﻿JANUARY 
  1 
  TO 
  MAKCH 
  31, 
  1911. 
  29 
  

  

  29517 
  to 
  29520— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  Tubers 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  29517. 
  Xanthosoma 
  sp. 
  Yautia. 
  

   Wittie 
  (Wittie-taya). 
  "Tubers 
  of 
  good 
  size, 
  smooth, 
  elongated, 
  and 
  some- 
  

   times 
  slender. 
  Single 
  tubers 
  weigh 
  as 
  much 
  as 
  14 
  ounces. 
  They 
  are 
  nonacrid, 
  

   and 
  when 
  baked 
  the 
  flesh 
  is 
  very 
  white 
  and 
  mealy, 
  though 
  quite 
  firm. 
  The 
  

   flavor 
  is 
  mild 
  . 
  " 
  (R 
  . 
  A 
  . 
  Young. 
  ) 
  

  

  29518. 
  Colocasiasp. 
  Dasheen. 
  

   Sinesie 
  (Sinesie-taya). 
  "Conns 
  and 
  tubers 
  nonacrid. 
  Flesh 
  of 
  tubers 
  very 
  

  

  white 
  when 
  cooked, 
  while 
  that 
  of 
  the 
  corm 
  becomes 
  slightly 
  violet 
  colored. 
  

   Flavor 
  inferior." 
  (R. 
  A. 
  Young.) 
  

  

  29519 
  and 
  29520. 
  Alocasia 
  sp. 
  Alocasia. 
  

  

  29519. 
  Egg 
  (Eksi-taya). 
  "Conns 
  and 
  tubers 
  nonacrid, 
  Flesh 
  yel- 
  

   low 
  with 
  whitish 
  layer 
  next 
  to 
  skin. 
  When 
  cooked 
  the 
  yellow 
  flesh 
  

   resembles 
  the 
  yolk 
  of 
  a 
  hard-boiled 
  egg 
  and 
  has 
  also 
  a 
  slightly 
  similar 
  

   taste. 
  The 
  flavor 
  is 
  considered 
  rather 
  strong 
  by 
  some, 
  but 
  it 
  is 
  well 
  

   liked 
  by 
  others." 
  (R. 
  A. 
  Young.) 
  

  

  29520. 
  Abo 
  (Abo-taya). 
  "Conns 
  and 
  tubers 
  nonacrid; 
  flesh 
  yellow. 
  

   This 
  variety 
  is 
  too 
  coarse 
  in 
  texture 
  and 
  flavor 
  for 
  table 
  use. 
  It 
  can 
  

   be 
  used 
  for 
  stock 
  food." 
  (R. 
  A. 
  Young.) 
  

  

  " 
  The 
  aroids 
  grown 
  here 
  for 
  table 
  use 
  are 
  wet-land 
  crops 
  in 
  so 
  far 
  as 
  they 
  need 
  more 
  

   moisture 
  in 
  the 
  soil 
  than 
  sweet 
  potatoes 
  and 
  yams. 
  They 
  prefer 
  a 
  sandy 
  loam 
  with 
  a 
  

   thick 
  layer 
  of 
  humus 
  on 
  the 
  top, 
  while 
  a 
  light 
  shade 
  is 
  beneficial 
  to 
  their 
  growth. 
  On 
  

   pure 
  sand 
  they 
  do 
  not 
  thrive 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  the 
  sweet 
  potatoes 
  and 
  yams 
  unless 
  the 
  ground 
  

   is 
  thickly 
  mulched 
  and 
  lightly 
  shaded. 
  

  

  "The 
  aroids 
  are 
  planted 
  in 
  Surinam 
  the 
  whole 
  year 
  through. 
  They 
  are 
  never 
  

   flooded, 
  for 
  during 
  the 
  greater 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  year 
  sufficient 
  moisture 
  is 
  kept 
  in 
  the 
  soil 
  

   by 
  the 
  rains, 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  three 
  very 
  dry 
  months 
  (September, 
  October, 
  and 
  November) 
  

   fresh 
  water 
  for 
  ircigation 
  purposes 
  generally 
  is 
  not 
  available 
  in 
  the 
  cultivated 
  part 
  

   (the 
  coast 
  lands) 
  of 
  Surinam. 
  

  

  " 
  The 
  Sinesie 
  variety 
  can 
  be 
  reaped 
  after 
  five 
  to 
  nine 
  months. 
  As 
  a 
  table 
  vegetable 
  

   the 
  Wittie 
  variety 
  is 
  by 
  far 
  the 
  best. 
  It 
  cooks 
  perfectly 
  white 
  and 
  is 
  very 
  similar 
  

   to 
  a 
  good 
  potato. 
  The 
  Egg 
  is 
  not 
  so 
  good, 
  while 
  the 
  Sinesie 
  is 
  regarded 
  as 
  a 
  rather 
  

   poor 
  table 
  vegetable, 
  becoming 
  soft 
  and 
  slimy 
  when 
  cooked." 
  (Cramer.) 
  

  

  29521. 
  Samuela 
  carnerosana 
  Trelease. 
  

  

  From 
  Guajardo, 
  about 
  25 
  miles 
  west 
  of 
  Saltillo, 
  Mexico. 
  Procured 
  by 
  Mr, 
  Thomas 
  

  

  W. 
  Voetter, 
  American 
  consul, 
  Saltillo. 
  Received 
  February 
  8, 
  1911. 
  

  

  "I 
  have 
  been 
  informed 
  that 
  the 
  buds 
  or 
  flower 
  stalks 
  of 
  this 
  'palm' 
  are 
  used 
  for 
  food, 
  

  

  being 
  taken 
  just 
  before 
  the 
  flower 
  opens, 
  and 
  cooked 
  in 
  the 
  same 
  manner 
  as 
  young 
  

  

  squash. 
  The 
  flowers 
  themselves 
  are 
  also 
  cooked 
  and 
  eaten. 
  The 
  covering 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  mature 
  fruits 
  is 
  also 
  eaten, 
  having 
  much 
  the 
  same 
  flavor 
  as 
  the 
  eastern 
  date. 
  

  

  " 
  From 
  the 
  leaves 
  of 
  this 
  same 
  tree 
  is 
  obtained 
  a 
  fiber 
  which 
  forms 
  the 
  bulk 
  of 
  the 
  

   'Ixtle' 
  fiber 
  exported 
  from 
  this 
  consular 
  district." 
  ( 
  Voetter.) 
  

   Distribution. 
  — 
  Northeastern 
  Mexico 
  from 
  the 
  Carneros 
  Pass 
  to 
  Catorce 
  and 
  Cardenas. 
  

  

  29523 
  and 
  29524. 
  Cannabis 
  sativa 
  L. 
  Hemp. 
  

  

  From 
  China. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  E. 
  H. 
  Wilson, 
  Arnold 
  Arboretum, 
  Jamaica 
  Plain, 
  

  

  Mass. 
  Received 
  February 
  8, 
  1911. 
  

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