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varieties of C. antiguorum, but resembling each other more or less 
closely in vegetative characters. The leaves are much more erect 
(Pl. VI, fig. 1) and the blades form a wider angle with the petiole 
(Pl. I, fig. 2) than in C. antiquorum. As has been mentioned on an 
earlier page, some of these varieties flower rather freely, while in 
others flowers are exceedingly rare or unknown; hence their real 
relationships are not certain in all instances. However, the Hawaiian 
tares, many of which do flower, nearly all belong here. In Figure 4 
is shown a flowering plant of a standard upland variety, Kuoho, 
grown in the vicinity of Hilo. The limb of the spathe differs some- 
what from that of the Trinidad dasheen (PI. ILI, fig. 1), but the 
Wig. 4. 
appendage characteristic of Colocasia esculenta (l.) Schott. (P11829FS.) 
The Kuoho taro of Hawaii in flower. The spadix has the short sterile 
length of the sterile appendage in relation to that of the staminate 
portion of the spadix is about the same and indicates the specific 
identity of the two varieties. 
DASHEENS.® 
3y far the most important type of taro in this country is that 
known here as the dasheen (the name being derived from de Chine, 
®*In Das Pflanzenreich, Heft 71, IV, 238, p. 68, 1920, under C. antiquorum, a botanical 
variety globulifera is published by Engler and Krause for the dasheen, based on the data 
given in Bureau of Plant Industry Bulletin 164, ‘‘ Promising root crops for the South,” 
Se ished mentioned, The present writer would place this variety globulifera under Q, 
CSLULEIEA, 
