Dioscorea alata 'Barbados Red' Identifier: plantinventorypl7190agri (
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Plant inventory; plant material introducedYear:
1897 (
1890s)Authors:
Agricultural Research Center-West (U.S.). Northeastern Region Agricultural Research Center (Beltsville, Md.) United States. Agricultural Research Service. Horticultural Crops Research BranchSubjects: Publisher:
Washington, D.C., United States Department of AgricultureContributing Library:
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view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.Text Appearing Before Image:A Jujube for Moist Tropical Regions. (Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.;S. P. I. NO. 55485.) The Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) is being cultivated withtgreat success in California andthe Southwestern States. It is not successful, however, infsouthern Florida or in humidtropical regions generally. Ziziphus mauritiana, on the other hand, grows and fruits wellat the Plant Introduction Garden, Miami. Fla., and will probably be suitable for cultivationin Porto Rico, Hawaii, and the Philippines. It is a small tree of attractive appearance, andits greenish yellow fruits, here illustrated in natural size, when stewed are scarcely distin-guishable from the best northern plums. (Photographed by E. L. Crandall, PhotographicLaboratory, February 7,1922; P27245FS.) Inventory 71, Seeds and Plants Imported. Plate VIText Appearing After Image:Barbados Red, a Good Variety of Tropical Yam. (Dioscorea alata L.; S. P. I. No. 55561.) This is a horticultural form of Dioscorca alata, technically known as the greater yam. It is widelygrown in the West Indies and is closely related to the Dago hava, or Guam vain. It is, however,better than the latter in some respects. The tuber has a purple inner skin, and the firm flesh,mealy when cooked, is purplish and of good flavor. The yam replaces the potato in certaintropical regions and in its best varieties is fully equal to the latter: indeed, good varus properlycooked can hardly be distinguished from potatoes. (Photographed, natural size, by E. L.Crandall, Photographic Laboratorv, June 23, 1922; P27585FS.) APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1922. 51 55497 to 55499. From Talifu, Yunnan, China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, AgriculturalExplorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. ReceivedJune 18, 1922. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 55497. Pybus sp. Malacese. Pear. (Talifu, Yunnan. April 18, 192Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.