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acuminate ; veins maroon; sinus deep and narrow;petioles 
maroon at base and apex. In the cooked yam the purple 
color is pale, and the flesh is mealy and of good 
flavor. The tubers often weigh several pounds each and 
are usually somewhat cylindrical. This is a standard 
variety in the West Indies and should be a good market 
yam for this country." (R. A. Young.) 
Fragaria rosei flora (Rosaceae), 55726. Strawberry. Prom 
Chene-Bourg, near Geneva , Switzerland . Seeds purchased 
from H.Correvon.Floralre Nursery. This is very close- 
ly allied to Fragaria vesea, from which it is distin- 
guished by Its round, uniformly pink petals and its 
roundish depressed fruits. It is found wild on the 
slopes of the Vosges Mountains in Alsace. (Adapted 
from Bulletin de la Societe de France, vol. 18, p. 92.) 
Introdiiced for experiments in strawberry breed- 
ing. 
Hordeum vulgare pallidum (Poaceae), 55714. From Al- 
giers, Algeria. Seeds presented by Dr. L. Trabut. 
"'Trabut,' A very hardy variety selected from the bar- 
leys of North Africa." (Trabut.) 
Kemedya monophylla (Fabaceae), 55601. From Rich- 
mond, Victoria. Seeds presented by F. H. Baker. An 
ornamental Australian vine with alternate smooth leaves 
and a profusion of blue flowers borne in' stalked ra- 
cemes. The long carrot-shaped, somewhat woody root is 
called " sarsaparilla" by the natives, and is used in 
infusion as a substitute for that root. (Adapted from 
Lindley. Treasury of Botany, vol. 1, p. 569.) 
Lycopersicon eseulentum (Solanaceae) , 55591. Tomato. 
From Buenos Aires, Argentina. Seeds presented by D.S. 
Bullock, agricultural commissioner, Bureau of Markets 
and Crop Estimates, U. S. Department of Agriculture. 
"Seeds from blight-resistant plants of 'Parana' grown 
at the Tucuman Experiment Stat] on in 1921 . This is the 
variety most extensively planted in Tucuman, especial- 
ly in the Lules region. It is generally regarded as 
the most blight-resistant variety but my own experi- 
ence has lei me to the conclusion that It is not com- 
pletely resistant, although there are always a number 
of plants which have not suffered at all when the rest 
of the plants have died from the disease." (E. F. 
Schultz . ) 
Introduced for the use of specialists in breed- 
ing blight-resistant varieties. 
