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No. 9690. PIE DK PKRDIZ. 



Plants 5-6 feet, vigorous, branches few and long; stalks brown below, green with 

 purple tinge above; leaves light colored, divisions 7, petioles dark red at base, lighter 

 al'ove; seeds few; roots dark red, good shape, 24 by 2-2J inches, 11 pounds. 



No. 9691. CENAGUERA. 



Plants 5-6 feet, vigorous, widely branched; stalks dark green below and dark 

 purple above; leaves dark colored, divisions 7, petioles dark purple; seed abundant; 

 roots dark red, good shape, 18-30 by 1J-3 inches, 16 pounds. Heaviest root 22 

 pounds. 



No. 9692. CHINDI. 



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Plants 4 feet, weak, little branched; stalks brownish, long jointed; leaf divisions 

 5-9, petioles long, light yellow; no seed; roots reddish yellow, very slender, poor 

 shape, 8 pounds. 



No. 9693. MANTERA. 



Plants 3-5 feet, weak; stalks olive green below, light green above, rather smooth, 

 long jointed; leaf divisions 7, petioles light green with pink tinge; no seed; roots 

 light colored, very long, slender, tapering, poor shape, 8 pounds. 



No. 9694. LINEVA DE VENDO. (LIMONADI.) 



Plants 4 feet, much branched, not thrifty; stalks olive green with purple eyes, 

 short jointed; leaf divisions 5-7, petioles long, purple; seeds few; roots light colored, 

 slender, tapering, 9 pounds. 



No. 9695. SOLIDA AMARILLA. 



Plants 34 feet, much branched; stalks light olive green; leaves light colored, 

 divisions 5-7, petioles light colored; mature seed few; roots dark red, poor shape, 

 24-60 by 1J-2 inches, 12 pounds. 



No. 9696. MANTERA. 



Plants 5 feet, erect, few branches; stalks red-brown, few branches, short jointed; 

 leaf divisions 7, petioles dark purple; seed not matured; roots dark red, good shape, 

 24-36 by 2 inches, 12 pounds. 



.No. 9698. SOLIDA BLANCO. 



Plants 3-4 feet, sickly, few branches; stalks dark green, short jointed; leaf divi- 

 sions 7, rather narrow; few mature seed; roots dark red, slender, poor shape, 6 

 pounds. 



COMMON FLORIDA. 



Plants 4 feet, well branched, compact; stalks olive green below, lighter with pink 

 tinge above, short jointed; leaf divisions mostly 7, petioles dark red at base and 

 apex, lighter in the middle; roots red, 18-30 by 1J-2 inches, 9J pounds. 



No. 15. NEGR!TA. 



Seed from Porto Rico, 1904. Plants strong, 4-5 feet; stalks greenish purple; leaf 

 divisions 3-7, petioles purple; no mature seed; roots nearly white, good clusters, 

 12-36 by 2-2 inches, 9 pounds. 



No. 17. NEGRITA. 



Seed from Porto Rico, 1904. Plants thrifty; stalks green; leaf divisions 7, petioles 

 purple; seed few; roots very long, slender, dark red, 8 pounds. 



