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128832 to 128836— Continued 



128835. Impatiens parviflora DC. Iinpatientaceae. Snapweed. 



An annual snapweed with elliptic-ovate leaves and erect clusters of 3 to 10 

 small yellow flowers. Native to central Asia. 



128836. Impatiens scabkida DC. Impatientaceae. Snapweed. 

 For previous introduction and description see 128533. 



128837 to 128859. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From Chile and Peru. Seeds collected by H. L. Blood, Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, Logan, Utah, cooperating with the Division of Fruit and Vegetable 

 Crops and Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department 

 of Agriculture. Received May 2, 1938. 



Nos. 128837 to 128847. Collected in Chile in March 1938. 



128837. No. 447. From near Villanar, March 18. Plant 8 to 10 feet high ; 14 

 rows on each ear. 



128838. No. 474. From the market at Arica, March 24, but grown in Tacna. 

 Kernels with dark red tips. 



128839. No. 489. Tilia Saguara. From Arica, March 25. A typically native 

 corn ; 15 rows to the ear. 



128840. No. 490. Piamontes. From the Valle de Azapa, March 20 ; ears 5 to 6 

 inches long with 17 rows on each ear. 



128841. No. 491. G-uancarne. From the Valle de Camarones, March 20; 14 

 rows to the ear. 



128842. No. 492. Argentina. From the Valle de Azapa, March 25 ; ears 5 to 6 

 inches long with 12 to 14 rows on each ear. 



128843. No. 493. Guancarne. From the Valle de Camarones, March 25. Ears 

 tinted bright red, 12 rows on each ear. 



128844. No. 494. Hacienda Camarones. From the Valle de Camarones. Yellow 

 corn with 14 rows on each ear. 



128845. No. 495. Esquina. From the Valle de Camarones, March 25 ; 15 rows 

 to the ear. 



128846. No. 496. Guancarne. From the Valle de Camarones, March 25; dark 

 red corn, 12 rows on each ear. 



128847. No. 497. Lluta Valle. From Arica, March 25. 

 Nos. 128848 to 128859. Collected in Peru in 1938. 



128848. No. 498. From the market at Tacna, March 26. Yellow corn with 

 brownish red band on the yellow tips : 10 rows on the ear. 



128849. No. 499. From the market at Tacna, March 26. Dark yellow corn with 

 red streaks ; 14 rows on the ear. 



128850. No. 500. From the market at Tacna, March 26. Kernels yellow, tipped 

 red, cloaked with occasional dark red streaks. 



128851. No. 518. Negro Arequipa. From a garden east of Moquegua, March 27. 

 Black corn, 10 rows on the small ear. 



128852. No. 519. Corillo Maiz de Pachia. From a garden east of Moquegua, 

 March 13. Native white corn that matures in 4 months ; 12 rows on the ear. 



128853. No. 535. Negro. From the market at Arequipa, March 30 ; black corn. 



128854. No. 536. Plonca. From the market at Arequipa, March 30 ; large white 

 corn. 



128855. No. 555. From Lima, April 4 ; yellow sweet corn. 



128856. No. 556. From Lima, April 4 ; white corn with large kernels ; 8 rows 

 on the ear. 



128857. No. 557. From Lima, April 4 ; yellow corn with large kernels ; 8 rows 

 on the ear. 



