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127783 to 127850— Continued 



127823. No. 243. Fruit small, rough, yellow, cultivated in Rio Bajo. 



127824. No. 244. Fruit small, about 1 inch in diameter, red; cultivated 

 in Rio Bajo. 



127825. Lycopersicon peeuvianum var. humifusum C. H. Mull. 



No. 184. Ccoilo-chuma. Collected along a river near Piscacucho, January 

 12, 1938. A perennial vine with large woody stems, growing among shrub- 

 bery. Used medicinally by the natives. 



127826 and 127827. Lycopersicon hirsutum Humb. and Bonpl. From 

 Cajamarca, December 21, 1937. 



127826. No. 135. From fields along a canal bank at 12,000 feet altitude. 

 Plant coarse, hirsute; fruit green or yellowish with dark-green stripes 

 radiating from the stem end. 



127827. No. 136. Found growing along the walls adjoining the Indian 

 baths. 



127828. Lycopersicon peruvianum var. humifusum 0. H. Mull. 



No. 141. Along the road between Cajamarca and San Juan at 8,500 feet 

 altitude. Plant dark green ; stems very dark ; flowers large ; foliage con- 

 spicuous ; fruit green type, but resembles the red type in delicacy. 



127829. Lycopersicon peruvianum var. humifusum C. H. Mull. 



No. 142. Along the road between San Juan and Magdalena, December 23, 

 1937. 



127830. Lycopersicon peruvianum var. dentatum Dun. 



No. 161. January 3, 1938. From a dry hillside above Mollendo, at about 

 1,000 feet altitude. Fruit yellowish green. 



127831. Lycopersicon peruvianum var. dentatum Dun. 



No. 168. From near Sabandia, January 5, 1938, at 8,000 feet; altitude. 

 Fruit yellowish green streaked with violet, less than % inch in diameter; 

 calyx long. 



127832. Lycopersicon peruvianum var. dentatum Dun. 



No. 169. From Sacabaya, in a creek bed west of Arequipa, at 8,000 feet 

 altitude, January 5, 1938. Fruit yellowish, streaked with violet, less than 

 y 2 inch in diameter, calyx long. 



127833. Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (Jusl.) Mill. 



No. 179. From Quillabamba, January 11, 1938. Fruit small, red, oval, 

 less than y 2 inch in diameter. 



127834. Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn. Solanaceae. 



No. 218. From Limatambo, January 16, 1938. A blue-flowered Peruvian 

 annual with the fruit enclosed in a husk, as in Physalis. 



For previous introduction see 111187. 



127835. Phaseolus lunatus L. Fabaceae. Lima bean. 

 No. 167. Pallases. From the market at Arequipa, January 5, 1938. 



127836. Physalis sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 185. From Macchu Picchu, at 4,500 feet altitude, January 12, 1938. 

 Fruit very large, yellow. 



127837. Physalis sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 140. Tomate Cimarron. Along the yucca fence line near the aviation 

 field. 



127838. Salvia oppositiflora Ruiz and Pav. Menthaceae. 



No. 223. From near Cuzco, January 16, 1938. Presented by Dr. C. Vargas. 

 An erect shrubby perennial about 2 feet high, with ovate, obtuse, crenate leaves 

 and terminal spikes of many scarlet flowers. Native to Peru. 



