﻿JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 19-17. 29 



45049 to 45064— Continued. 



45063 and 45064. Prunus mume Sieb. and Zucc. Japanese apricot. 



45063. " Variety Tsukasa-shiborif. Semidouble, very light pink flow- 

 ered variety, blooming in Maryland in the middle of April. 

 Though spoken of as the ' flowering plum of Japan,' the ' mume ' 

 of Japan is really an apricot. The delicate fragrance of the 

 flowers, the extremely picturesque habit of growth of the tree, 

 and its extreme earliness (April in Maryland), make it worthy 

 of extensive trial. It rarely sets fruit in America. Fruits sour, 

 but delicious when pickled." 



45064. " Variety Oteno. The ' Japanese flowering plum ' is really an 

 apricot. The picturesque form of the tree and its extremely beau- 

 tiful and fragrant blossoms, combined with the fact that it is one 

 of the earliest of all trees to bloom, often so early that the snow 

 falls on it, have made it the favorite of Japanese! poets. It is 

 hardy in the Atlantic Coast States, and even though its blossoms 

 often are killed by frost it is worthy of extensive trial. Its fruits 

 are sour and remind one of the American wild plum in flavor. 

 When pickled they form part of the army ration of Japan." 



45065. Colocasia sp. Araceee. Taro. 



Grown for botanical study at the Plant Introduction Field Station, Brooks- 

 ville, Fla., from tubers received in March, 1912, from Mr. J. St. Clair 

 White, Gough, S. C. 

 " This is the ' yellow tanyah,' grown in small patches by some of the planters 

 along the Cooper River and in the coast region of South Carolina. It derives 

 its name from the yellowish color of the cooked corms and cormels, as con- 

 trasted with the much darker, somewhat bluish color of the ' blue tanyah,' the 

 only other variety commonly grown in the same region. The yellow tanyah 

 plant is of slightly smaller growth than the so-called blue variety. The corms 

 and cormels are also smaller, and the buds of these are white, while those of 

 the blue tanyah are pink. The corms of the yellow tanyah are extremely acrid 

 and require two hours' boiling in preparation for the table. The flavor is pro- 

 nounced and is richer than that of the blue tanyah. The yellow tanyah strongly 

 resembles the Igname branca, or white taro [S. P. I. No. 19996], of Madeira." 

 (R. A. Young.) 

 For an illustration of this taro, see Plate III. 



45066 to 45069. 



From Puerto Bertoni, Paraguay. Presented by Dr. Moises S. Bertoni. Re- 

 ceived August 1, 1917. Quoted notes by Dr. Bertoni. 



45066. Aeecastrum romanzoffianum australe (Mart.) Becc. Phoeniea- 

 cese. Pindo palm. 



" (May, 1917.) Pindd-poi. A very tall palm with a habit like a slender 

 reversed pyramid. In the forests of eastern Paraguay it frequently be- 

 comes 20 meters or more in height, equaling the tallest trees of the fine 

 forest which covers a great part of this region. The mature specimens of 

 th's palm furnish a very hard and resistant wood for 6 to 12 meters' from 

 the base of the trunk." 



45067 and 45068. Eugenia uniflora L. Myrtacene. Pitanga. 



45067. "(June, 1917.) Anangapirili-apud. A fruit tree 3 to 8 me- 

 ters high. It prefers to grow in wooded lowlands drained by 



