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47 



59841 to 59857 — Continued. 



59850. No. 10. Gowari. 



59851. No. 11. Sennari. 



59852. No. 12. Hadaka. 



59853. No. 13. Akasava (7). 



59854. No. 14. Yagi(3). 



59855. No. 15. Takiya (5). 



59856. No. 16. Onihadalta. 



59857. No. 17. Dozan. 



59858 to 59933. Ipomoea batatas (L.) 

 Poir. Convolvulacese. • 



Sweet potato. 



From St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Seeds presented 

 by J. B. Thompson, Agronomist in Charge, 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Received 

 March 4, 1924. 



Introduced for testing by horticulturists experi- 

 menting with sweet-potato varieties. 



Numbers 7 to 429 refer to seedlings grown at the 

 station. 



59888. No. 153. 



59889. No. 159. 



59890. No. 169. 



59891. No. 171. 



59892. No. 179. 



59893. No. 194. 



59894. No. 203. 



59895. No. 213. 



59896. No. 217. 



59897. No. 223. 



59898. No. 226. 



59899. No. 230. 



59900. No. 238. 



59901. No. 251. 



59902. No. 253. 



59903. No. 255. 



59904. No. 263. 



59905. No. 300. 



59906. No. 316. 



59907. No. 319. 



59908. No. 360. 



59909. No 361. 



59910. No. 372. 



59911. No. 375. 



59912. No. 377. 



59913. No. 386. 



59914. No. 389. 



59915. No. 379. 



59916. No. 410. 



59917. No. 429. 



No. 7. 



59859. No. 14. 



59860. No. 15. 



59861. No. 18. 



59862. No. 24. 



59863. No. 26. 



59864. No. 27. 



59865. No. 29. 



59866. No. 30. 



59867. No. 31. 



59868. No. 34. 



59869. No. 36. 



59870. No. 40. 

 59371. No. 41. 



59872. No. 44. 



59873. No. 52. 



59874. No. 54. 



59875. No. 55. 



59876. No. 60. 



59877. No. 76. 



59878. No. 81. 



59879. No. 82. 



59880. No. 85. 



59881. No. 92. 



59882. No. 95. 



59883. No. 110. 



59884. No. 111. 



59885. No. 112. 



59886. No. 117. 



59887. No. 141. 



59918 to 59933. Pumpkin yam. 



59918. Hill No. 1. 59923. Hill No. 6 . 



59919. Hill No. 2. 59924. Hill No. 7. 



59920. Hill No. 3. 59925. Hill No. 8. 



59921. Hill No. 4. 59926. Hill No. 9. 



59922. Hill No. 5. 59927. Hill No. 10. 



59858 to 59933— Continued. 



59928. Hill No. 11. 59931. Hill No. 14. 



59929. Hill No. 12. 59932. Hill No. 15. 



59930. Hill No. 13. 59933. Mixed hills. 



59934 to 60167. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn. 



From South America. Seeds collected by Fred D . 

 Richey, of the Bureau of Plant Industry, and 

 Prof. R. A. Emerson, of Cornell University. 

 Received May 26, 1924. Notes by Messrs. Richey 

 and Emerson. 



to 59936. El Verjel, Angol, Chile. March 

 17, 1924. Two ears, dark yellow flint, much 

 mixed in type; from field. Ears 8 and 9 inehes 

 long; 12 rows of kernels each; nearly mature. 

 Plants 5M to 6M feet high. 



No. 5. Mixed. 59936. No. 5b. 



59935. No. 5a. 



59937 to 59939. Towards "Los Alpes," near El 

 Verjel, Angol, Chile. March 7, 1924. Two 

 ears, light yellow flint; from field. Ears 8 

 inches long; 12 rows of kernels each. Possibly 

 of Indian origin. 



59937. No. 6. Mixed. 



59938. No. 6a. 



. No. 6b. 



59940 to 59944. Northwest from Gorbea, Chile. 

 March 12, 1924. Five ears of small-eared flint, 

 yellow and white with occasional purple seeds. 

 Bought from an Indian on the edge of town, 

 plants not seen. Ears 5 to 7 inches long, mostly 

 eight rows of kernels, but strongly inclined to 

 be irregular. 



59940. No. 7a. 



59941. No. 7b. 



!. No. 7c. 



59943. No. 7d. 



59944. No. 7e. 



59945 and 59946. South of Gorbea, from the farm 

 of Francisco Huichalaf. March 13, 1924. Two 

 ears of early Indian flint, yellow and white 

 mixed, with a few blue seeds and some with 

 pericarp pattern. Plants A l A to 5^ feet tall, 

 mature, and nearly dry 130 days after planting. 



59945. No. 8a. 



59946. No. 8b. 



59947 to 59949. South of Gorbea, from the farm of 

 Francisco Huichalaf. March 13, 1924. Two 

 ears of yellow flint, probably not of Indian 

 origin; from a different field from No. 8 [S. P. I. 

 No. 59945]. Ears 6 to 8 inches long, 10 to 14 

 rows of kernels. Plants 6 to 7 feet high, ma- 

 ture but not dry. 



59947. No. 9. Mixed. 59949. No. 9b. 



59948. No. 9a. 



59950 to 59952. Quitrantue, Chile. March 13, 

 1924. From the farm of Firmin Velasquez. 

 Three ears taken from a braid. Probably the 

 same as No. 8 [S. P. I. No. 59945]. 



59950. No. 10a. 



59951. No. 10b. 



. No. 10c. 



to 59957. From Juan Huenuhueque, near 

 Curacautin, Chile. March 14, 1924. Five ears 

 of flint maize. Corn already harvested. 

 Plants about 4 feet high. 



59956. No. lid. 



59957. No. lie. 



59953. No. 11a. 



59954. No. lib. 



59955. No. lie. 



59958 to 59961. East of Curacautin, Chile. March 

 14, 1924. Four ears of yellow and white flint, 

 some blue kernels. Ears 4 to 5 inches long. 

 Frost in January killed a neighbor's corn, but 

 this escaped. Corn already harvested. 



