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47448 to 47491— Continued. 

 second eaely yaeieties — continued. late vaeieties — continued. 



47464. Great Scot. 47476. Langworthy. 



47465. Mauve Queen. 47477. Lochar. 



47466. King George. 47478. Majestic. 



47467. The Ally. 47479. Nithsdale. 



47468. The Duchess. 47480. Rector. 



47481. St. Andrew. 

 LATE varieties. 



47482. Templar. 



47469. Arran Chief. 47483. The Bishop. 



47470. Arran Victory. 47484. The Factor. ' 



47471. Burnhouse Beauty. 47485. The Favorite. 



47472. Golden Wonder. 47486. The Provost. 



47473. Irish Queen. 47487. Tinwald Perfection. 



47474. Kerr's Pink. 47488. Up-to-Date. 



47475. King Edward. 47489. White City. 



The following two numbers are seedlings from the cross Snowball X 

 Myatt's Ashleaf: 



47490. No. 3. M. T! 47491. No. 16. M. T. 



47492. Cakica papaya L. Papayacese. Papaya. 



From Richmond, Jamaica, British West Indies. Presented by Mr. Henry B. 



Wolcott. Received May 10, 1919. 



" The development of commercial papaya culture depends upon obtaining 



hardier types which are suitable for market purposes. For this reason, seed is 



desired from all of the important regions in the Tropics where papayas are 



commonly grown. Jamaica is one of the best known of these regions." {Wilson 



Popenoe. ) 



47493 to 47495. Dioscokea spp. Dioscoreacese. Yam. 



From Singapore, Straits Settlements. Tubers presented by Mr. I. Henry 

 Burkill, director, Botanic Gardens. Received April 17, 1919. 



47493. Dioscorea btjlbifeea L. 



This yam grows wild in Sylhet, Chittagong, and throughout the western 

 Ghats to Bombay, and it is cultivated in the Western Presidency, espe- 

 cially in the Konkan. The tubers, after being dried and powdered, are 

 applied to ulcers. The bulbules on the steins and the tubers under ground 

 are used as vegetables. The latter are bitter, but are rendered eatable 

 by being covered with ashes and steeped in cold water. (Adapted from 

 Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vol, 3, p. 128.) 



47494. Dioscorea hispida Dennst. 



Mr. Burkill says in his letter announcing the shipment of these yams 

 that this one is " poisonous, but its starch has been used in these parts 

 from time immemorial when famine presse # s." 



47495. Dioscorea sp. 



"A fingered, lobulate yam from the Philippines. It is related to Dios- 

 corea pentaphylla or to D. cumingii; excellent cooked, but the yield is 

 too small." (Burkill.) 



