﻿Inventory 47, Seeds and Plants Imported. 



Plate II. 



Bermuda Arrowroot, a Starch Producer of Importance. (Maranta 

 arundinacea l., s. p. i. no. 42463.) 



A single clump of arrowroot. The rootstocks are said to contain from 15 to 25 per cent of a starch 

 that is considered to be very easily digested and is generally recommended for invalids who find 

 difficulty in digesting other starches. The yield is estimated at from 1,600 to 2,000 pounds of 

 starch to the acre. A considerable arrowroot industry exists in Bermuda and St. Vincent. The 

 exports from the latter island amounted to over 8100,000 in 1916. The possibilities of its culture 

 in parts of Florida are being investigated. They are largely questions of yield and labor. (Pho- 

 tographed bv David Fairchild at the Plant Introduction Field Station, Brboksville, Fla., Nov. 20, 

 1918; P24644FS.) 



