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Idad dasheen and many other varieties of taro in that 
the corm, when grown under favorable conditions, is dis- 
tinctly elongated instead of being roundish or oval. 
Unlike the Trinidad dasheen and similar varieties, the 
Penang taro usually produces not more than two or three 
cormels, or lateral 'tubers,' of marketable size; the 
crop, therefore, consists mainly of corms which range 
from one to eight or more pounds each in weight. Un- 
fortunately, this delicious taro is a rather poor 
keeper as cumpared with varieties of the dasheen type. 
Corms and cormels are acrid in the raw state. 
"The meaning of the name Penang as applied to 
this taro is uncertain, but the Chinese character from 
which it is derived is said to be to be the same as 
that for 'betel nut.' Other renderings of the name 
are Pat-long, Paan-long, and Banlung." (R. A. Young.) 
Dahlia maxonii ( Asteraceae ) , 49326. Dahlia. Prom 
Coban, Guatemala. Cuttings collected by Mr. Wilson 
Popenoe, agricultural explorer. "(No.. 237. 'Single 
white variety. ' A rare form of the common tree dahlia 
of Guatemala, producing single white, starlike flowers 
up to 5 inches in diameter. It appears to occur only 
as a cultivated or semi cultivated form; I have never 
seen it among the wild plants on the mountainsides. In 
habit of growth and other characteristics except the 
color of the flowers it is identical with the typical 
D. maxonii." (Popenoe.) 
Eucryphia pinnatifolia (Eucryphiaceae ) , 49271. Quinto 
Santo. From Valparaiso, Chile. Seeds presented by Mr. 
C. F. Deishman, American consul in charge. An ever- 
green shrub or bush, from 3 to 10 feet high, which Is 
particularly attractive because of its large white 
flowers, 2 to 3 incnes across, not unlike a large 
single rose with a tuft of stamens in the center. It 
does best in a rather moist situation protected from 
the strongest rays of the sun. (Adapted from The Gar- 
den, vol. 77, p. 421. ) 
Evodia daniellii (Rutaceae), 49131. From Rochester, 
N. Y. Cuttings presented by Mr. John Dunbar, assistant 
superintendent of parks. A moderate-sized bushy tree, 
10 to 20 feet high, with unequally pinnate leaves up 
to 3 inches in length. The flowers appear in June and 
July in numerous corymbose panicles. The fruit consists 
of a number of oblong or elongated capsules v/hich have 
a peculiar aromatic odor and a pungent bitter flavor. 
