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J. C. Roach. "(July 23, 1917.) Long John papaw. Grown 

 on the John Cole farm, 3 miles south of De Kalb." 

 (Roach. ) The fruit of this variety is of unusual 

 shape, being very long in proportion to its breadth 

 (sometimes almost like a banana in form), and weighs 

 7 or 8 ounces. The quality is good but not equal to 

 that of several others, and the fruit is a good ship- 

 per, perhaps the best of all, the skin being notably 

 tough and thick. (Adapted from Journal of Heredity, 

 January, 1917, in which is published the offer of the 

 American Genetic Association which brought this and 

 many other varieties of papaw together for compara- 

 tive study. ) 



Canavali ensiforme (L. ) DeCandolle. (Fabaceae.) 44938. 

 Sword bean seeds from Mombasa, British East Africa. 

 Presented by Kerslake Thomas & Company . Gotian Estate, 

 Changamwe, at the request of- Mr. Henry P. Starrett, 

 American Consul, Mombasa. "Go-ta-ni bean. It is an ex- 

 ceedingly heavy cropper, yielding about 2200 pounds 

 per acre under ordinary conditions. It is very hardy 

 and a great drought-resister. In this country it is 

 a perennial, 2% feet in height, and grows well on a 

 clay loam and also on a light sandy soil. It would 

 probably do well in southern United States and Cali- 

 fornia. Upon analysis it is found that the bean con- 

 tains an exceptionally high percentage of albuminoids 

 and oil, while the moisture is low. The high percent- 

 age of fiber is accounted for by the tough consis- 

 tency of the outer covering of the bean. There Is 

 nothing to indicate that it would not be fit for food., 

 although the tough outer covering would better be re- 

 moved. No prussic acid has been detected in the macer- 

 ated product." (Kerslake Thomas & Co.) 



Chamaedorea sp. (Phoenicaceae . ) 44994. Palm plants 

 from Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, of 

 this Bureau. "(No. 150. July 9, 1917.) A dwarf palm 

 collected in dense forests near Furula, Department of 

 Baja Verapaz, at an elevation of approximately 5500 

 feet. This species is usually called by Spanish-speak- 

 ing Guatemalans pacayito, which means "small pacaya." By 

 the Indians of the Alta Verapaz, who speak the Quekchi 

 language, it is called ko-kiip which also means "small 

 pacaya," and in Purula I heard it called pamak. This 

 name is doubtless given because of the resemblance to 

 the common pacaya, a palm which is extensively cultiva- 

 ted in Guatemala for its edible flower buds. Probably 



