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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



62692. Diospyros lotus L. Diospyia- 

 ceae. Persimmon. 



From Taelingyean, Chihli, China. Seeds 

 collected by J'. II. Dorsett. agricultural 

 explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived January 24, 1925. 



No. 837. November 28, 1924. Hei Taao 

 (black datej. (Dorsett.) 



Introduced for trial as stock for culti- 

 vated varieties of oriental persimmons, 



62693 to 62699. 



From South America. Collected by Wilson 

 Popenoe, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received February 28, 

 1925. Notes by Doctor Popenoe. 



62693 to 62696. SOLANDJJ TUBEROSUM L. 

 Solanaceae. Potato. 



62693 and 62694. Tubers purchased in 

 the market at Lima, Peru, said to 

 have been grown in the vicinity of 

 Huancayo, high up in the Andes, 

 east of Lima. 



If the yellow-fleshed potatoes of 

 the Andes can be successfully grown 

 in the United States, I believe they 

 will prove a distinct addition to our 

 list of foodstuffs. The eyes are deep, 

 however, and tbe tubers are not as 

 large as those of standard varieties 

 now grown in the United States. In 

 quality they excel all other potatoes. 

 This is not alone my opinion but 

 that of numerous other Americans 

 who have eaten them in the Andean 

 countries. 



62693. No. 679. These tubers are 

 irregularly round, 2 to 3 inches in 

 diameter ; dull magenta-red exter- 

 nally, with very deep eyes. The 

 flesh is rich yellow, mealy when 

 cut, and of a rich nutty flavor 

 quite unknown in North American 

 potatoes. 



62694. No. 680. The tubers of the 

 variety are small, free from ob- 

 jectionably small eyes, and the 

 flesh is even deeper yellow than 

 that of No. 679 [S. P. I. No. 

 62693]. 



62695 and 62696. When in Ecuador in 

 1921 I secured and forwarded to the 

 United States tubers of the Chaucha 

 potato from the Province of Carchi 

 in northern Ecuador. The potato 

 specialists of the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, who are working with this 

 crop, have found the Chaucha type 

 distinct from other potatoes in that 

 the tubers do not require to be 

 stored before planting, but can be 

 dug and replanted the same day. 

 This characteristic gives the Chau- 

 cha type a certain importance in 

 Ecuador, because it enables the 

 farmer to maintain a constant suc- 

 cession of crops, and in the United 

 States because plant breeders are 

 desirous of having all possible new 

 characters for use in breeding. 



For previous introduction, see S. 

 P. I. No. 53216. 



No. 694. The tubers listed 

 under this number include several 

 varieties. They were presented by 

 J. F. Tamayo, of Ibarra, Ecuador. 



62696. No. 695. These tubers are 

 from the vicinity of Mira, Prov- 

 ince of Carchi, Ecuador, and were 

 presented by Jorge Benites. This 



62693 to 62699— Continued. 



variety differs from most other 

 chauchas in having tubers which 

 are long and slender, suggesting 

 small sweet potatoes. 



62697. Solanum sp. 



No. C>82. Tubers presented by Prof. 

 Julio Gaudron, Jardln Bot&nico de la 

 Escuela Nacional de Agricultura, Lima, 

 Peru. Though this plant is grown at 

 the Botanic Garden under the name So- 

 lanum maglia, Dr. W. E. Safford be- 

 lieves it is not this species. Its tubers, 

 which are more or less round in form 

 and 1 or 2 inches in diameter, are of no 

 value as food. The plant, however, is of 

 interest to breeders for hybridizing with 

 the true potato. 



62698. Vallea stipularis L. f. Elaeo- 

 carpaceae. 



No. 709. Plants presented by Prof. 

 Augusto Martinez, Ambato, Ecuador. 

 This handsome Andean tree, native to 

 high, cool regions in Ecuador and Co- 

 lombia, seems worthy of cultivation in 

 other regions. It grows to a height of 

 20 or 25 feet, forming a broad, compact 

 crown of attractive foliage. The flowers, 

 which are borne in clusters about 2 inches 

 long, are half an inch in diameter and 

 deep pink. I first saw this plant in Co- 

 lombia three years ago and sent seeds of 

 it from that country. I do not believe, 

 however, that it has yet been established 

 in the United. States, and I therefore se- 

 cured this lot of plants from the garden 

 of Professor Martinez, where there is 

 one old specimen, brought from the 

 mountains many years ago. The tree 

 produces abundant suckers, by which 

 means it is easily propagated. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 51800. 



62699. Zephyranthes sp. Amaryllida- 

 ceae. 



No. 683. Bulbs presented by Julio 

 Gaudron, Jardln Botanico de la Escuela 

 Nacional de Agricultura, Lima, Peru. 

 While walking through the test orchard 

 of the School of Agriculture I noticed a 

 number of bright-yellow flowers peeping 

 up here and there through the grass. 

 Professor Gaudron informed me that 

 these belonged to two species, Pyroli/rion 

 flavum and P. aureum, and he offered to 

 have some bulbs collected for trial in the 

 United States. The lot represented by 

 this number was supplied in consequence 

 of this promise. 



The flower strongly resembles in form 

 and size the common Zephyranthes of 

 the United States (Z. atamasco) . but it 

 varies in color from bright yellow to 

 golden yellow, 



62700 to 62744. 



From Elstree, Herts, England. Plants pre- 

 sented by Vicary Gibbs, Aldenham House 

 Gardens. Received March 3, 1925. Notes 

 by Edwin Beckett, superintendent, Alden- 

 ham House Gardens. 



62700. Aster sp. Asteraceae. 



Var. Mrs. Pierpont Morgan. A new 

 aster which we raised last year. 



62701. Berberis aquifolium Pursh. Ber- 

 beridaceae. Oregon hollygrape. 



Var. grandifoUum. A new introduc- 

 tion with strikingly handsome foliage. 

 Raised at Aldenham. 



62702. Buddleia davidii Franch. Logani- 

 aceae. Butterfly bush. 



