﻿JULY 
  1 
  TO 
  SEPTEMBER 
  30, 
  1910. 
  35 
  

  

  28637 
  to 
  28642— 
  Continued. 
  

   28637 
  and 
  28638— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  28637. 
  Seeds. 
  28638. 
  Cuttings. 
  

  

  " 
  While 
  I 
  can 
  not 
  speak 
  authoritatively 
  upon 
  the 
  subject, 
  I 
  will 
  give 
  my 
  

   opinion, 
  which 
  I 
  believe 
  will 
  be 
  found 
  substantially 
  correct 
  upon 
  inves- 
  

   tigation. 
  Elqui 
  raisins 
  are 
  made 
  from 
  the 
  'Italia' 
  grapes. 
  These 
  are 
  

   lemon 
  yellow 
  in 
  color, 
  long-oblong 
  in 
  shape, 
  agreeably 
  sweet, 
  exquisitely 
  

   flavored, 
  have 
  thin 
  skins 
  and 
  semi 
  transparent, 
  long, 
  slender 
  bunches, 
  a 
  

   fruit 
  which 
  makes 
  excellent 
  raisins 
  even 
  when 
  left 
  hanging 
  on 
  the 
  vine 
  

   after 
  maturity. 
  The 
  seeds 
  vary. 
  Some 
  fruits 
  are 
  seedless; 
  others 
  in 
  the 
  

   same 
  bunch 
  have 
  chaff 
  seeds; 
  others 
  one, 
  two, 
  three, 
  and 
  rarely, 
  but 
  

   sometimes, 
  more. 
  I 
  think 
  neither 
  machines 
  nor 
  shade 
  are 
  employed 
  in 
  

   drying 
  raisins 
  in 
  Chile, 
  nor 
  are 
  they 
  steeped 
  in 
  boiling 
  water 
  or 
  any 
  sort 
  

   of 
  lye, 
  nor 
  are 
  they 
  dried 
  on 
  the 
  plant. 
  They 
  are 
  simply 
  picked 
  and 
  sun- 
  

   dried 
  upon 
  mats, 
  trays, 
  or 
  shallow 
  baskets. 
  Their 
  flexibility 
  is 
  natural 
  

   and 
  not 
  due 
  to 
  sweating. 
  The 
  natural 
  dryness 
  of 
  the 
  climate 
  is 
  quite 
  

   sufficient 
  to 
  dry 
  them 
  to 
  perfection 
  either 
  in 
  the 
  shade 
  or 
  sun. 
  The 
  latter 
  

   method 
  is 
  quicker 
  and 
  better, 
  as 
  it 
  leaves 
  the 
  raisins 
  softer. 
  These 
  vines 
  

   are 
  prolific 
  bearers 
  and 
  the 
  grapes 
  are 
  highly 
  esteemed 
  as 
  extra 
  fine 
  and 
  

   juicy 
  table 
  grapes. 
  

  

  " 
  In 
  view 
  of 
  the 
  fact 
  that 
  all 
  fruits, 
  grains, 
  etc., 
  of 
  a 
  similar 
  appearance 
  

   are 
  vulgarly 
  called 
  the 
  same, 
  I 
  have 
  an 
  idea 
  that 
  the 
  Elqui 
  Italia 
  is, 
  or 
  

   may 
  be, 
  a 
  class 
  by 
  itself, 
  a 
  Chile 
  strain 
  of 
  the 
  Italias 
  introduced 
  from 
  

   Italy. 
  I 
  have 
  seen 
  very 
  many 
  kinds 
  of 
  Italia 
  grapes 
  grown 
  in 
  central 
  

   Chile, 
  principally 
  for 
  consumption 
  while 
  fresh. 
  There 
  are 
  other 
  classes 
  

   preferred 
  for 
  wines 
  and 
  brandy. 
  All 
  these 
  have 
  the 
  same 
  general 
  appear- 
  

   ance 
  and 
  are 
  called 
  alike, 
  but 
  show 
  marked 
  differences 
  in 
  plant 
  and 
  fruit. 
  

   The 
  Elqui 
  grape 
  for 
  making 
  raisins, 
  however, 
  is 
  above 
  competition." 
  

   (Husbands.) 
  

  

  28639 
  and 
  28640. 
  "Pastilla. 
  It 
  is 
  from 
  these 
  grapes 
  that 
  the 
  famous 
  Chile 
  

   brandy 
  called 
  ' 
  Pisco 
  ' 
  is 
  distilled." 
  (Husbands.) 
  

  

  28639. 
  Seeds. 
  28640. 
  Cuttings. 
  

  

  "Pisco 
  originated 
  at 
  a 
  seaport 
  just 
  south 
  of 
  Callao, 
  Peru, 
  named 
  Pisco. 
  

   The 
  liquor 
  was 
  sold 
  in 
  a 
  jar 
  about 
  30 
  inches 
  high, 
  mouth 
  about 
  6 
  inches 
  

   in 
  diameter 
  made 
  so 
  that 
  it 
  could 
  not 
  stand 
  up. 
  This 
  jar 
  was 
  made 
  by 
  

   the 
  Spanish 
  upon 
  models 
  of 
  the 
  Incas. 
  The 
  brandy 
  was 
  placed 
  within 
  

   this 
  piece 
  of 
  pottery 
  new 
  and 
  unrefined; 
  often 
  buried 
  as 
  a 
  refining 
  

   process. 
  I 
  believe 
  the 
  plants 
  came 
  originally 
  from 
  Peru." 
  (Husbands.) 
  

  

  28641 
  and 
  28642. 
  "Negra 
  (black). 
  It 
  is 
  from 
  these 
  grapes 
  that 
  the 
  cele- 
  

   brated 
  Elqui 
  red 
  wine 
  is 
  made." 
  

  

  28641. 
  Seeds. 
  28642. 
  Cuttings. 
  

  

  28643 
  and 
  28644. 
  

  

  From 
  the 
  Andean 
  Highlands 
  near 
  Cuzco, 
  Peru. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mrs. 
  Franklin 
  

   Adams, 
  Washington, 
  D. 
  C. 
  Received 
  August 
  10, 
  1910. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  28643. 
  Zea 
  mays 
  L. 
  Corn. 
  

  

  28644. 
  Chenopodium 
  quinoa 
  Willd. 
  Quinoa. 
  

   See 
  No. 
  28634 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction. 
  

  

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