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the taro becomes mealy and of good flavor; the flesh is grayish when cooked. The 

 Kuoho taro, like other commercial varieties in Hawaii, is used mostly for making poi, 

 the great Hawaiian dish." {R. A. Young.) 



49825. DioscoREA alata L. Dioscoreaceae. Yam. 



Grown with other unidentified yams under S. P. I. No. 45990 at the Plant-Intro- 

 duction Garden. Brooksville, Fla.. since 1918, and numbered separately on 

 May 15, 1920, to facilitate distribution. 

 "A white-fleshed yam of excellent quality. It cooks perfectly white and when 

 mashed and beaten with milk is fully equal to the best white potato. Tested after 

 about four months in storage.'' ( R. A. Young.) 



49826. CoLOCASiA esculenta (L.) Schott. Araceae. Taro. 



Corm presented through Dr. David Grifiiths by A. Miller, of the American Bulb 

 Co., Chicago, III., who obtained it from Japan. Received May 18, 1920. 

 "A taro which forms a multiple-headed nonacrid corm." (R. A. YouJi-g.) 



49827. AxACARDiuM occiDEXTALE L. Aiiacardiacese. Cashew. 



From the city of Panama. Panama. Xuts presented by Sr. Ramon Arias-Feraud. 

 Received April 1, 1920. 

 "The cashew has fruited successfully at Miami and Coconut Grove, Fla., and should 

 be more widely planted, both for its aromatic fruits, which can be used in a variety 

 of ways, and for its edible see5, known as cashew nut. It is a variable plant, but so 

 far as known, selected varieties have not yet been propagated vegetatively." {Pro- 

 ceedings of the American Pomological Society, 1915, p. 192.) 



49828 to 49833. Soja max (L.) Piper. Fabacete. Soy bean. 



{Glycine hispida Maxim.) 

 From Yokohama, Japan. Beans presented by Robert Fulton & Co. Received 

 April 2, 1920. Quoted notes by Mr. Fulton. 



49828. " Kuro mame (black soy bean)." 



49829. " Kuro Teppo mame (round, middle-late, black soy bean)." 



49830. " Nakate ma7ne (middle-late, white soy bean), seed larger than Wasc mame.' ' 



49831. •'Okute mame (late white soy bean)." 



49832. "Shiro daizu (white soy bean)." 



49833. " Wase mame (summer bean), small seeded early white." 



49834. Soja max (L.) Piper. Fabaceae. Soy bean. 



{Glycine hispida Maxim.) 

 From Aizu Wakamatsu, Japan, Beans presented by Rev. Christopher Noss. 

 Received April 2, 1920. 

 ' ' Ogon daizu (golden soy bean ) . " ( Noss . ) 



The oil of the bean is used for frying, as a butter substitute, for lubricating, for water- 

 proofing clothes, for medicine, and in the manufacture of soap, candles, guncotton, 

 and artificial rubber. The residue after the oil has been extracted has been used for 

 cattle feed, but is now mixed with wheat flour for food purposes. The entire bean is 

 slightly roasted, pulverized, and mixed with, flour to make light cakes and to give 

 flavor to boiled rice; it is cheaper and more nutritious than flour. (Adapted from 

 Parry, Travel Sketches, Japan Advertiser, January 25, 1920.) 



