56 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



19924 to 19931— Continued. 



19931. Pennisetum spicatum. Pearl millet. 



A kind of hemp not unlike the head of a bulrush when in bearing: 

 very rapid growth and good drought resister. Used by the Maxalanga 

 a great deal. 



19942 to 19950. Ipomoea batatas. Sweet potato. 



From Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies. Presented by Dr. E. 

 Andre, through Mr. O. W. Barrett. Received March 7, 1907. 



Sweet potatoes from Barbados, with notes by I >octor Andre. 

 19942. 



White Nut. A very dry potato; takes five months to mature. 

 19943. 



Bourbon. Very mellow ; will keep in land nine months. 

 19944. 



White Sealy. An early potato; bears well. 

 19945. 



Huffs. A good potato: keeps well and is an excellent shipping variety. 

 19946. 



Minnie Wits. An early potato; hears well. 



19947. 



Stafford. A nice edible potato; red skin. 



19948. 



Hen unit Chickens. A very prolific variety. 



19949. 



Fire Brass (red). A very prolific variety; does not cook well. 



19950. 



Caroline Sea. 



19952 and 19953. Colocasia spp. Taro. 



From Hilo, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. L. C. Lyman, principal, Hilo Board- 

 ing School, March 7, 1907. 



19952. 19953. 



Lehua. Kuoho. 



" Two of the best varieties of upland taro, named by the natives as above. 

 The first named, the royal taro of the old Hawaiian kings, is of a pink color 

 when cooked, and matures in about eight months. 



" The other variety is most commonly raised ; is white when cooked, and 

 requires about a year to mature." {Lyman.) 



19954 to 19956. 



From Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Presented by Dr. J. W. Hart, director 

 of the Agricultural College. Received October 26, 1906. 



19954. PlPTADENIA COMMUNIS. 19956. Tecoma chrysantha. 



19955. Cinchona cababayensis. Ipe 'Amarello. 



19957. Rosa hugonis. 



From Paris, France. Received from Vilmorin-Andrieus & Co., March 11, 

 1907. 

 Cuttings. 



