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69063. Attalea cohune Mart. Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Cohune. 



From Zacuapam. Huatusco, Vera Cruz, Mex- 

 ico. Seeds presented by Dr. C. A. Purpus. 

 Received October 9, 1926. 



The cohune is a magnificent feather- 

 leaved palm, native to the West Indies and 

 Central America, which reaches a height of 

 40 feet, with leaves about 20 feet long, 

 produced abundantly at the top of the 

 trunk. The yellowish flowers are borne 

 very freely, and the ovoid fruit, 2 to 3 

 inches long, contains the seed or nut which 

 yields an oil of considerable value. Ac- 

 cording to Commerce Reports, May 9, 1919, 

 this oil is of high quality, finds a ready 

 sale for cooking purposes, and is suitable 

 for any use to which a good cooking oil 

 may be applied. 



For previous introduction see No. 60984. 



69064. Lilium sp. Liliaceae. 



Lily. 



From Hong Kong. China. Bulbs obtained 



by F. A. McClure, agricultural explorer. 



Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 October 12, 1926. 



No. 623. Paak hop. September 11, 1926. 

 Purchased in the market and said to have 

 been grown locally for the flowers. The 

 bulbs are eaten as a special article of diet. 



69065. Ceoton eluteeia (L.) Swartz. 

 Euphorbiaceae. Cascarilla. 



From Nassau, Bahama Islands. Seeds pur- 

 chased through William A. Smale. United 

 States vice consul in charge. Received 

 October 2, 1926. 



An evergreen tropical shrub about 6 feet 

 in height, native to the Bahama Islands. 

 This shrub yields the " cascarilla bark " 

 used in medicine. 



69066. Dioscobea alata L. Dioscorea- 

 ceae. Yam. 



From St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Tubers 

 presented by W. M. Perry, horticulturist, 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Re- 

 ceived March 23, 1926. Numbered Oc- 

 tober, 1926. 



Sealtop yam. A distinct advantage of 

 this variety is- that it does not burrow its 

 way deeply into the ground, hence it is 

 easy to dig. It may be necessary to throw 

 some soil over the roots if they push them- 

 selves upward out of the ground. We have 

 harvested yams weighing 11 pounds each, 

 but the average weight is 5 pounds. It is 

 considered a superior yam. I do not know 

 the origin of the word " Sealtop," as it ap- 

 pears to be purely a local name. (Note by 

 Mr. Perry under No. 62866.) 



69067 and 69068. Dioscoeea spp. Dios- 

 coreaceae. Yam. 



From Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Tubers pre- 

 sented by T. B. McClelland, horticultur- 

 ist, Agricultural Experiment Station. Re- 

 ceived March 23, 1926. Numbered Oc- 

 tober, 1926. 



69067. Dioscorea sp. 

 Alapuey bianco yam. 



69068. Dioscorea sp. 



Alapuey moraclo. The yampi is usually 

 of even form and somewhat club-shaped 

 and the tubers- are commonly 4 to 10 

 ounces in weight ; the inner skin is pink. 

 The flesh is white but often becomes 

 slightly grayish when cooked. The flavor 



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69067 and 69068 — Continued. 



is much like that of the white potato, 

 but the yampi has in addition an agree- 

 able sweetness. (Note by R. A. Young 

 under No. 58662.) 



69069 to 69071. Dioscoeea spp. Dios- 

 coreaceae. Yam. 



From Jaffna, Ceylon. Tubers obtained by 

 David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agri- 

 cultural explorers, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry, with the Allison V. Armour ex- 

 pedition. Received March 26, 1926. 

 Numbered October, 1926. 



69069. Dioscoeea sp. 



No. 402. Jaffna Experiment Station. 

 February 6, 1926. The " King yam " of 

 the sandy region of Jaffna, which is con- 

 sidered the best, in that region. The 

 tubers are purple fleshed, large, and of 

 good flavor, though slightly gummy. 



69070. Dioscorea sp. 



No. 403. Jaffna Experiment Station. 

 A variety peculiar in that it produces 

 only a small underground tuber but many 

 large aerial ones. These aerial tubers 

 are boiled and eaten like ordinary yams, 

 though the skin is bitter. 



69071. Dioscorea sp. 



No. 405. Jaffna Experiment Station. 

 February 6, 1926. " Kombulvalli yam " 

 of Jaffna. The tubers are large, irregu- 

 larly shaped, and of good quality, but evi- 

 dently inferior to the King yam in the 

 estimation of the Singhalese. 



69072 to 69077. Dioscoeea spp. Dios- 

 coreaceae. Yam. 



From Kwangtung Province, China. Tubers 

 obtained by F. A. McClure, agricultural 

 explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived February and April, 1926. Num- 

 bered October, 1926. 



69072. Dioscorea sp. 



No. 329. Chukkouen, Lohkongtung. 

 December 27, 1925. Noh mai sKue, sham 

 shue. A commonly cultivated variety 

 propagated by means of cuttings of the 

 tubers which are rolled in straw ashes 

 before planting. The tubers are long 

 and smooth, cylindrical in shape, some- 

 times flattened at the tip, with a tuft 

 of roots at the point of union with the 

 stem ; the flesh is white but not fibrous. 



69073. Dioscorea sp. 



No. 359. Yeunguk, Lungtau Moun- 

 tain. January 13, 1926. Hung shue. 

 The skin and outer portion of the flesh 

 are red, therefore the variety is called 

 " red yam." 



69074. Dioscorea sp. 



No. 360. Yeunguk, Lungtau Moun- 

 tain. January 13, 1926. To kei shue. 

 The skin and outer portion of the flesh 

 are red. It is called " roundhead yam " 

 because of its globular shape. 



69075. Dioscorea sp. 



No. 361. Yeunguk, Lungtau Moun- 

 tain. January 13, 1926. Ng chau shue, 

 so pa shue, keuk paan shue. A white- 

 skinned, white-fleshed variety with flat- 

 tened tubers. 



69076. Dioscorea sp. 



No. 362. Yeunguk, Lungtau Moun- 

 tain. January 13, 1926. To kei shue. 

 A white-skinned, white-fleshed variety. 



