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24206 to 24310— Continued. 



24226 to 24228. Phaseolus coccineus L. Scarlet runner bean. 



Beans of the Lima class used both for food and their flowers: 



24226. "Pallares." Extra good. 



24227. Flowers bright crimson. 



24228. Flowers pink and scarlet. 



24229 to 24261. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Bean. 



24229 to 24231. Field beans grown dry in the poorest soil: 



24229. Grown dry but in better and more moist soil than the 

 other samples (S. P. I. Nos. 24230 and 24231). 



24230. Grown on the coast. Yellow; prolific. 



24231. " Chinalya." Grown on the coast. 



24232 to 24261. Field beans. Names are unreliable; the same beans 

 are known by different names in different sections; should there be 

 duplicates, they are grown under such distinct conditions as to water, 

 soil, etc., as to justify sending them: 



24232. Unknown. 



24233. Productive and extra fine. 



24234. Unknown. 



24235. Unknown. 



24236. " Trigo" (wheat). Irrigated, extra fine, standard class. 



24237. "Porotos Blanco" (white beans). Excellent class; 

 irrigated. 



24238. "Baya Grande." Productive, largely sown, extra good. 



24239. "Baya Grande Pintado." A very good and profitable 

 bean; irrigated. 



24240. No data. I think it would grow dry. 



24241. No name. Irrigated ; extra fine table class like Mendes; 

 there are two sorts in this lot. 



24242. A white class very similar to others sent. These are 

 grown at a distance in distinct soil and conditions. Extra good. 



24243. " Mendes Blanco." A first-class table bean; irrigated. 



24244. Irrigated; grown in sticky black clay, extra fine table 

 class. 



24245. " Manteca Claro" (light-colored lard). An extra fine 

 class of standard table beans. 



24246. " Coscorrones." Extra superfine class, very productive 

 in good soil; irrigated. 



24247. il BayasOscura" (dark bay). Largely sown for the work- 

 ing class. 



24248. A valuable bean in every sense. 



24249. ''Gentlemen." A standard class, extra good; irrigated. 



24250. "Burritos" (little donkey). Extra good; I think the 

 same as " Burros Claro" (S. P. I. No. 24260). 



24251. Irrigated; extra fine table variety. 



24252. "Aparecido." Largest sown and best bean in Chile for 

 laborers. Irrigated. 



