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var. TULDOC var. nov. Tuldoc. 
var. LONGA (Blanco). Guinanayan. 
Musa paradisiaca longa Blanco, 
var. COM PR ESS A (Blanco). Saba. 
Musa paradisiaca compressa Blanco, 
var. GRANDIS var. nov. Sabang Iloco. 
var. TOMBAK (Blanco). Tinumbaga, goyoran, and numerous un- 
described varieties. 
8. MUSA CAVENDISH 1 1 Lamb. The dwarf bananas. 
var. H A WAI I ENSIS var. nov. Hawaiian dwarf banana, 
var. PUMILA (Blanco). Tampohin, and a number of undescribed 
varieties. 
Musa paradisiaca pumila Blanco. 
9. MUSA PARADISIACA L. The plantains. 
var. MAGNA Blanco. Tonduc. 
var. ULNARIS Blanco. 
var. MAXIMA Blanco. Batavia, matavia, langai, anuang. 
var. SUBRUBEA Blanco. Hanatuco morado, and a number of un- 
described varieties. 
10. MUSA NIGRA Perr. 
11. MUSA CHAPARA Perr. 
GENERAL CONCLUSIONS 
1. There is an urgent need of a thorough botanico-pomological 
study of the bananas and plaintains, especially the cultivated 
varieties. 
2. Neither species nor varieties can be properly made known 
to botanical science without full descriptions of all parts of the 
plant and without detailed illustrations. Good photographs will 
be of the greatest importance in this work. 
3. Accuracy in measurement of all the parts of the plant, 
especially the flowers, is necessary, although in using these meas- 
urements, and making comparisons, full allowance should be 
made for variations due to cultural conditions; this applies 
especially to the fruits. 
4. The characters of the flowers will clearly identify the va- 
rieties, quite apart from fruit characters. 
5. Many of the varietal names in current use are synonymous. 
A single variety often bears different names in different localities, 
while in some cases quite distinct varieties bear the same name. 
The actual study of authentic material is always necessary. 
6. While it is possible to make thoroughly good herbarium ref- 
erence material, by accompanying dried specimens with photo- 
graphs and drawings, descriptions should always be drafted from 
living material. 
