JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1953 279 



211857 to 211863— Continued 



211859. Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreace. 



No. 93. Cerro Bismark, Concepcion, Conception Province. Dec. 11, 

 1953. (Tubers.) 



211860 and 211861. Amaryllis bicolor Ruiz & Pav. Amaryllidaceae. 



Near Coronel, Concepcion, Concepcion Province. Dec. 10, 1953. 



211860. No. 90. Red-flowered phase. (Bulbs.) 



211861. No. 90. Yellow-flowered phase. 



211862. Amaryllis sp. 



No. 84. On the road from Angol, between Chanleo and San Ramon 

 Vegas Blancas, in the Sierra del Nahuelbuta, Malleco Province. Dec. 6, 

 1953. Red flowers. (Bulbs.) 



211863. Solanum tuberosum Lindl. Solanaceae. Potato. 



No. 92. Vegas Blancas, Sierra del Nahuelbuta, Angol, Malleco Province. 

 Dec. 7, 1953. Plant 5 feet high, with violet flowers. (Roots.) 



211864 to 211901. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodiaceae. Beet. 



From England. Seeds presented by the Plant Breeding Institute, Cambridge. 

 Received Dec. 29, 1953. Received as Beta maritima, a synonym of the 

 above. 



211864. BMR 53/1. 211883. BMR 53/21. 



211865. BMR 53/2. 211884. BMR 53/22. 



211866. BMR 53/3. 211885. BMR 53/23. 



211867. BMR 53/4. 211886. BMR 53/24. 



211868. BMR 53/5. 211887. BMR 53/25. 



211869. BMR 53/6. 211888. BMR 53/26. 



211870. BMR 53/7. 211889. BMR 53/27. 



211871. BMR 53/9. 211890. BMR 53/28. 



211872. BMR 53/10. 211891. BMR 53/31. 



211873. BMR 53/11. 211892. BMR 53/32. 



211874. BMR 53/12. 211893. BMR 53/33. 



211875. BMR 53/13. 211894. BMR 53/34. 



211876. BMR 53/14. 211895. BMR 53/39. 



211877. BMR 53/15. 211896. BMR 53/40. 



211878. BMR 53/16. 211897. BMR 53/41. 



211879. BMR 53/17. 211898. BMR 53/43. 



211880. BMR 53/18. 211899. BMR 53/44. 



211881. BMR 53/19. 211900. BMR 53/45. 



211882. BMR 53/20. 211901. BMR 53/46. 



211902 to 212041. 



From Iran. Seeds presented by the American Embassy, Tehran. Received 

 Dec. 29, 1953. 



211902 and 211903. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. Onion. 



211902. No. 1. From Abadeh. 



211903. No. 2. 



211904. Allium porrum L. Leek. 



211905. Apium graveolens L. Apiaceae. Celery. 



