196 SEEDS ami PLANTS tMPOB I ED. 



15377 to 15422 Continued. 



15382. Colocasia sp. Taro. 



Malanga. " Presented to tin- Porto Rico Experiment Station by .Mr. !•'.. Andre, 

 of Trinidad." I Barrett.) 



15383. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



"A yautia received from Trinidad, where ii is known as the Jamaica Tamer; 

 this variety, however, was no! received in the collection from Jamaica." 



15384. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



"A semicultivated yautia senl from Guatemala In M r. < ». F. Cook; it appears 

 distinct from any other known sort, but of little value as a crop." I Barrett. ) 



15385. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



[fartinica. "A first-class yautia widely cultivated in Porto Rico, tli<> not 

 observed in collections from other West India islands. It has the petioles 

 blotched with rose, maroon, and cream, and the blades are dark green; the 

 smallish tubere are oblong, yellow, and of a firm texture when cookea. Called 

 Quintal and Uuevo in some locality elt.) 



15386. Xantiiohoma sp. Yautia. 



A first-class yautia obtained in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1903 by Mr. < >. \V. 

 Barrett. "It attains a height of 5 feet and the largest tubers weigh from I to 2 

 pounds. This is a form of No. 15417 of Porto Rico, Trinidad, Belize, and Cuba; 

 it may \»- considered the best of all known yautias." i Barrett. > 



15387. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



Amarilla. "A common yautia in Porto Rico, prized for its drought-resisting 

 and keeping qualities and highly nutritious yellow tubers; it is a small variety 

 and very liable to fungous attacks." Barrett.) 



15388. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



\ second-class yautia from the Arecibo district of PortoRico; 

 the 1 ■ > 1 1 _' . slender, pinkish tubers are of fair quality; it is one of the varieties 

 of the peculiar flat-leaved Manulu type." i Bairett. I 



15389. \w soma sp. Yautia. 



fuillu. "A yautia probably identical with No. 15417; cultivated at Cidra, 

 P. l;. ' B 



15390. Xantiiomosa sp. Yautia. 



Tslena. "A second-class yautia, not well known; ii resembles No. 15388, but 

 has short tubers and a different stooling habit. No. 32 of the Porto Rico Sta- 

 tion's collection." /■' 



15391. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



Malanga Amarilla. "A yautia received from the Cuban Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station; No. 5206 of said station's plant list." [Barrett.) 



15392. Xanthosoma sp. Yautia. 



Vino. "A dwarf yautia, widely cultivated in Porto Rico; the pink or pur- 

 plish tubers are of excellent quality for table use but are nol produced in suf- 

 ficient quantity to be found on the market - B irri it. 



15393. Xanthosoma (? sp. Yautia. 



( Hmarrona. "An apparently undescribed species growing in ravines in Porto 

 Rico; it flowers, but probably does not product-seed. The grated corms are 

 used to kill maggots in sores on cattle or horses. (SeeNo. 15378)." I Barrett. I 



15394. Xantiiomosa sp. Yautia.. 



Guayamera Colorada. "A common first-class yautia. apparently peculiar to 

 Porto Rico; the mauve or purplish petioles and leaf veins distinguish this sort 

 from all others except Xo. 15404. The elongated pink tubers are of good size 

 and excellent quality. The leaves attain 6 feet in good soil." ( Barrett.) 



