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Originally received from Rhode Island by the Regional Plant Introduction 

 Station, Geneva, N.Y. Sent to Ames, Iowa in 1956 as a selection of P.I. 223313 

 with yellow fruits. 



245761 to 245853. 



From Chile. Tubers and seeds collected by D. S. Correll, collaborator, New 

 Crops Research Branch, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 February 10, 1958. 



Material received as tubers unless otherwise noted. 



245761. Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreaceae. 



Col. No. C-18. Growing on slopes above lake at Panguipulli. Twining vine 

 with thick roots ; roots used as soap by the natives. 



245762. Solantjm brevidens Phil. Solanaceae. 



Col. No. C-20. Banos San Pedro, Lago Ranco. Tubers cream-white with 

 reddish tinge; flowers large, bluish-white. 



245763 and 245764. Solantjm ettjberosuh Lindl. 



245763. Col. No. C-14. Road from Cherquenco to Refugio Llaima. Plants 

 to 4 ft. high; flowers blue-purple; fruits gray-green, usually purple at 

 base. 



245764. Col. No. C-15. Along streams at Liapenco, above Pucon. Plants 

 robust and spreading ; flowers light blue ; fruits green. 



245765. Solantjm sp. 



Col. No. C-25. Grown at Centinella Agricultural Experiment Station, Puerto 

 Octay. Originally from Colombia. Plants low, bushy; tubers white, spotted 

 with purplish red ; flesh deep yellow with numerous small eyes. 



245766 to 245853. Solantjm (hybrids). 



245766 to 245800. Grown at Centinella Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Puerto Octay. Localities given are original sources of material. 



245766. Col. No. C-26. 'Blanca'. Tubers white ; skin white. 



245767. Col. No. C-27. 'Comuy'. Pilmaquen. Osorno Province. 

 Tubers orbicular ; skin deep pink ; flesh cream. 



245768. Col. No. C-28. 'Frutilla'. Island of Chiloe. Tubers ellipsoid; 

 skin yellow ; flesh white. 



245769. Col. No. C-29. 'AzuT. Tubers round or ellipsoid; skin purple, 

 flesh white. 



245770. Col. No. C-30. 'Castro'. Island of Chiloe. Tubers ellipsoid; 

 skin yellow and pink ; flesh yellow. 



245771. Col. No. C-31. 'Clavella'. Tubers round; skin yellow and 

 pink ; flesh cream. 



245772. Col. No. C-32. 'Natalina'. Island of Chiloe. Tubers round; 

 skin pink ; flesh cream. 



245773. Col. No. C-33. 'Corahila Pintada'. Island of Chiloe. Tubers 

 ellipsoid ; skin yellow and pink ; flesh yellow. 



245774. Col. No. C-34. 'Sedalina'. Osorno Province. Tubers round ; skin 

 flesh-colored ; flesh yellow. 



245775. Col. No. C-35. 'Mundial'. Pucon, Lago Cabulla. Tubers irreg- 

 ularly round ; skin yellow and pink ; flesh yellow. 



245776. Col. No. C-36. 'Corahila Macho'. Island of Chiloe. Tubers round 

 and ellipsoid ; skin yellow and pink ; flesh yellow. 



245777. Col. No. C-37. 'Corahila Fina'. Island of Chiloe. Tubers 

 broadly ellipsoid ; eyes shallow ; skin pink ; flesh yellow. 



245778. Col. No. C-38. 'Colique'. Pucon, Caburhua Lake. Tubers long, 

 cylindric, curved ; skin white and pink ; flesh white. 



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