1901 
purchased in the St. Thomas market in May, 1922, and said to have been 
grown on the Island of Tortola, a British Island off the coast of St. 
Thomas . " 
57007. "No. 3. 'Key West Yam.' This variety was obtained from 
the Federal Experiment Station at Mayaguez, Porto Rico and planted at 
the Virgin Islands Experiment Station some two or three years ago. 
After growing this variety in a number of comparative tests in which 
a large number of local varieties were represented, the Porto Rico Ex- 
periment Station pronounced this the best variety tested under con- 
ditions at Mayaguez. It has shown considerable merit in St. Croix 
but has not fully established its superiority over the 'Black Rock 1 
and 'Big Wig' varieties. The vines are medium in length and the leaves 
are of a very noticeably yellow-green. The tubers are yellow." 
57011. "No. 1. 'Wrenchy' variety. This is an old local variety 
the history of which is not known. The vines are long and slender and 
the tubers are white. This variety is said to yield comparatively 
well on hard or poorly plowed land." 
JUNIPERUS CEDRUS (Pinaceae), 57080. Juniper. From Kew, England. 
Seeds presented by Dr. A. W. Hill, director, Royal Botanic Gardens. 
A Canary Island relative of the common juniper, differing only in minor 
botanical characters, and also in being less hardy. Dr. Georges Perez, 
of Orotava, Canary Islands, reported trees of this species with trunks 
a yard or more in diameter. The leaves are uniformly awl-shaped, and 
whorls of threes. The wood is pleasantly perfumed. (Adapted from 
Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 669.) 
lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae ) , 56797. Tomato. From 
Nancy, France. Seeds presented by Prof. Edmond Gain, director, Botanic 
Garden. Var. "pimpinellifolium." A South American form, sometimes 
called the "currant tomato," with 2-ranked racemes of red fruits some- 
what larger than a large red currant. The plant grows wild in Peru 
and Brazil, is very vigorous and comparatively hardy, and the fruits 
are excellent for preserving. (Adapted from Sturtevant, Notes on 
Edible Plants, p. 347.) f 
phyllocarpus septentrionalis (Caesalpiriiaceae) , 56906. From El 
Barranquillo, Guatemala. Seeds purchased from Fernando Carrera, through 
A. C. Frost, American consul, Guatemala. "A magnificent flowering tree 
found in sandy loam in eastern Guatemala at 1,500 to 2,000 feet alti- 
tude. It is of broad spreading habit, 40 to 50 feet high, with light- 
green compound leaves. In January and February the tree is a mass of 
crimson-scarlet flowers which are borne in small clusters, and are each 
about an inch broad." (Wilson Popenoe.) 
