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56920 to 57012— Continued. 



56941. "No. 45. A Big Wig seedling. In the 

 nursery row this bore short leafy stems 24 to 

 30 inches long which afforded perfect pro- 

 tection to the hill. The leaves are dark 

 green and cut and lobed similar to those 

 of the Big Wig parent. The original seed- 

 ling plant yielded eight small tubers weigh- 

 ing 15 ounces. The tubers are dark red. 

 The flesh is yellow with a pink underskin." 



56942. " No. 50. A Black Rock seedling. In 

 the nursery row this seedling had short 

 stems 12 to 18 inches long. The leaves are 

 deeply cut with five lobes and are dark 

 green with red midribs and veins. The 

 tubers are dark red." 



56943 and 56944. "No. 55. A Black Rock 

 seedling. The stems are 2 to 3 feet long in 

 our nursery row. The leaves are somewhat 

 variable in form but usually lancelike and 

 bearing some resemblance to those of the 

 variety grown at this station under the 

 name of the Key West 'yam.' The tubers 

 are dark red and are borne on the ends of 

 long fleshy roots. The original seedling 

 plant yielded 30 tubers weighing a total of 

 4% pounds." 



For introduction of tubers under this 

 number, see S. P. I. No. 56729. 



56943. (No. 1.) 56944. (No. 2.) 



56945. "No. 58. A Black Rock seedling. 

 The vine is 2 to 3 feet in length and very 

 leafy. The leaves are cordate and rounded 

 and the younger ones are wine colored, 

 especially around the margins. The tubers 

 are dark red. The original seedling plant 

 bore 37 tubers weighing 5 pounds." 



For introduction of tubers under this 

 number, see S. P. I. No. 56731. 



No. 74. A Big Wig seedling. Stems 

 slender, leafy, 3 to 5 feet long or more. The 

 leaves are small and have five lobes. The 

 roots are red." 



56947. " No. 75. A Big Wig seedling. Vines 

 2 to 4 feet in length and leafy. Leaves 

 dark green, broad, 3 pointed; midribs and 

 veins red. Tubers red. The original 

 seedling plant yielded 18 tubers weighing 

 2M pounds." 



56948 to 56951. "No. 92. A Big Wig seed- 

 ling. Vines long and slender. Leaves 

 small, broad as compared with length, 

 lobed but not deeply cut. The yield of 

 the original seedling plant was 19 tubers 

 weighing 1 pound. The tubers were small, 

 red, and borne at the nodes as far as 10 feet 

 from the hill." 



56948. (No. 1.) 



56949. (No. 2.) 



56950. (No. 3.) 



56951. (No. 4.) 



58952. "No. 103. A Big Wig seedling. A 

 small, bunching, rather unthrifty vine. 

 The roots are of a light red or rose." 



56953 to 56955. "No. 106. A Big Wig seed- 

 ling. The vines are from 1 to 3 feet long 

 and sparsely clothed with small green 

 lanceolate leaves. The original seedling 

 hill yielded three tubers weighing 10 ounces. 

 The tubers were dark red." 



56953. (No. 1.) 



56954. (No. 2.) 



56955. (No. 3.) 



'No. 112. A Big Wig seedling. 

 Vines 1 to 3 feet in length and rather sparsely 

 leaved. Leaves small, light green with 

 three or five lobes and green midribs and 

 veins. The original seedling plant bore 

 three light-red tubers weighing 6 ounces." 



56920 to 57012 — Continued. 



56957. "No. 122. A Big Wig seedling. Vines 

 12 to 30 inches in length. This was like the 

 preceding, No. 112 [S. P. I. No. 56956], 

 in that it yielded from the original seedling 

 plant three small red, tubers weighing 6 



No. 123. A Big Wig seedling. This 

 forms bunching plants with leafy stems 



12 to 18 inches long. The original seedling 

 plant bore three light-red tubers weighing 



13 ounces." 



56959. "No. 125. A Big Wig seedling. The 

 plant is rather bunching in habit. The 

 stems are 1 to 2 feet long and leafy. Leaves 

 dark green, cordate, resembling its Black 

 Rock parent. The original seedling plant 

 bore seven dark-red . tubers weighing 1 

 pound 9 ounces." 



56960 to 56963. "No. 138. A Big Wig seed- 

 ling. The stems are long and leafy. The 

 leaves are dark green and 5 lobed." 



(No. 1.) 

 56961. (No. 2.) 



(No. 3.) 

 56963. (No. 4.) 



58964 to 56966. "No. 153. A Big Wig seed- 

 ling. The vines were from 3 to 6 feet in 

 length with sparse growth of leaves. The 

 leaves were lanceolate or sometimes 3 lobed. 

 The original seedling plant yielded 10 dark- 

 red tubers with a total weight of 1)4 

 pounds." 



56964. (No. 1.) 



56965. (No. 2.) 



(No. 3.) 



56967. "No. 162. A Big Wig seedling. The 

 stems are stout and 1 to 2 feet in length. 

 The leaves are large, cordate, and strikingly 

 ornamental. The original seedling plant 

 yielded five tubers of a coppery red, having 

 a total weight of l l A pounds." 



56968 to 56970. "No. 169. A Black Rock 

 seedling. Vines in the nursery row grew 

 to a maximum distance of 6 feet from the 

 hill and were sparsely covered with leaves. 

 Leaves dark green when mature, but im- 

 mature ones were dark wine colored. 

 Tubers a light yellowish pink. The origi- 

 nal seedling plant yielded four tubers weigh- 

 ing 3 ounces." 



(No. 1.) 

 (No. 2.) 



56970. (No. 3.) 



56971. "No. 188. A Black Rock seedling. 

 The stems are long and slender and in|the 

 nursery row run to a maximum distance 

 of 8 feet from the hill. The vine is not 

 densely covered with leaves and makes a 

 thin covering for the ground. The tubers 

 are light red. The original seedling plant 

 yielded 14 tubers weighing a total of 2 

 pounds 2 ounces." 



56972. "No. 191. A Black Rock seedling. A 

 low bunching leafy plant. Leaves deeply 

 cut, with five lobes." 



56973 and 56974. "No. 196. A Black Rock 

 seedling. Stems 12 to 30 inches long, with 

 few leaves. Leaves small, cordate, 

 pointed." 



56973. (No. 1.) 



56974. (No. 2.) 



56975 and 56978. "No. 204. A Black Rock 

 seedling. Stems long and slender, 8 or 10 

 feet long. Leaves comparatively small in 

 size, 3 pointed, lanceolate. The original 

 seedling had dark-red roots but no tubers." 



56975. (No. 1.) 



56976. (No. 2.) 



