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largely planted here, I think it will give the con- 
signments of Canadian apples which arrive here in 
early summer a good bump ." (Wright . ) 
The parent, Irish Peach, is described as: "A me- 
dium-sized oblong fruit with clear yellow skin hand- 
somely striped with bright red. The yellowish-white 
flesh is tender and very juicy; the tree is a regular 
cropper and aphis proof." 
Manihot eseulenta (Euphorbiaceae ) , 51126. Cassava. 
From Haiku, Maui Co., Hawaii. Cuttings presented by 
Mr. F. Q. Krauss, superintendent of agricultural ex- 
tension, Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station, 
through Mr. J. M. Westgate, agronomist in charge, 
Honolulu. " 'Wiebke cassava.' A very superior variety 
from the Island of Kauai, selected from volunteer 
seedlings by a man named Wiebke in whose honor the 
variety has been named. Not only does it yield better 
than the three long-established varieties, but it also 
remains tender, or at least does not become woody as 
do most of our varieties if left growing several 
months after maturity. 
"Wiebke cassava promises to be superior to any 
of the above-mentioned varieties for culinary, feed- 
ing, and starch-manufacturing purposes. Harvested 
June 15, at the end of a 15-month growing period, at 
the Haiku substation, it yielded 17,776 pounds of 
clean roots per acre. This result was obtained on 
rough pineapple land, without fertilization and with 
little or no cultivation, aside from the Initial 
plowing. The object was to test the rotation crop. 
"In an 18-month growing period, completed in Au- 
gust, 1920, on soil fertilized with 500 pounds of 
phosphates (half super and half reverted), the Wiebke 
cassava yielded 19,111 pounds of roots per acre; on 
soil fertilized with 1,000 pounds of phosphates (half 
super and half reverted) it yielded 22,211 pounds. 
The starch recovered was 20 per cent." (Krauss.) 
Otophora fruticosa ( Sapindaceae ) , 51106. From Lamao , 
Bataan, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by Mr. P. 
J. Wester, agricultural advisor, Lamao Horticultural 
Station. " ' Balinaunau. 1 A small tree with dark red to 
black, fleshy fruits about one-third the size of 
grapes, in racemes of 200 fruits. The flesh is sweet 
and edible but rather insipid. The roasted seeds taste 
like chestnuts. The tree, which grows at Lamao and may 
succeed in Florida, is quite ornamental in the fruit- 
ing season." (Wester.) 
