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21644 to 21656— Continued. 



21649. COLOCASIA ANTIQUORUM. 



Hatalce-imo. 



21650. Sagittaeia sagittaefolia. 

 Kuwai. 



21651. Sagittaria sagittaefolia. 

 Suita kuicai. 



21652. Dioscorea japonica tuberosa. 

 Kashiu-imo. 



21653. Dioscorea sp. 



21654. Dioscorea japonica. 

 Jinenjo. 



21655. Dioscorea japonica. 

 Naga-imo. 



21656. Dioscorea japonica. 

 Ichinen-imo. 



21657. Amygdalus andersonii. Wild peach. 



From Pyramid Lake, Nevada. Presented by Mr. Marsden Manson, C. E., 

 2010 Gough street, San Francisco, Cal. Received December 10, 1907. 



" Tbese seeds I selected from vigorous and large sbrubs or small trees growing 

 on tbe west side of Pyramid Lake. 



" Experiments witb tbese sbould be to develop : 



"(1) As a peacb. 



"(2) As an almond (tbe kernel is quite edible). 



"(3) By bybridization witb botb tbe above, (1) and (2). 



"(4) As a stock for (1) and (2)." (Manson.) 



21658. Aralia racemosa. Spikenard. 



From Nortb Clarendon, Vt. Presented by Mr. James Barrett, tbrougb Mr. 

 O. W. Barrett. Received December 1, 1907. 



" Prefers balf sbade in moist soil along roads or streams in forests ; is seldom 

 found in open situations. It reacbes a beigbt of from 3 to 5 feet. Tbe roots 

 are perennial, but tbe stems die back every winter. Decoctions of tbe tbick 

 aromatic bark of tbe roots witb sugar are used as a catarrbal remedy. The 

 bark is gathered late in the autumn." (Barrett.) 



" This species being closely related to Aralia cordata, the Japanese udo, it 

 seems feasible to try hybrids between the two species with tbe view of creating 

 a more rapid growing form of the Japanese vegetable." (Fairchild.) 



"A hardy, herbaceous perennial herb, 3 to 6 feet high, with a large and thick, 

 strongly aromatic root. In general appearance it rather closely resembles the 

 Japanese Aralia cordata, except that the leaves usually have three leaflets 

 instead of five and the leaflets are broader in proportion to their length and less 

 hairy." (W. F. ^Yight.) 



21659. Cassia robusta. 



From Biloxi, Miss. Presented by Mr. S. M. Tracy, tbrougb Prof. C. V. 

 Piper. Received December 5, 1907. 



" This is common in central Mississippi, where it grows as an erect, branch- 

 ing annual, 3 to 5 feet high. It is the largest and most vigorous growing of the 

 ' sensitive plants,' and as it reseeds the ground freely it will probably be of 

 value as a cover and restorative crop for citrus groves and other fields where a 

 rank, summer-growing legume is wanted. Being an annual, it can be eradicated 

 easily by a single plowing at any time during tbe summer. 



" Seed may be sown at any time from December to February, and needs no 

 special treatment." (Tracy.) 

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