﻿JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1918. 7 



46310 to 46311— Continued. 



Huauhtzontli. 

 46311. Ohexopodium xuttalliae Safford. Chenopodiaceae. 



" Seeds of ' huauhtzontli,' the unripe inflorescence of which is a favorite 

 vegetable of the Mexican Indians. It is boiled or fried in butter, stem 

 and all, small flowering tips being selected and tied together. Much 

 used in Lent. Is very nourishing and palatable. The seeds must be 

 soaked in milk (like corn, half ripe)." (Nuttall.) 



"Native name xochihuaulitli (flowering huauhtli). A plant cultivated 

 near the City of Mexico for the sake of its prolific branching inflores- 

 cences, which are gathered before they are quite mature and while the 

 seeds are still soft and cooked as a vegetable with other ingredients. 

 This variety, with yellowish or pale-brown discoid seeds, is the most 

 popular.. The inflorescences are known by the Atzec name huauhtzontli, 

 signifying ' huauhtli-heads.' Botanically, the plant is closely allied to 

 Chf iiopodium pagan um Reiclienb. and C. album L. It is quite distinct 

 from C. quinoa Willd., the celebrated food staple of the Peruvian high- 

 lands ; and it must not be confused with the plant called michihuauhtli 

 (fish-egg huauhtli), which is a white-seeded Amaranthus, not a Chenopo- 

 dium." (Vf. E. Safford.) 



46312. Vigxa sinensis (Torner) Savi. Fabacea?. Cowpea. 

 From Vereeniging, South Africa. Presented by Mr. J. Burtt Davy. Re- 

 ceived August 14. 1918. 



A small lot of mixed varieties of cowpeas introduced for experimental pur- 

 poses. 



46313. Canna edulis Ker. Cannacea?. Edible canna. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Tubers presented by Mr. J. M. Westgate, Hawaii 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Received July 9, 1918. 

 In Queensland the edible canna, or " Queensland arrowroot," as it is called 

 there, has been cultivated for years because its heavy yields and easy cultiva- 

 tion have made it more profitable than the Bermuda arrowroot, Maranta arundi- 

 nacea. The stems and leaves are used for forage, and the tuber makes a 

 palatable vegetable when cooked, somewhat resembling the turnip. 



46314. Zea mats L. Poacese. Corn. 



From Guadalajara, Mexico. Presented by Arnulfo Ballesteros, La Bare;!, 



Jalisco, Mexico, at the request of Mr. John R. Silliman, American consul. 



Received July 10, 1918. 



" Early Pipitillo corn which is cultivated in the swampy lands of Chapala. 



This corn is early in this region only when sown in the months of January, 



February, and the early part of March. It is then possible for the harvesting 



and drying to be completed four months afterward. Sown in May or June, 



the time required for it to mature is six months." {Ballesteros.) 



46315. Pap aver somniferum L. Papaveracea?. Poppy. 

 From Yokohama, Japan. Presented by the Yokohama Nursery Co. Re- 

 ceived July 10, 1918. 



"Variety album. An erect annual with handsome white flowers, which is 

 cultivated in the Orient for opium manufacture. It was introduced into the 



