ROOTS OF AMERICAN- GROWN CHINESE GINGER. 
(Zimiber officinale Rose, S. P. I. No. 38180.) 
Roots of this ginger were collected at Feitcheng, China, in 1914 and sent to this country 
by the late Mr. F. N. Meyer, agricultural explorer. As will be seen from the illustration, 
the plants as grown the past season at the Yarrow Plant Introduction Field Station, 
near Roekville, Md., have made excellent growth, which indicates that ginger can at 
least be successfully grown here. The plants were set in the open ground on May 31, 
1919, on an alluvial piece of land, and the roots harvested in late October. (Photo- 
graphed by Peter Bisset, at the Yarrow Plant Introduction Field Station, near Roek- 
ville, Md., 'October 31, 1919; P25590FS.) 
