I OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1920. 15 



j 51404 to 51414— Continued. 



i 51410. Saptxdus saponakta I.. Sjipin<l}M'(-?p. 



I •Va7)oncfZto; white flowers." 



J 51411. (Undetermined.) 



" CJiaparron; yellow flowers." 

 i 51412. (Undelermined.) 



; " Cabritos; yellow flowers." 



I 51413. (Undetermined.) 



j " Canjuriol ; white flowers." 



51414. (Undetermined.) 

 [No label.] 



51415 to 51418. 



From Bogota, Colombia. Collected by Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural Ex- 

 plorer of the United States of Department of Agriculture. Received 

 October 27, 1920. Quoted notes by Mr. Popenoe. 



51415. HoRDEUM DisTicHox :NUJ)rM L. Poaceir. Naked barley. 

 " (No. 464a. September 22, 1920.) Perladu (pearl) barley, grown upon 



the mesa, or sabana (plain), of Bogota, at an altitude of approximately 

 8.500 feet." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 41162. 

 51416 and 51417. Solanum tuberosum L. S<»lanafeH\ Potato. 



51416. "(No. 465. September 22, 1920.) Tubers of one of the prin- 

 cipal varieties sold in the Bogota market. Tlie tubers are com- 

 pressed or flattened, nearly smooth, and light brown; a good 

 variety." 



51417. "(No. 466. Se!)teraber 22. 1920.) Tubers of one of the com- 

 mon potatoes of the Bogota market, and grown nearby in the 

 Andes. The tubers are round, rather irregularly so, as a rule, with 

 shallow eyes and they are mottled dull maroon and whitish brown." 



51418. Tbiticum aestivum L. Poacese. Common wheat. 



(T. viilpare Vill.) 



" (No. 463a. September 22, 1920. ) 7*067<o wheat. A variety cultivated 

 on the mesa (sabana) of Bogota at an altitude of about 8,500 feet." 



51419. CoLOCA«5iA E8CULEXTA (L.) Scliott. Aiacese. Taro. 



From Buitenzorg, .Java. Tubers presented by Dr. .T. C. Koiiin;;sberger, 

 director. Botanic Garden. Pteceivcd NoA ember 10, 1920. 

 " Taivs helano- A taro bnving slightly yellowish flesh and a distin«:tive flavor. 

 The leaf stem is pale green, streaked with bronze: the blade is marbled light 

 :ind dark green." (R. A. Ymmg.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 20954. 



51420. SoRBus DOMESTiCA L. MalacesB. Service tree. 



From Boston. ]Mass. See<ls seize<l on board ship by the Federal Horticul- 

 tural Board. Received October 28, 1920. 

 Variety pyriforinls. This variety has pear-shaped fruits about I4 iif.he.-^ long 

 and 1^ inches in diameter. 



51421 and 51422. ^Chayota edulis Jacq. Cuciirbitaceae. 



{SecMum edule Swartz.) Chayote. 



From Coban. Alta Vera Paz. Guatemala. Fruits presente*! by Harry .John- 

 son. Received October 5, 1920. 



51421. White variety. 51422. Green variety. 



*' Perulero. The green variety is very much :;carcer ihan the white and 

 is perhaps better." {Johnson.) 



