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Cdnna edutis (Cannaceae), 46313. Edible canna. From 
Hawaii. Presented by Mr. J. M. Westgate , Hawaii Agri- 
cultural Experiment' Station, Honolulu. An herbaceous 
perennial with purple stems 8 to 12 feet high, found in 
the West indies and South America. The large leaves 
are green or bronze and the small red flowers are usually 
in pairs in a lax raceme. Starch is procured from the 
thick, edible rootstock and for this purpose the plant 
is widely cultivated in the tropics. (Adapted from 
Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 2, 
p. 657.")' "The cultivated canna grows like a weed on 
the everglade soils of southern Florida and it is well 
worth trying this starch-producing crop there in com- 
parison with the Bermuda arrowroot (Maranta armdimeea) 
(Fair chi Id. ) 
Cariea Bp. (Papayaceae) , - 46321. From Mexico. 
Presented by Mr. Harry Hummel, Tampico. "Papaya broncho. 
This is the ever-blooming papaya and produces a fruit 
about 3 inches long and 2 inches in diameter. The 
trees grow wild in the woods, can be transplanted at 
any time of the year, require no attention except 
watering, and I believe if cultivated will produce 
a larger fruit." (Hummel.) 
, Cariea papaya (Papayaceae), 46334. Papaya. From 
Mexico, Presented by Mr. Harry Hummel, Tampico . "Papaya 
real. The fruit from which these seeds were taken was 
14 inches long and 6 inches in diameter. It Is the 
very best papaya that grows in the Tampico district 
and is a delicious fruit equal to any muskmelon. The 
trees grow in sandy loam in a climate which very seldom 
goes below 40° F, and reaches as high as 110° F. " 
(Hummel. ) 
Chenopodium nutialliae (Chenopodiaceae ) , 46311. From 
Mexico. Presented by Mrs. Zella Nuttall, Coyoacan. 
'fSeeds of huauhtzontli, the unripe inflorescence, of which 
is a favorite vegetable of the Mexican Indians. It 
is boiled or fried in butter - stem and all - small 
flowering tips being selected and tied together. Much 
used in Lent. It Is very nourishing and palatable: 
The seeds must be-in the milk (like corn, - half ripe). 
Combines Vegetable and cereal." (Nuttall.) "Native 
name, xochihuauhtli, (flowering huauhtli ) . A plant cultivated 
near the City of Mexico for the sake of its prolific 
branching inflorescences, which are gathered before they 
are quite mature and while the seeds are still soft, 
