12 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



25758 to 25774. Zea mays L. Corn. 



From Ecuador. Presented by Mr. H. R. Dietrich, American consul-general, 

 Guayaquil, Ecuador. Received July 10, 1909. 

 Seeds of the following; descriptive notes by Mr. Dietrich. 



25758. "Maiz amarillo grueso de Chillo (thick, yellow Chillo maize). Grown 

 near Quito, Ecuador, at an elevation of about 8,500 feet, in rich, black, loamy 

 soil. Does well with moderate moisture and is considered to produce better 

 than any other variety grown in Ecuador." 



25759. "Maiz bianco (white maize). Grown near Quito, Ecuador. Not 

 quite as productive as some other varieties. It is claimed a good grade of 

 meal may be made from it." 



25760. ' ' Maiz morocho bianco (white ' twin ' maize) . Grown on the hacienda 

 'Montezerin,' parish of Guayllabamba, near Quito, Ecuador. Elevation, 

 7,500 feet; moderately warm climate; sandy loam soil, very moist on account 

 of heavy rains. Produces fairly well." 



25761. "Maiz morocho grueso de Chillo, bianco (thick 'twin' Chillo maize, 

 white). Grown near Quito, Ecuador. Large, white, and hard; grown at an 

 elevation of 8,500 feet. Rich, black soil; moderate rainfall; produces well." 



25762. "Maiz morocho bianco is a type of the hard maize and is distinctive 

 by the better quality of its chemical composition. It acquires greater pro- 

 portions than other kinds and is as productive as the best varieties grown in 

 Ecuador, but is somewhat slow in its growth and more dependent upon the 

 conditions of the soil than other varieties. From this, it is claimed, comes 

 the variety belonging to the hotter climates. This variety is grown in a 

 different locality in Ecuador than numbers 25760, 25761, and 25763." 



25763 . " Maiz morocho amarillo is a type of the hard maize and is distinctive 

 by the better quality of its chemical composition. It acquires greater pro- 

 portions than other kinds and is as productive as the best varieties grown in 

 Ecuador, but is somewhat slow in its growth and more dependent upon the 

 conditions of the soil than other varieties. From this, it is claimed, comes 

 the variety belonging to the hotter climates. This variety is grown in a 

 different locality in Ecuador than numbers 25760 to 25762." 



25764. "Maiz amarillo (yellow maize). Grown at Tumbaco, east of Quito, 

 Ecuador, at an elevation of 8,000 feet. Soil, sandy loam; average rainfall; 

 produces well. " 



25765. "Maiz amarillo (yellow maize). Grown on the hacienda Tina, parish 

 of Conocoto, near Quito, Ecuador, at an elevation of 9,000 feet, in black soil. 

 Does well with moderate rainfall. " 



25766. "Maiz delgado amarillo (thin, yellow maize). From parish of 

 Quinche, near Quito, Ecuador. Grows in mixed or black sandy soil at an 

 elevation of about 8,000 feet when abundant rain falls. " 



25767. "Maiz delgado pintado (thin, painted maize). From parish Pomasqui, 

 near Quito, Ecuador. Elevation 8,000 feet; sandy soil; average rainfall; 

 produces well. " 



25768. "Maiz del indio (the Indian's maize). Grown on the table-lands 

 in the interior of Ecuador. " 



25769. "Maiz Cangil. Grown on the table-lands in the interior of Ecuador. " 



25770. "Maiz amarillo de Chillo (yellow Chillo maize). Grown on the table- 

 lands in the interior of Ecuador. " 



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