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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOETED 



59934 to 60167— Continued. 



59958. No. 12a. 

 No. 12b. 



59960. No. 12c. 



59961. No. 12d. 



to 59969. Curacautin, Chile. March 14, 

 1924. Seven ears of yellow and white flint 

 with some blue seeds; from a farm. Ears 4 to 

 6 inches long, one ear with a variegated peri- 

 carp. Already harvested. 



No. 13. Mixed. 59967. No. 13e. 



59963. No. 13a, 59968. No. 13f. 



59964. No. 13b. 59969. No. 13g. 



59965. No. 13c. 



No. 13d. Varie- 

 gated pericarp. 



59970. No. 14. La Paz, Bolivia, March 14, 

 1924. Bulk seed bought in the market. 



59971. No. 15. La Paz, Bolivia. March 24, 

 1924. Bulk seed bought in the market. The 

 various colored kernels are smaller than No. 

 14 [S. P. I. No. 59970]. 



59972. No. 16. La Paz, Bolivia. March 24, 

 1924. Bulk seed bought in the market; looks 

 like Peruvian. 



69973. No. 17. La Paz, Bolivia. March 24, 

 1924. Bulk seed bought in the market. Yel- 

 low flour with some speckling. 



69974. No. 18. La Paz, Bolivia. March 24, 

 1924. Bulk seed bought in the market. Small- 

 kerneled yellow dent, said to have been im- 

 ported from Conception, Chile. 



59975. No! 19. La Paz, Bolivia. March 24, 

 1924. Bulk seed bought in market. Yellow 

 flour with some kernels having other colors; 

 looks like Peruvian corn. 



59976. No. 20. La Paz, Bolivia. March 24, 

 1924. Bulk seed bought in market. White 

 flour; looks like Peruvian corn. 



59977. No. 21. La Paz Valley. March 24, 1924. 

 " Maiz Negro Obscuro." From Julie C . Patino, 

 "Los Manzanos," Hacienda Calacota, about 

 4 miles below Obrajes; altitude about 11,000 

 feet. Crop of 1922-23. Dark purple, nearly 

 black. Purple cob. Ear 3H inches long with 

 12 rows of pointed kernels. Ear conical. 

 Plants said to be 2} i to 3 meters high, probably 

 require about six months to mature. 



59978. No. 22. La Paz Valley. March 24, 1924. 

 From Julie C. Patino, "Los Manzanos," 

 Hacienda Calacota, about 4 miles below 

 Obrajes; altitude about 11,000 feet. Crop of 

 1922-23. One ear yellow flint 2}/ 2 inches long 

 with irregular rows; seeds small; cob red. 

 Plants said to be small and to require about 

 four months to mature. 



59979. No. 23. La Paz Valley. March 24, 1924. 

 From Julie C. Patino, "Los Manzanos," 

 Hacienda Calacota, about 4 miles below 

 Obrajes; altitude about 11,000 feet. Crop of 

 1922-23. One ear of white corn 3% inches 

 long, with six to eight rows of large kernels. 

 Said to require about six months to mature. 



59980 and 59981. La Paz Valley. March 29, 1924. 

 From Julie C. Patino, "Los Manzanos," 

 Hacienda Calacota, about 4 miles below Obra- 

 jes; altitude about 11,000 feet. Crop of 1922-23. 

 Two ears of white-rice pop corn about 4 inches 

 long, said to have come originally from Copo- 

 cabana. 



No. 24a, 



I. No. 24b. 



No. 25. La Paz, Bolivia. March 27, 1921. 

 Maiz Amarilla. Altitude about 11,700 feet, 

 Bulk seed presented by Luis Crespe. Con- 

 tains some sweet-corn kernels. Plants said to 

 be 7 to 9 feet tall and to require six months or 

 more to mature. 



59934 to 60167— Continued. 



No. 26. La Paz, Bolivia. March 27, 1924. 

 Maiz Morado. Altitude 11,700 feet. Bulk 

 seed presented by Luis Crespe. Crop of 1922-23. 

 Plants said to be 7 to 9 feet tall and to require 

 about six months or more to mature. 



59984. No. 27. La Paz, Bdivia, March 27, 1924. 

 Maiz Gris. Altitude 11,700 feet. Bulk seed 

 presented by Luis Crespe. Of various colors 

 and patterns. Crop of 1922-23. Plants said to 

 be 7 to 9 feet tall and to require six months or 

 over to mature. 



59985 to 59987. March 29, 1924. From a farm 

 about 7 miles below Obrajes, Bolivia; altitude 

 about 11,000 feet. Three ears of small-seeded 

 yellow flint. • Ears about 3 inches long with 

 red cobs. Crop of 1922-23. Said to be a short- 

 season maize maturing in about four months. 



59985. No. 28a. 



59986. No. 28b. 



59987. No. 28c. 



and 59989. March 29, 1924. From a farm 

 about 7 miles below Obrajes, Bolivia; altitude 

 about 11,000 feet, Maiz Griz. Two ears of 

 various colors and patterns. Ears about 4 

 inches long with large seeds. 



i. No. 29a. 



59989. No. 29b. 



59990 and 59991. March 29, 1924. Maiz Blanco. 

 From a farm about 7 miles below Obrajes, 

 Bolivia; altitude 11,000 feet. This seed is from 

 the same field as No. 29 [S. P. I. No. 59988-89]. 



59990. No. 30a. 



No. 30b. 



59992 and 59993. March 29, 1924. Maiz Rojo. 

 From a farm about 7 miles below Obrajes, 

 Bolivia; altitude about 11,000 feet. From the 

 same field as No. 29 [S. P. I. No. 59988-89]. 



59992. No. 31a. 59993. No. 31b. 



59994. No. 32. La Paz, Bolivia. March 29, 1924. 

 One ear 2 l / 2 inches long with 12 rows of kernels 

 which are white and yellow with a pink blush. 

 The plants are of the purple type and grow 

 3 or 4 feet high, making a very thick stand on 

 the poor soil of the American Institute. 



59995. No. 33. March 29, 1924. One ear with 

 very large seeds from an Indian field down the 

 La Paz Valley about b l A miles below Obrajes, 

 Bolivia. Altitude about 11,000 feet and soil 

 very poor and stony. 



and 59997. La Paz, Bolivia. March 27, 

 1924. Two ears 4 inches long with 12 rows of 

 large white kernels, grown on the grounds of 

 the American Institute. Altitude 12,200 feet. 

 Plants 4 to 5 feet tall; sun-red type. 



59996. No. 34a. 



59997. No. 34b. 



)998 to 60000. La Paz, Bolivia. March 27, 1924. 

 Three ears 2H inches long with 12 to 14 rows 

 of white kernels. Grown in the garden of an 

 Aimara Indian in poor soil on the north slope 

 of a hillside; altitude 12.200 feet. 



No. 35a. 

 No. 35b. 



60000. No. 35c. 



60001 to 60012. La Paz, Bolivia. March 27, 1924. 

 Twelve ears 2 to 4 inches long with medium- 

 sized kernels of various colors. The field be- 

 longed to an Aimara Indian; it was planted 

 September 4, 1923, and just harvested. 



60001. No. 36a. 



60002. No. 36b. 



60003. No. 36c. 



60004. No. 36d. 



60005. No. 36e. 

 No. 36f. 



60007. No. 36g. 



60008. No. 36h. 



60009. No. 36i. 



60010. No. 36k. 



60011. No. 361. 



60012. No. 36m. 



