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297035 to 297037— Continued 



297036. Gossypium sp. 



Col. No. 66. C.B. 3739. Opposite salt ponds, 2.8 miles east of Yallahs, 

 St. Thomas Parish. Tree to 10 feet high; bolls numerous, open, long 

 pointed; bracts purple red, spotted at base. 



297037. Gossypium sp. 



Col. No. 67. C.B. 3740. North side of road, 6.2 miles east of Yallahs, 

 St. Thomas Parish. Plants to 10 feet high; leaves large; bracts large, with 

 7 to 8 coarse teeth; bolls long pointed. Petal spots present. 



297038 and 297039. 



From Peru. Seeds collected by W. H. Cross, Boll Weevil Research Laboratory, 

 College Station, Miss. Received Apr. 8, 1964. 



297038. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Col. No. 28. C.B. 3723. La Molina Station, near Lima. Brown-linted 

 cotton in species garden. 



297039. Gossypium sp. 



Col. No. 39. C.B. 3724. Hacienda San Jose near Chincha Alta. 



297040 to 297052. 



From Venezuela. Seeds collected by W. H. Cross, Boll Weevil Research Labora- 

 tory, College Station, Miss. Received Apr. 8, 1964. 



297040. Cienfuegosia affinis Hochr. Malvaceae. 



Col. No. 44. Chaparral vegetation, along Highway 5, near Aguadita, 

 Cojedes Department. Collected January 28, but main fruiting season is in 

 May. 



297041 and 297042. Gossypium hirsutum L. Malvaceae. Upland cotton. 



297041. Col. No. 46. C.B. 3728. Dooryard, west edge of San Carlos, 

 Cojedes Department. Turpurascens'. Plant large, with anthocyanin in 

 all parts; flowers pale yellow, with no petal spot; bolls small, round. 



297042. Col. No. 64. C.B. 3737. Marvenca granite factory entrance, 

 Guatire. 'Purpuracens'. Plants to 15 feet high, purple colored; petal 

 spot very faint or absent; one boll open. 



297043. Gossypium sp. 



Col. No. 41. C.B. 3726. Near Km. 6, along dual lane road, Caracas to 

 Maiquetia, District Federal. Plants to 6 feet high; flowers few; bolls numer- 

 ous, open, small, round; petal spot heavy. 



297044. Gossypium sp. 



Col. No. 49. C.B. 3729. Dooryard, west edge of San Carlos, Cojedes 

 Department. Trees to 18 feet high; anthoeyanin in stems, bracts and leaf 

 veins; flowers small, with heavy petal spot; bracts, lateral margins entire, 

 apices 3-5 toothed. 



297045. Gossypium sp. 



Col. No. 50. C.B. 3730. Dooryard, north side of Highway 5, Carabobo, 

 Carabobo Department. Tree hanging over wall; flowers with heavy petal 

 spots; bolls small, round. 



297046. Gossypium sp. 



Col. No. 51. C.B. 3731. Dooryard, Villa de Cura, Aragua Department. 



297047. Gossypium sp. 



Col. No. 52. C.B. 3732. Dry dooryard, east side of road, Ortiz, Guarico 

 Department. Tree to 12 feet high, many branched; leaves very small; 

 bracts small, narrow, no longer than bud; seed dark green pubescent. 



