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53380 to 53442— Continued. 



53415. Prunus mahaleb L, Amygdalaceie. Mahaleb cherryv 



Mahaleb cherry, for use as stock upou which to bud Japanese flower- 

 ing cherries. 



For prev.ous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 18243. 

 53416 to 53426. Pkunus spp. Amygdalacese. Cherry. 



53416. Peunus sp. 53422. Prunus sp. 

 Uherka ccnia. Amarelka stinna. 



53417. Prunus sp. 53423. Pkunus sp. 



Msenska Janovka. Denisenova zluta. , 



53418. Prunus sp. 53424. Prunus sp. 

 Lauremanoia chrupka. Xejrannejai. 



53419. Prunus sp. 53425. Prunus sp. 

 Obrovska z Hedelflngen. Amarelka kralovska. 



53420. Prunus sp. 53426. Prunus sp. 

 Germerdorfska. Oorovska vizen ze Sibetiaku. 



53421. Prunus sp. 

 Mramorova. 



53427. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. Plum, 

 St. Julien. 



53428 to 53441. Pyrus co'mmunis L. Malacese. Pear. 



53428. iluskatelka letni. 53435. Koperecka. 



53429. Prasilka. 53436. Krivice. 



53430. Dielova maslovka. 53437. Malovanka. 



53431. Solaiika. 53438. Jakuhka ceska. 



53432. Avranska ceska. 53439. Vejcita letno. 



53433. Pastomice. 53440. Dzlemice. 



53434. Boskova lahuice. 53441. Hrusne. 



53442. Prunus sp. Amygdalacete. Cherry. 

 Tresne. 



53443 and 53444. Dioscorea spp. Dioscoreacese. 



From Antigua, Br tish West Indies. Tubers presented by F. G. Har- 

 court, agricultural superintendent. Received May 9, 1921. Quoted notes 

 by Mr. Harcourt. 



53443. Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill. Lesser yam. 



" Spratt, or Antigua cush-cush. A light-brown, thin-skinned, white- 

 fleshed yam, producing numerous small tubers. Wlien cooked, the 

 flesh is floury, fine grained, and of excellent quality, the flavor some- 

 what resembling that of the English potato." 



53444. Dioscorea trifida L. f. Yampi. 



" The Trinidad yampi, or cush-cush. A dark-brown, thin-skinned 

 yam of excellent quality, producing rather small globose tubers. When 

 cooked, the flesh is fine grained, possesses a glistening appearance, and 

 has also a rich but delicate flavor. (There appear to be three varia- 

 tions of color — white, pink, and purple fleshed.)" 



53445. SoLANUM MAGLiA Schlecht. Solanacese. 



From Lima. Peru. Tubers presented by the director, Ministerio de 

 Fomento, Estaci6n Central Agronomica. Received June 27, 1921. 



A nearly glabrous wild potato, native to Chile, with angled, winged stems 

 about 2 feet high ; compound, light-green leaves 4 to 8 inches long ; com- 

 pound cymes of white flowers 1 inch wide; and subglobose or oblong tubers 



