DECEMBER, 11)03, TO DECEMBER, 1905, 197 



15377 to 15422— Continued. 



15395. CoLocASiAsp. Taro. 



IhisJurii. A ppcH-ii'Sof Colocasia, proliably undescrihcd; l)rnn<:lit from Trini- 

 dad in ll»0.'> by -Mr. (). W. I^arrett. "This "provi-s a most i)romisinjr I'cononiic, 

 since the tubers are ripened in six to ninemontiis; itean1)efiro\vn on a variety 

 of soils; the yield in jrood soil is from 2 to 4 pounds to the hill. It resembles 

 Nos. 15S72 and lol^TSin producinj; true tul)ers like a yautia instead of a large 

 rliizome like a true taro." {Barrdt. ) 



15396. Xantitosoma sp. Yautia. 

 Wiite Kddoe. "Sent l)y Mr. K. Andre, Pert of Si)ain, Trinida<l." ( Ihivrelt.) 



15397. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 

 'An excellent yautia sent by the Jamaica Department of Agriculture. (No. 



L', .lamaica.)" {Barrett.) 



15398. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



Ainarilla. "A small Cuban yautia sent by the Kstacion Central A<,'ronumica, 

 Santiago <le las Vegas, Cuba. "Proljably iilentical with No. 15:587, but jn'rhaps 

 more resistant to fungous attacks." ( Barrett. ) 



15399. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



- (inaqnl. "A vautia sent by the Kstacion Central Agronomica, Santiago de 

 las Vagas, Cuba." {Barrett.) 



15400. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



"A yautia identical [?] with No.l5894, but purcha.sed from Reasoner Brothers, 

 Oneco, Fla., as Alocasia bataviensis." ^ {Jiarretl.) 



15401. Xa-ntuosoma sp. Yautia. 



"A yautia purchased from Reasoner Brothers, Oneco, Fla., as Alocasia mar- 

 shalli. It yields a good-sized, edible tuber of the 'Rolliza' type." {Barrett.) 



15402. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



Malanga Bhinco. "A yautia received from the K.stacion Central Agronomica, 

 Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba." [Barrett.) 



15403. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



"A fine yautia received thru the Jamaica Department of Agriculture. 

 ( No. 4, Jamaica. ) " ( Barrett. ) 



15404. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



I'rk'ta. "A first-class yautia resembling No. 15394 as regards leaf coloring, 

 but the tubers are orange yellow; a highly prized table variety, but not very 

 productive." {Barrett.) 



15405. Xanthoso.ma sp. , Yautia. 



Manoln, or Rolliza Ancha. "A fiat-leafed yautia not well known; the tuber 

 is firm and yellow, but rather small." {Barrett.) 



15406. Xantho-soma sp. Yautia. 



"An excellent variety received from the Jamaica Department of Agriculture. 

 (No. 5, Jamaica. )" {Barrett.) 



15407. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 

 Punzera. "Probably identical with No. 15392." {Barrett.) 



15408. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



Dominica. "A very choice variety of the Amarilla type, grown on the 

 north side of Porto Rico; the tuber i.s in some respects the finest flavored and 

 richest of all yautias." {Barrett.) 



15409. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



"A first-class yautia received from the Jamaica Department of Agriculture. 

 (No. 1, Jamaica.)" {Barrett.) 



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