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104. Lauloa. a well-known kalo. Name means large or 

 long leaf. Several sub-varietie.s. 



105. Lauloa haeleele. Raised in lo'i and unirrigated fields. 

 When grown in unirrigated patches, as on Hawaii, the petioles 

 are not striped and it is then called Palakca. On Oahu it is 

 grown commonly in lo'i. The corm is white within. This kalo 

 is considered suitable for medicine, and for offering to the gods. 



106. Lauloahakeokeo. Also called Lauloakeokeo. 



107. Lauloa hauliuli. The corm is light colored when raw, 

 but upon cooking becomes dark-colored and beautifully mealy. It 

 is very suitable for baking or frying. 



108. Lauloa manini. According to native tradition this 

 kalo is not at all suitable for presentation to the gods (au makua) 

 because it is associated with the idea of death, and anything having 

 these associations is not suitable. 



109. Lauloa onionio. A lo'i kalo, with white corm and 

 striped petioles. The poi is good, and resembles that of Apun'ai. 

 It is soft and easily pounded, but not mushy, and not hard like 

 that of Ka'i. This kalo matures in one year. 



110. Lauloa ulaula. The corms of this lauloa are distinctly 

 pinkish within. 



111. Lau nul Aleans "large leaf."' A'arietal name in use on 

 Oahu. 



112. Lfiiua. a well-known kalo (grown throughout the Isl- 

 ands, and divided into numerous sub-varieties. Mr. F. A. Clowes 

 of Hilo sent corms to the \J. S. Department of Agriculture, Feb- 

 ruary, 1911, and wrote as follows: "The term 'Royal Taro' 

 should, I believe, be applied to a class of taros and not to any one 

 variety. All the dark-fleshed taros were, I am told, taboo to the 

 common people, and were only eaten by and grown for the chiefs. 

 The Lehuas, of which there are two, the black or Eleele, and the 

 white or Keokeo, are only two of this class.'' (Bur. Plant Ind. 

 Bull. 233, p. 38.) 



113. Lehlta aola. a sub- varietal name known on Oahu. 



114. Lehua eleele. "Royal Black Taro." "The distinctive 

 mark of this Lehua is the dark purple ring at the junction of the 

 corm and the leaf-stalk" (Clowes). 



115. Lehua hauliull 



116. Lehua keokeo. "Royal White Taro." The uncooked 

 corm is purple, apparently non-acrid ; upon cooking it turns pink. 

 The sprouts from the corm are also purple. The corms mature 

 in about eight months. 



117. Lehua kuikawao. This name refers to its habits of 

 growing wild in swampy places near the forest. It is also cul- 

 tivated in lo'i, and was formerly abundant in Hilo, Honolulu and 

 other places. The corms are red, like those of Piialii. The foli- 

 age is sufifused with reddish ; the petioles frequently attain the 

 length of three feet. The poi and lita'u are excellent. 



