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the Piialii and the A^aio by means of the petioles and corms, those 

 of the Naio being very red, while those of Piialii are less so. 



225. Piialii elp:rle. The petioles, corms and poi are grayish 

 or slaty. 



226. Piialii keokeo. Corms with gray interior. 



227. Piialii melemele. Corms with yellow interior. 



228. Piialii ulaula. Corms with pink interior; poi pink; 

 leaves suffused with red. 



229. PiKO. A well-known and extensively planted taro. There 

 are numerous sub-varieties. 



230. Pi KG HAG. 



231. PiKG KEA. Sometimes wild in the mountains. Raised 

 in lo'i and in dry-land fields. Formerly the chief wet-land kalo 

 of Kohala, Plawaii, although not raised by the Chinese planters. 

 The natives of Kohala used to plant the huli in unirrigated fields 

 for several months (4-6), until they attained good size. Then 

 the huli were cut and set out in the lo'i to form corms. The orig- 

 inal corms in the dry-land fields were left undisturbed with the 

 suckers, to form more huli. The corms are light gray, of firm 

 texture, requiring considerable labor to pound and mix with 

 water. The corms require 15 months for complete maturity, al- 

 though they are frequently pulled at 12 months, or sooner. The 

 poi is light bluish in color, and is very good. According to some 

 natives, Pikokca is synonymous with Ilapu'n kcokco. 



232. PiKG NUi. Grows wild in swampy places ; cultivated in 

 both wet and dry lanrl. When grown in wet land, or in swampy 

 places, it attains a height of four feet. The corm is light gray ; 

 the piko of the le"af-blade is large, and light green ; the petiole is 

 dark green, striped with purple. 



233. PiKO A WAKEA. 



234. PiKO UANA. So called because of its very extensive root 

 system, which anchors the conu firmly in the mud, and renders 

 the kalo difiicult to pull {nana). Grown in wet and dry land. 

 Corm light gray within. 



235. Pghina. Varietal name used on Oahu. 



236. PoNi. Cultivated only in lo'i. The leaf-blade is very 

 dark green; the outer skin of the petiole is dark (purple). The 

 pigment was extracted by the natives in early times, and used 

 for the dyeing of kapa, straw hats, etc. There are several sub- 

 varieties. 



237. Pgni eleele. Interior of corm very dark gray. 



238. PoNi KEA. Interior of corm light gray or whitish. 



239. Pgni ltlaula. Interior of corm pink or reddish. 



240. Pgni uliuli. A Kauai variety, grown only in lo'i. The 

 petioles are dark green. 



241. Pgpglg. Varietal name well known on OahiL 



242. Pi/EG. Cultivated, sometimes wild. Now rare, formerly 

 abundant. The corm is white within, and rcscmliles Haokea. 



