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23041 to 23199— Continued. 

 23041 to 23086— Continued. 



the potatoes which they took to Spain early in the sixteenth century, and 

 thereby gave to the civilized world the ' Irish ' potatoes of Chilean 

 nativity. The flavors, size, forms, abundant production, and general ex- 

 cellence of 'Chiloe potatoes' are well known and justly famous; un- 

 equal ed and unapproached in any part of the world, they stand alone as 

 the highest classed potatoes known. It is surprising that all these 

 beauteous tubers still remain solely in their original birthplace. The 

 Chilenos have been and are still indifferent to the class of potatoes they 

 plant and eat. The remoteness of Chiloe and the want of kindred condi- 

 tions to produce like results elsewhere may play a part in the fact that 

 Chiloe potatoes are to be found only in Chiloe. Island intercommunica- 

 tion is rare and extremely hazardous. Swift ocean currents run riot 

 among them and there are also unknown rocks, exposing the voyager to 

 perils of no ordinary character. Commerce is infrequent and deficient, 

 as well as extremely limited, except in parts of the island of Chiloe itself. 

 Rare and dangerous navigation is costly. Potatoes are the sole food of 

 the inhabitants. They make bread of pounded raw potatoes mixed with 

 a little grease. There are over 250 known wild varieties, so long culti- 

 vated as to have become classes of potatoes in the island of Chiloe alone, 

 without considering the archipelago of Guaitecas and Chonos and the 

 hundreds of islands which form the grand archipelago of Chiloe. The 

 following are different wild varieties of Solatium tuberosum, which have 

 become fixed classes by long cultivation." (Husbands.) 



23041. Small, oblong, violet-colored tubers. 



23042. Medium-sized, yellowish, round to oblong, flattened tubers. 



23043. Medium-sized, long, cylindrical, white tubers. 



23044. Round to oblong violet tubers. 



23045. Small, roundish, uneven, deep-eyed, purple tubers. 



23046. Small, oblong, uneven, deep-eyed, violet tubers. 



23047. Medium-sized, round, deep-eyed, violet tubers. 



23048. Medium-sized, oblong, compressed, deep-eyed, mottled 



violet and cream tubers. 



23049. Large, roundish, smooth, white tubers, flattened on one 



side near stem end. 



23050. Medium-sized, oblong, white tubers. 



23051. Small, roundish, uneven, mottled violet tubers. 



23052. Medium-sized, uneven, compressed, deep-dyed, pinkish 



mottled, russet tubers. 



23053. Medium-sized, oblong, shallow-eyed, pink tubers. 



23054. Medium-sized, roundish flattened, pink tubers. 



23055. Long, cylindrical, white tubers. 



23056. Medium-sized, round to oblong, compressed, violet tubers. 



23057. Small to medium-sized, roundish oblong, somewhat flat- 



tened, yellow tubers. 



23058. Medium-sized, round, flattened, medium deep eyed, mot- 



tled purple and yellow tubers. 



23059. Medium-sized, round to oblong, uneven, white tubers. 

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