196 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOKTED. 



15377 to 15422— Continued. 



15382. CoLOCA.siA sp. Taro. 



Mal<nu/a. ' ' Presented to the I'orto Rico Experiment Station 1 )v Mr. ¥.. A ndr6, 

 of Trinidad." {Barrett.) 



15383. .\ANTiiosoMA 8p. Yautia. 



"A yaiitia'received from Trinidad, where it is known as the Jamaica Tanier; 

 this variety, liowever, was ncjt received in the collection from Jamaica." 

 {Barrett.) 



15384. Xanthoso.ma sp. Yautia. 



"A semicultivated yantia sent from ( luateniala l)y Mr. O. F. Cook; it appears 

 distinct from any other known sort, hut of little value as a crop." {Barrett.) 



15385. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



Marthiica. "A first-class yautia widely cultivated in Porto Kico, tiio not 

 ohserved in collections from other West India islands. It has the petioles 

 hlott-hed with rose, maroon, and cream, and the hlades are dark green; the 

 smallish tubers are oblong, yellow, and of a firm texture when cooked. Called 

 (lu'mlal and Huero in some localities." {Barrett. ) 



15386. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



A first-class yautia obtained in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1903 ]>y Mr. O. W. 

 Barrett. "It attains a height of 5 feet and the largest tubers weigh from 1 to 2 

 pounds. This is a form of No. 15417 of Porto Rico, Trinidad, Belize, and Cuba; 

 it may V)e considered the best of all known yautias." {Barrett.) 



15387. Xanthosoma S15. Yautia. 



Amarilla. "A common yautia in Porto Rico, prized for its drought- resisting 

 and keeping qualities and highly nutritious yellow tubers; it is a small variety 

 and very liable to fungous attacks. " [Barrett.) 



15388. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



Genfjihrilla. "A second-class yautia from the Arecibo district of Porto Rico; 

 the long, slender, pinkish tubers are of fair quality; it is one of the varieties 

 of the peculiar flat-leaved Manola type." {Barrett.) 



15389. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



Luqu'dlo. ".\ yautia probably identical with No. 15417; cultivated at Cidra, 

 P. R." {Barrett.) 



15390. Xanthomosa up. Yautia. 



Idena. "A second-class j'autia, not well known; it resembles No. 15888, but 

 has short tubers and a different stooling hal)it. No. 32 of the Porto Rico Sta- 

 tion's collection." {Barrett.) 



15391. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



Malanga Amarilla. "A yautia received from the-Cuban Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station; No. 5206 of said station's plant list." {Barrett.) 



15392. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



]'iiio. "A dwarf yautia, widely cultivateil in Porto Rico; the pink or pur- 

 plish tubers are of excellent quality f<jr table use )jut are not i)roduced in suf- 

 ficient quantity to be found on the market." {Barrett.) 



15393. Xanthosoma (?) sp. Yautia. 



Cimarrona. "An apjiarently undesc'ribed species growing in ravines in Porto 

 Rico; it flowers, but probably does not produce seed. The grated corms are 

 used to kill maggots in sores on cattle or horses. (See No. 15378)." {Barrett. ) 



15394. Xanthomosa sp. Yautia. 



Guayamera Colorada. "A common first-class yautia, apparently peculiar to 

 Porto Rico; the mauve or purplish petioles and leaf veins distinguish this sort 

 from all others except No. 15404. Tlie elongated pink tuliers are of good size 

 and excellent quality. The leaves attain 6 feet in good soil." {Barrett.) 



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