Bul. 1247, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. PLATE Il. 
FIG. 1.—SPADIX OF THE FIG. 2.—SPADIX OF THE Fic. 3.—SPADIX OF A 
BLUE TANYAH. YELLOW TANYAH. DASHEEN (TRINIDAD 
The lower one-fourth contains pis- The different parts of the spadix VARIETY), COLOCASIA 
tillate flowers only; next above are in the same relative posi- ESCULENTA. 
are aborted flowers compressed tions as in C. antiquorum, but = a 
by the collar of the spathe: the staminate portion and the he spadix is much the same as 
ibove these are the staminate sterile appendage are of about a E AS 1 and 2 except that 
flowel! at the top is the sterile equ il length. This variety is the steriue appendage Is less 
ippendage, one-half longer than apparently identical with the than one-half the length of the 
the staminate portion. The ratio Igname branca (S. P. I No. staminate portion. (Natural 
between the length of the stami- 19996) of Madeira. (Slightly size.) (P14057FS.) 
nate portion and the sterile ap- reduced.) (P14052FS.) 
pendage of th spadix appears to 
ly constant. i tl 
rie ( ( ue (C.ant OTUN 
