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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



57425 to 57514— Continued 



57450. "No. 104. Vines bunching, with 

 dense foliage; leaves large, dark green, 

 5 parted, blade long and broad; midribs 

 green to amber. Tubers dark red, flesh 

 yellow and mottled with red. Original 

 seedling bore three tubers weighing 7 



57451. "No. 107. Vines green, short and 

 bunching; leaves green and cordate, re- 

 sembling those of Black Rock in form, 

 but with margins of younger leaves 

 wine colored as in the Key West 'yam'; 

 midribs and veins green; tubers coppery 

 red to rose, flesh pale yellow. Original 

 seedling bore two tubers weighing 6 

 ounces." 



57452. No. 112. 



For a description of this plant, see 

 S. P. I. No. 56956. 



57453. "No. 114. Vines short, plants 

 bunching in habit; leaves dark green, 

 large, 5 parted; midribs and veins red; 

 tubers glaucous, frosty red, flesb pale 

 yellow and mottled with red. Original 

 seedling bore three tubers weighing 15 

 ounces." 



57454. "No. 115. Vine short, bunching: 

 leaves numerous, light yellow, 5 parted 

 with narrow lobes; midribs wine colored 

 with veins usually green; tubers with 

 yellow skin and deep golden yellow 



57455. "No. 117. Vines 1 to 2 feet long; 

 leaves small, 3 to 5 parted; midribs and 

 veins green; tubers glaucous red, flesh 

 pale yellow." 



57456. "No. 120. Vines 2 to 3 feet long, 

 stout; leaves dark green, cordate; mid- 

 ribs wine colored; tubers red, flesh pale 

 yellow, sometimes mottled with red." 



57457. No. 122. 



For a description of this plant, see 

 S. P. I. No. 56957'. 



57458. No. 123. 



For a description of this plant, see 

 S. P. I. No. 



57459. "No. 127. Vines small, bunching, 

 erect; leaves very small, deeply cut, 

 ragged in outline, 5 parted; midribs 

 and veins green; tubers pale yellow, 

 flesh deep golden yellow. Original 

 seedling bore seven tubers weighing 1 

 pound." 



57460. "No. 130. Vines 4 to 10 feet long; 

 leaves lanceolate, shouldered; midribs 

 green; tubers white, flesh pale yellow. 

 Original seedling bore two tubers 

 weighing 8 ounces." 



57461. "No. 132. Vines low growing, 

 bunching, and leafy; leaves small, 

 dark green, cordate, pointed; midribs 

 and veins red; tubers light coppery red 

 or rose, flesh yellow and mottled with 

 red. Original seedling yielded four 

 tubers weighing 1 pound 2 ounces." 



57462. "No. 135. Vines short and stout' 

 12 to 18 inches long, green; leaves cor^ 

 date, pointed; midribs and veins green' 

 tubers red, flesh yellow." 



57463. "No. 143. Vines stout, hairy, 

 1 to 2 feet long, erect or ascending in 

 habit; leaves comparatively small, 

 cordate; midribs and veins wine col- 

 ored; tubers dark red, flesh white, 

 sometimes mottled with a little red. 

 Original seedling bore three tubers 

 weighing 1 pound 3 ounces." 



57425 to 57514— Continued 



57464. "No. 147. Vines short, 12 to IS 

 inches long; leaves small; midribs and 

 veins red; tubers red, flesh pale yellow 

 badly mottled with red. Original 

 seedling bore two tubers weighing 2 

 ounces." 



57465. "No. 148. Vines 2 to 5 feet long; 

 leaves sparse, usually 3 parted; mid- 

 ribs and veins amber; tubers light red, 

 flesh dark yellow. Original seedling 

 bore five tubers weighing 9 ounces." 



57466. "No. 149. Vines 2 to 3 feet long, 

 leafy; leaves dark green, 5 parted; mid- 

 ribs and veins wine colored; tubers 

 dark red, flesh yellow and mottled 

 with red. Original seedling bore one 

 tuber weighing 1 ounce." 



57467. "No. 150. Vines 12 to 30 inches 

 long; leaves very dark green, 3 parted, 

 favoring those of Key West ' yam' but 

 darker; midribs and veins green; tubers 

 red, flesh yellow." 



57468. No. 153. 



For a description of this plant, see 

 S. P. I. Nos. 56964 to 



57489. "No. 154. Vines small, bunching, 

 leafy; leaves light green, 5 parted, blade 

 broad; midribs light wine colored; 

 tubers dark red, flesh yellow. Original 

 seedling bore four tubers weighing 9 

 ounces." 



57470. "No. 159. Vines 12 to 18 inches 

 long, bunching; leaves small to medium 

 sized, dark green, relatively broad; 

 midribs and veins green; tubers red, 

 flesh yellow. Original seedling bore* 

 eight tubers weighing 1 pound 10 

 ounces." 



57471. "No. 160. Vines 1 to 2 feet long, 

 leafy; leaves small to medium sized, 

 dark green; midribs and veins dark 

 wine colored; tubers red, flesh yellow. 

 Original seedling bore seven tubers 

 weighing 1 pound 5 ounces." 



57472. "No. 164. Vines 1 to 2 feet long; 

 leaves cut in five' long narrow lobes; 

 midribs and veins amber; tubers red. 

 Original seedling produced red roots 

 without tubers." 



57473 to 57485. "Black Rock seedlings." 



57473. "No. 167. Vines short and bunch- 

 ing; stems 1 to 2 feet long; leaves cor- 

 date, medium sized; midribs and 

 veins red; tubers red, flesh pale yellow." 



57474. No. 169. 



For a description of this plant, see 

 S. P. I. Nos. 56968 to 56970. 



57475. "No. 179. Vines 12 to 30 inches 

 long; leaves medium to large, lance- 

 olate; midribs amber to wine colored; 

 tubers dark red, flesh pale yellow to 

 almost white. Original seedling pro- 

 duced 16 tubers that weighed 1 pound 

 2 ounces." 



57476 and 57477. No. 188. 



For a description of this plant, see 

 S. P. I. No. 56971. 



57476. (No. 1.) 57477. (No. 2.) 



57478. "No. 189. Vines 2 to 6 feet long, 

 slender; leaves 5 parted but not deeply 

 cut; midribs amber to wine colored; 

 tubers red, flesh pale yellow. Original 

 seedling bore seven tubers weighing 

 1 pound 7 ounces." 



