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214405 to 214447— Continued 



214421 to 214443— Continued 



214435. No. 465. Market, La Oroya. 



214436. No. 466. Market, La Oroya. 

 214437 to 214443. Lima market. 



214437. 



white. 



214438. 



red. 



214439. No. 501. 



blackish. 



214440. No. 502. 

 dish. 



No. 499. Tubers long, 

 No. 500. Tubers long, 

 Tubers 



Dark red. 

 Light red. 



214441. No. 503. Tubers dim- 

 ply, yellow. 



214442. No. 504. Tubers 

 white. 



214443. No. 505. Tubers 



white. 



Tubers red- 



214444. (Undetermined.) 



No. 315. Cayumba, 28 km. from Tingo Maria on the road to Huanuco. 

 Mar. 15, 1954. Lily like plant; flowers yellow; petals tipped with green. 



(Bulbs.) 



214445. (Undetermined.) 



No. 322. (No field note.) (Bulbs.) 



214446. (Undetermined.) 



No. 468. Palio. Market, La Oroya. Mar. 24, 1954. Small shrimp-like 

 rhizomes, cooked with foods to give a yellow color. 



214447. (Undetermined.) 



No. 495. Kion. Market, Lima. Grown in a sea-level valley slightly in- 

 land, near Chanchamayo. Mar. 26, 1954. (Rhizomes.) 



214448 to 214452. 



From India. Collected by H. S. Gentry, Agricultural Explorer, Plant Intro- 

 duction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, Md. 

 Received Apr. 7, 1954. 



214448. Fragaria nilgerrensis Schlecht. Rosaceae. Strawberry. 



No. 13831. Korakhunda Estate, Nilgiri Hills. Mar. 17, 1954. Altitude 

 8,000 feet. Forms open colonies of scattered individuals on slopes and 

 swales. Fruits pink; eaten locally. (Plants.) 



214449. (Undetermined.) Poaceae. 



No. 13779. Coonoor, Nilgiri Hills. Mar. 14, 1954. Altitude 6,000 feet. 

 On deep loamy soil. A grass that forms a strong plushy deep sod over 

 slopes; heavily browsed by cattle. (Crowns.) 



214450. (Undetermined.) Poaceae. 



No. 13780. Coonoor, Nilgiri Hills. Mar. 14, 1954. Altitude 6,000 feet. 

 On deep loamy soil. Perennial grass with thick leafy body. (Crowns.) 



214451. (Undetermined.) Poaceae. 



No. 13847. Coonoor, Nilgiri Hills. Mar. 17, 1954. Large, rapidly grow- 

 ing perennial grass said to produce much cattle forage. (Crowns.) 



214452. (Undetermined.) Poaceae. 

 Grass received with no notes. (Crowns.) 



