, August, 1917. 



3261. Another specimen of the same, preserved in formaldehyde. Obtained at 



Oroya, Peru, by J. N. Rose. 



3262. Masua. — The tubers of Tropaeolum tuberosum R. & P. {Tropaeolaceae — 



Nasturtium Family). Native and cultivated in the same region as the 

 last. Same source. 



3263. Sweet cassava root or yuca. (See No. 2990.) From the New York market. 



3264. Another sample of the same, of large size. Same source. 



3265. The same in the dried state. 



3266. Cassava meal. — The same ground and dried and used in making cassava 



bread and for other purposes. From Retreat, Jamaica. 



3267. Another sample of the same, from the same place. 



